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Tim Cleland 
Head Coach
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Tim Cleland

Stephen Hopkins
Asst. Coach Girls
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Melissa Shaffer

Asst. Coach Girls
 

Tim Cleland

Coach Tim Cleland enters his 36th season as head coach of Delta High School Tennis with the Spring 2010 girls' tennis season.  He has helped DHS Tennis become one of Indiana's premier high school tennis programs.

  • 20 years as boys' coach        385 victories, 60 losses
  • 15 years as girls' coach         255 victories, 43 losses
     
  • Total career record       640 victories, 103 losses
    List of Indiana HS Tennis Coach Career Victory Leaders
     
  • Member, Indiana HS Tennis Hall of Fame, 2008
    (Read about his induction)

     
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  • One of eight finalists, National Boys' Tennis Coach of the Year, 2005-06
       (award given by the National Federation of High School Coaches)

     
  • Member, Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame, 2004
     
  • State Boys' Coach of the Year, 2004
  • State Girls' Coach of the Year, 2000
  • Finalist, State Coach of the Year, three other years
     
  • Central Indiana Tennis Association Service Award, 2006

Team Highlights

  • 2004 Boys' State Finals (3rd Place)
  • 2000 Girls' State Finals (3rd Place)
  • 15 consecutive boys' regional championships (1995-current)
  • 4 consecutive girls' regional championships (2004-2008)
  • State Top 10 boys' rankings (12 consecutive seasons 1996-2007)
  • State Top 10 rankings (streak of 17 straight boys'/girls' seasons, Fall 1999-Fall 2008)
  • Girls' Final Eight (5 times)
  • Boys' Final Eight (8 times)
  • Teams or Individuals at State Finals, 17 of previous 35 seasons
  • #3 Final State Ranking (boys 2004 -- highest ranking in school history)
  • 155 straight Hoosier Heritage Conference victories -- combined boys and girls (Fall 1997 to Spring 2008)

Individual Highlights

  • Alison Peckinpaugh, Mental Attitude Award Winner at State Finals (2000)
  • Hayley Hall, State Singles Runner-Up (2006)
  • Dan Klingenberg / Jeff Price, State Doubles Runner-Up (2007)
  • Sarah Peckinpaugh/Kat Yadon, State Doubles Runner-Up (2002)
  • Sarah Peckinpaugh/Ashli Smith, State Doubles Runner-Up (2001)
  • Daniel Jackson / Kelly Robbins, State Doubles Runner-Up (2001)
  • Kaus Christopher, State Singles 3rd Place (1991)
  • Kate Peckinpaugh / Andrea Bookmyer, State Doubles 3rd Place  (1995)
  • Patrick Bryan / Alan Robinson, State Doubles 3rd Place (2001)
  • Aly Ferguson / Andrea Bookmyer, State Doubles 3rd Place (1997)
  • Aly Ferguson / Andrea Bookmyer, State Doubles 4th Place (1996)
  • Zach Ervin, State Singles 4th Place (2006)
  • Katie Bryan / Kristin Crider, State Doubles 4th Place (2005)
  • Zach Ervin, Dan Klingenberg, Kaus Christopher, Andy Rector, Bob Darby, J.D. Greenlee, Blain Keller, Daniel Jackson, Billy Ruxton, Ryan Orr, Caleb Cooper, Adrienne Campbell, Beth Miller, Hayley Hall, Kristin McKinney all NCAA Division I or Division II tennis players
  • Numerous other smaller college tennis participants

Background

Boys Assistant Coach
Girls Assistant Coach
Stephen Hopkins
 

Stephen, a 2006 Delta graduate, played four years of Delta Tennis. He played #1 Varsity doubles his senior year and earned All-State Doubles honors as well as Academic All-State Honorable Mention. As a junior, Stephen earned a varsity letter for the Eagles' team that placed third in the IHSAA Team State Finals.  He is a senior at Ball State University majoring in Psychology. In addition to helping with the boys' and girls' teams, Stephen helps develop the Delta Tennis middle school program in the spring.

Girls Volunteer Assistant Coach
Melissa Shaffer
 

Melissa, a teacher at Eaton Elementary School, will serve as Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Spring 2010 season.  She played collegiate tennis at Indiana Wesleyan University and has coached previously in the Mississinewa HS program.  She grew up in Traverse City, MI.  She played tennis for 4 years for a small private school named Traverse City Christian.  (They didn't have a girls team so she actually played on the boys team and had  a blast beating up on the boys!)  She credits most of her tennis ability to her dad.  He started coaching her in 4th grade and was a coach for the high school team.  They would even get up  before school would start and play together so they could squeeze in some extra playing time.  Melissa teaches special education at Eaton Elementary.  Her husband, David Shaffer, is a graduate student at Ball State University.  He also plays tennis.  Melissa and David enjoy keeping a running total of wins and losses with each other!