Jordan-Whitter Named Coach At New England
Jovan Jordan-Whitter has been appointed as the head coach of the future men’s and women’s tennis teams at the University of New England, which will begin varsity competition in the 2025-26 academic year.
Heather Davis, the University of New England director of athletics, said: “After a comprehensive national search, we are so pleased to have selected Jovan as the head coach to launch our varsity men’s and women’s tennis programs.
“Jovan’s track record as a successful collegiate coach, as well as his experience leading multiple Bermuda national teams, position him to guide our programmes through their development and beyond.
“During the interview process, Jovan exhibited strong technical knowledge, a charismatic communication style, and an impressive passion to develop student-athletes to reach their potential, both on and off the court.”
Jordan-Whitter was most recently at the University of Massachusetts-Boston for two and a half years, spending the first 15 months as the assistant to both the men’s and women’s teams.
During his tenure, the men’s team won the Little East Conference [LEC] title in 2022 and the women won the league later than year.
Jordan-Whitter became the interim head coach of the programmes in 2022, leading the men into the spring conference portion of last year’s season and the women into the NCAA tournament.
Last year, he was named the LEC Coach of the Year after guiding the women’s team to another league title.
“Thank you to Heather Davis and the search committee for trusting me to lead the tennis programs,” Jordan-Whitter said.
“I am thrilled to join UNE, where there is a palpable energy within the athletics department.
“Building a programme from the ground up has been a lifelong dream of mine.
“Having the opportunity to grow and compete for a university that has a clear vision of what competitive success looks like, not only within the conference but also nationally, is a perfect fit.
“I look forward to getting started, and I am beyond excited to see what our partnership can provide.”
Jordan-Whitter, who won a scholarship to attend NCAA Division I Temple University in 2003, has also experienced coaching at the international level with the Bermuda men’s team in 2017 and the women’s team from 2018-22.
As a player, he played for Bermuda’s Davis Cup teams from 2001-04 and again in 2017.
