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Hooshyar Adds Tippen As Assistant Coach
July 25, 2023 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE – Noah Tippen is returning home to his alma mater.
Head coach Chris Hooshyar announced Tippen as an assistant coach, along with Taylor Russo.
"I am really excited for Noah to join the staff," Hooshyar said. "He has a remarkable work ethic, and his reputation supports that. It is a huge bonus to have someone who is thoroughly rooted in Mississippi State. When it comes to working with our players and getting recruits, it is such an advantage for them to see. The fact that he is familiar with the program and loves Mississippi State will come across and be contagious. It is a huge bonus for the program and myself to have someone like that on staff. Noah has lived it and he is a perfect example of how great this place is. He is going to show that to everybody."
Tippen began his career at State as the volunteer assistant for the men's tennis team in the spring of 2020. Before he became the volunteer assistant, he was the team manager and racquet technician from 2017-19 while completing his undergraduate degree.
While working with the men's tennis squad, he was apart of the 2018 and 2019 SEC tournament championships and saw the Bulldogs finish with a No. 5 ranking nationally in 2018 and No. 9 in 2019.
"I'm honored to be able to come home to Mississippi State," Tippen said. "It's literally a dream come true to be able to come back to a place that means so much to me and that has given me so much already. I can't wait to get the message out to recruits about how special MSU and the Starkville community is. I am also pumped to be able to work with Chris and Taylor. There is no one that fits the blue-collar mentality of Mississippi State better than Chris. He has a great history of winning in the SEC and at the national level. I can't wait to get started working with the two of them and see how far we can take our program. We have everything at our disposal here as far as resources and opportunities and I am so excited to see our players compete at the highest levels of college and professional tennis."
Tippen graduated from Mississippi State with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology, and also received an associate's degree from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. As a player at MGCCC from 2015-17, he was the 2016 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges singles and doubles champion. During Tippen's playing career he was ranked as high as No. 44 nationally.
After Tippen's time at MSU, he headed to Bellarmine where he served as the assistant coach for both the men's and women's tennis teams during the 2020-21 season. He helped both programs transition into their first season at the Division l level.
Tippen then headed to James Madison, where he became the Dukes women's tennis assistant coach. In his first season, he helped coach the team to a 9-11 overall record while embarking on the toughest schedule in program history. JMU saw seven teams in the national ranking during the 2022 season, and earned a win against No. 62 Michigan State.
In Tippen's second season with JMU in 2023, the program moved to the Sun Belt Conference where he helped the Dukes finish 15-8 overall and a 9-1 mark in conference play to finish second in the conference. Tippen helped JMU advance to the Sun Belt Championship title match after picking up postseason wins against South Alabama and Marshall.
During his two seasons with the Dukes, Tippen helped develop three players to All-Sun Belt selections and four student-athletes to the All-Colonial Athletic Association Team.
For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Head coach Chris Hooshyar announced Tippen as an assistant coach, along with Taylor Russo.
"I am really excited for Noah to join the staff," Hooshyar said. "He has a remarkable work ethic, and his reputation supports that. It is a huge bonus to have someone who is thoroughly rooted in Mississippi State. When it comes to working with our players and getting recruits, it is such an advantage for them to see. The fact that he is familiar with the program and loves Mississippi State will come across and be contagious. It is a huge bonus for the program and myself to have someone like that on staff. Noah has lived it and he is a perfect example of how great this place is. He is going to show that to everybody."
Tippen began his career at State as the volunteer assistant for the men's tennis team in the spring of 2020. Before he became the volunteer assistant, he was the team manager and racquet technician from 2017-19 while completing his undergraduate degree.
While working with the men's tennis squad, he was apart of the 2018 and 2019 SEC tournament championships and saw the Bulldogs finish with a No. 5 ranking nationally in 2018 and No. 9 in 2019.
"I'm honored to be able to come home to Mississippi State," Tippen said. "It's literally a dream come true to be able to come back to a place that means so much to me and that has given me so much already. I can't wait to get the message out to recruits about how special MSU and the Starkville community is. I am also pumped to be able to work with Chris and Taylor. There is no one that fits the blue-collar mentality of Mississippi State better than Chris. He has a great history of winning in the SEC and at the national level. I can't wait to get started working with the two of them and see how far we can take our program. We have everything at our disposal here as far as resources and opportunities and I am so excited to see our players compete at the highest levels of college and professional tennis."
Tippen graduated from Mississippi State with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology, and also received an associate's degree from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. As a player at MGCCC from 2015-17, he was the 2016 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges singles and doubles champion. During Tippen's playing career he was ranked as high as No. 44 nationally.
After Tippen's time at MSU, he headed to Bellarmine where he served as the assistant coach for both the men's and women's tennis teams during the 2020-21 season. He helped both programs transition into their first season at the Division l level.
Tippen then headed to James Madison, where he became the Dukes women's tennis assistant coach. In his first season, he helped coach the team to a 9-11 overall record while embarking on the toughest schedule in program history. JMU saw seven teams in the national ranking during the 2022 season, and earned a win against No. 62 Michigan State.
In Tippen's second season with JMU in 2023, the program moved to the Sun Belt Conference where he helped the Dukes finish 15-8 overall and a 9-1 mark in conference play to finish second in the conference. Tippen helped JMU advance to the Sun Belt Championship title match after picking up postseason wins against South Alabama and Marshall.
During his two seasons with the Dukes, Tippen helped develop three players to All-Sun Belt selections and four student-athletes to the All-Colonial Athletic Association Team.
For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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