Dustin Hale is entering his first season as Head Men’s Tennis Coach at Emory & Henry College. Hale takes over the reins from Josh Parmenter, who will focus his efforts as E&H’s women’s tennis coach after overseeing both programs in the spring of 2011.

Hale comes to Emory after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater, North Carolina Wesleyan College, in Rocky Mount, N.C., for the past two seasons.  While on the Battling Bishops’ staff, Hale worked with Head Coach Dominic Modise, who has turned the NCWC men’s tennis program into a national contender in just four seasons.

The past two seasons, North Carolina Wesleyan has gone deep into NCAA Division III postseason play, reaching the Sweet 16 in 2010 and the Elite 8 this past spring in addition to USA South Regular Season and Tournament titles.

As an undergraduate, Hale played four seasons at NCWC and in 2009 was a member of the school’s first-ever USA South Regular Season and Tournament Championship team.

Hale earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and religion from North Carolina Wesleyan in 2009.