Bill Beekman begins his seventh season as assistant women's tennis coach at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Coach Beekman won 603 matches in his high school coaching career. He coached the boys team at Marion High School from 1970-1995 with an impressive 419-83 record. They were the Indiana High School State tennis champions in 1991after appearing in the state finals six different years. Beekman also coached the girl's tennis team at Marion High School from 1984-1999 with a record of 184-64. Both teams won several sectional, regional, semi-state and North Central Conference championships.
Coach Beekman was voted the Indiana High School Tennis Coach of the Year in 1982, 1988 and 1998. In 1995, he was inducted into the Indiana High School Tennis Hall of Fame. In 2000, the National Federation of High School Sports honored him as the Central Section (five states) Tennis Coach of the Year. He is a retired school teacher after teaching 35 years in the Marion Community School System.
Coach Beekman still plays competitive tennis by playing singles and doubles in various tournaments. His regular doubles partner of over thirty-five years is IWU head coach Terry Porter.
He has been married to Jan for 39 years and they have a daughter, Julie. Julie was an outstanding tennis player in high school and college. She and her husband now live in Jonesboro, Indiana and have one son.
