Northwest Mississippi Community College has selected Ryan Mounce as its new head coach for the men's and women's tennis programs. Mounce comes to Northwest after spending a year as the head coach for the men's and women's tennis programs at Meridian Community College.
Mounce had a successful stint at Meridian this past season, as the Lady Eagles finished third in the MACCC with a No. 18 national ranking in the year-end ITA JUCO rankings. The men's program finished sixth in the conference and earned a national ranking of No. 22, with both Meridian teams making appearances in the NJCAA National Tournament.
Prior to last season, Mounce served as the assistant tennis coach at Lafayette High School in Oxford, Miss. from 2021-24, helping the Commodores to four straight MHSAA Class 5A state championships. Along with head coach Debbie Swindol, he also coached eight individual state champion student-athletes during that timeframe.
In addition to his coaching stint at Lafayette, Mounce also was a personal trainer at the Oxford YMCA from 2020-24 and was a teaching professional for the Oxford Park Commission from 2021-24, leading groups and giving private tennis instruction.
Mounce played tennis for Oxford High School and was the Vice President of the Ole Miss club tennis team. He graduated from Ole Miss in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science.
