Chris Field was selected as the head coach of the Lions tennis program in 2014.
In his first year, Field led the Lions women’s tennis team to the OUA championship, their first in 11 seasons, and since then has guided the program to three straight silver medals. The squad also won the inaugural Canadian University Tennis Championships in 2015 and captured the banner again the following year. In 2015, he was named the OUA women’s tennis coach of the year.
He comes to York with a wealth of coaching and playing experience. He is currently the head tennis professional for the Moore Park Tennis Club and Toronto Tennis City, and he previously held an eight-year tenure in the same role with the Davisville Tennis Club. He has also developed multiple interclub league champions, players and programs for the Fitness Institute, Mayfair Lakeshore and Kew Gardens tennis club as head pro.
As a player, Field was ranked nationally both in Canada and the United States. He was the captain of the varsity tennis team at St. Thomas University in Miami in his senior year and, after graduating with a business degree in sport administration, travelled and taught tennis throughout Toronto, the Unites States and Australia.
He has an extensive background as a junior program director and high performance coach in South Florida, and he has a first-class perspective on competitive players reaching their full potential. He is one of only a few tennis coaches in Canada to be a certified international professional (PTR) and a certified USTPA professional.
