Cameron Nix Joins Tennis Coaching Staff
8/24/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Cameron Nix has been hired as an assistant coach for the USC Upstate tennis program announced today by head coach Dr. Oliver Trittenwein.
Nix arrives in Spartanburg after serving as the assistant women's tennis coach at UAB from December 2009 through January 2011. During her time in Birmingham, Nix was responsible for organizing both team and individual practices, assisting with recruiting efforts and monitoring academic progress of student-athletes. She also oversaw fundraising efforts for the Blazer tennis program.
"I am excited to add Cameron Nix to our coaching staff," Trittenwein said. "Cameron comes to Upstate with experience; she competed at the D-I level at Birmingham Southern and continued to pursue her goal as a collegiate coach by serving as an assistant at UAB. She will assist with the men's and women's teams at Upstate and I look forward to working with Cameron as we strive to make our programs rank among the elite D-I teams both regionally and nationally."
Aside from serving as an assistant coach at the collegiate level, Nix also served as both an associate director with Samford's Bulldog Tennis Camps and a tennis professional with the Lakeshore Tennis Academy.
She joined the Bulldog Tennis Camp staff in December 2009 and was responsible for the marketing efforts of the year-round junior tennis camps as well as directing summer and holiday camps and high performance training programs.
As a professional at Lakeshore, Nix implemented a development program for more than 100 junior players as well as creation of a strength and conditioning program for players. She also organized tennis tournaments and weekend and summer camps.
Before entering the coaching ranks, Nix was a four-year letterwinner (2002-06) as a member of the women's tennis team at Birmingham Southern College. She earned Team MVP honors after the 2005 and 2006 campaigns and was voted Most Improved Player after her freshman season. She earned Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll accolades all four years and was an all-conference performer as a senior. Nix, a member of Alpha Omicron Pi, double majored in Biology and Psychology, graduating in May 2006.
