Fairleigh Dickinson men's and women's tennis Head Coach Ira Miller announced the hiring of new assistant coach Jonathan Buchman on Tuesday. 

“We're very excited to have Coach Buchman on board and to have someone with his coaching experience and background in high-performance teaching,” Miller said. “His enthusiasm and excitement has already been felt by all members of the team.”

Buchman brings a wealth of experience to the Knights' staff after holding a number of different position in the tennis world. 

Prior to FDU, he served as Director of the High Performance Program at the Ridgefield Tennis Club and Coach of the Ridgefield Boy's Varsity High School team in Ridgefield, CT. He has also worked as the Director of Competitive Training at the Four Seasons Racquet Club in Wilton, CT, as well as Senior Teaching Professional at Ivan Lendl's Grand Slam Tennis Club in Bedford, NY, and Head of Tennis Instruction at New England Tennis Camp in Pawling, NY.

Buchman, who has published instructional tennis articles and videos, is a certified teaching professional by the United States Professional Tennis Association and the Professional Tennis Registry and is a member of the Connecticut Coaches Association.  

After growing up in New York, he attended the Nick Bolletteri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, FL, and went on to graduate in 1984 from Trinity-Pawling High School in Pawling, NY where he served as team captain of the tennis team. 

Buchman went on to play at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL where he graduated in 1988. 

“I am excited by the opportunity to work alongside Coach Miller and with the FDU student-athletes to compete at the highest level,” Buchman said.

Buchman will make his FDU coaching debut as the Knights kick off the spring season at Lehigh on Feb. 4 in Bethlehem, PA.