Salisbury University

Randy Halfpap was named the head coach of Salisbury University men’s and women’s tennis in January 2000 and enters his 26th season coaching at his alma mater in 2024-25.

Honors/Accomplishments as Head Coach

• Four Women’s NCAA Tournament team appearances (2001, ’02, ’03, ’04)
• One Men’s NCAA Tournament team appearance (2000)
• 11 Men’s NCAA Tournament Singles/Doubles representatives
• Two Women’s Conference Championships (2002, ’03)
• Nine Men’s All-Americans
  • Ben Coldren/Ben Madarang, 2000 (1st team – doubles)
  • Brendan Kincaid, 2008 (1st team – singles)
  • Scott Burtzlaff/Evan Thomas, 2010 (1st team – doubles)
  • Eric Spangler, 2016 (1st team – singles)
  • Alex Angradi, 2020 (singles)
  • Alec Angradi/Ian Siew, 2020 (doubles)
• Five Men’s Conference Players of the Year
  • Nick Peel, 2003
  • Scott Burtzlaff, 2009
  • Eric Spangler, 2016
  • Alec Angradi, 2019
  • Asher Willenborg, 2025
• One Women’s Conference Player of the Year
  • Jody Cogar, 2003
• One Men’s Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • Ian Siew, 2021
• 225 Men’s All-Conference selections (104 First-Team)
• 208 Women’s All-Conference selections (72 First-Team)
• Five Men’s Conference Coach of the Year awards (2001, ’04, ’08, ’14, ’19)
• Three Women’s Conference Coach of the Year awards (2000, ’02, ’03)

Notable Matches as Head Coach

Mar. 1, 2000 – Salisbury women’s team defeats Washington (Md.) 9-0 for Coach Halfpap’s first win as women’s head coach

Mar. 8, 2000 – Salisbury men’s team defeats Virginia Wesleyan 6-1 for Coach Halfpap’s first win as men’s head coach

May 13, 2000 – Salisbury men’s team faces Mary Washington in first NCAA Tournament match under Coach Halfpap

May 10, 2001 – Salisbury women’s team faces Washington & Lee in first NCAA Tournament match in program history

May 8, 2002 – Salisbury women’s team defeats Methodist 6-3 in the first round of NCAA Tournament, the first NCAA Tournament victory in women’s program history

Apr. 16, 2009 – Coach Halfpap wins his 100th match as women’s head coach as Salisbury defeats Wesley 9-0

Mar. 6, 2010 – Coach Halfpap wins his 100th match as men’s head coach as Salisbury defeats Washington & Lee 5-4

Feb. 26, 2017 – Coach Halfpap wins his 200th match as women’s head coach as Salisbury defeats Bridgewater (Va.) 9-0

Mar. 13, 2017 – Coach Halfpap wins his 200th match as men’s head coach as Salisbury defeats Hampden-Sydney 6-3

Coaching Career Prior to Salisbury

Halfpap began his coaching career at Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) as the assistant head coach in 1997 and became head coach the following season. The Pomona-Pitzer women’s team finished the season with top-20 rankings in both 1998 and 1999 and advanced to the NCAA West Regional in 1999. Halfpap also served as the women’s head coach at the Vivian Webb School in Claremont, Calif., for two years, guiding his squad to a top-five ranking.

Playing Career

Halfpap was a two-year letterman for the Sea Gulls, joining the SU program in 1995-96 as a transfer from Charles County Community College. He won the Capital Athletic Conference singles championship in his two seasons, claiming the title at No. 5 singles in 1996 and No. 3 singles in 1997. Halfpap posted a career singles mark of 23-9 at SU, including 15 wins as a senior in 1997. Halfpap also won the CAC doubles championship in 1997 and finished his career with a 20-14 doubles record. He completed his career with a 43-23 overall combined record. The Sea Gulls won the conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in both of Halfpap’s seasons with the program.

Personal Life

A native of Owings, Md., Halfpap earned his Bachelor’s from SU in 1997 and graduated with a Master’s in Education from Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) in 1999.

Coach Halfpap News

04/29/14  Halfpap earns Men's Coach of the Year; 12 Gulls honored as All-CAC selections
03/06/10  SU beats No. 23 Wash. & Lee; Halfpap gets 100th career win

Coach Halfpap's Men's Record at SU

Coach Halfpap's Women's Record at SU

Last updated: 5/9/2025