Veteran collegiate coach Joey Barnes has been appointed as head coach of the South Dakota State University men’s and women’s tennis teams, Director of Athletics Justin Sell announced Tuesday.
Most recently, Barnes served four seasons as the head women’s tennis coach at Upper Iowa University, where he compiled a 45-29 overall dual record, including a 33-10 mark in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches. The Peacocks improved from a sixth-place finish in the NSIC his first season to back-to-back runner-up showings in 2015 and 2016.
While still serving in the United States Navy, Barnes joined the University of Maryland coaching staff as a volunteer assistant for both the men’s and tennis teams, starting in 1994. He was elevated to a full-time women’s assistant coach in 2003, helping lead the Terrapins to NCAA Tournament berths in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He also served a stint as interim head coach for the program, which finished the 2005-06 season ranked in the top 35 nationally.
In 2008, Barnes moved on to Florida Gulf Coast University as an assistant women’s coach for four-plus seasons. While at FGCU, he helped coach five all-Atlantic Sun Conference performers.
