Matt Waddell 

Title: Head Women's Tennis Coach

Phone: (614) 236-6554

Email: mwaddell@capital.edu

Waddell will begin his second year at Capital.

“Matt is a great person and a true team player,” said Director of Athletics Dawn Stewart. “I am thrilled with the opportunity to add him to the staff in this capacity because, I am confident he will provide great leadership to the student athletes he is working with.”

"It's an honor to be a coach at Capital and be a part of a great athletic department,” Waddell said. “I am very excited to get on the tennis court and lead our women's team in the upcoming season."

Waddell is no stranger to the Capital Athletics program as he currently coordinates all elements of radio production for the Crusaders. In addition, he has previously served as an assistant men’s tennis coach at Capital during the 1996-1997 seasons.
Waddell comes to Capital after spending the last two years as an assistant girl’s varsity basketball coach for Tree of Life Christian High School.

A tennis stand out in Central Ohio, Waddell was a two time Ohio High School State qualifier for Westerville South and a nationally ranked junior in the Midwest region earning him a scholarship to the University of Cincinnati. Following his time at Cincinnati, he became a working tennis professional at Wickertree tennis club and assisted the women’s tennis program at Otterbein College during the 1996-1997 season.