INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Former University of Toledo men's tennis coach Brian Eisner was inducted into the 2019 USTA/Midwest Section Hall of Fame on Friday. The induction ceremony took place at The Alexander in downtown Indianapolis, Ind.
A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., Eisner coached at the Division I level for 37 years, coaching through 755 matches for a combined win-loss record of 523-231-1.
Eisner coached at the University of Toledo from 1963-69 and led the Rockets to four consecutive Mid-American Conference Championships from 1965-69. He also led Rockets to 12 individual and nine doubles titles at the MAC Championships. Eisner's dual-meet record at Toledo was 74-30-1.
Following his tenure at Toledo, Eisner coached at the University of Michigan for 31 seasons (1969-1999), winning 18 Big Ten Conference championships including a streak of 16 consecutive titles. Eisner was also named Big Ten Men's Tennis Coach of the Year four times and coached six Big Ten Players of the Year and 12 collegiate All-Americans.
Eisner played collegiate tennis at Michigan State University, where he was a finalist in the 1960 Big Ten singles championship and was a team captain in 1961 and 1962.
Eisner is a member of the University of Toledo's Varsity T Hall of Fame as well as the ITA Men's College Tennis Hall of Fame and Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.
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