Women's Tennis Coach - Southwestern Illinois College
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Women’s Tennis Coach

Head Coach – BOB KEEFE

Bob Keefe Women's Tennis Coach

Coach Keefe began his coaching career in 1976 at Belleville West High School and has never stopped coaching or teaching tennis through the present.

He has been a High School Varsity Girls Tennis Coach at Belleville West for 34 years, Girls Varsity Coach at Incarnate Word Academy for 2 years, Head Boys Coach at Waterloo HS for 2 years, Head Boys Tennis Coach at John Burroughs School for 2 years, Assistant Varsity Coach at Belleville West every year since retiring in 2007, Assistant Coach at Incarnate Word Academy for 2 years and for the past 4 years Assistant Varsity Girls Tennis Coach at John Burroughs School.

This is Coach Keefe’s first year as Tennis Coach for SWIC.

Contact Coach Keefe at 618-660-5078

Assistant Coach – DAN SKAER

Coach Dan Skaer is a returning SWIC Alumnus, having competed for Belleville Area College in 1995-96. He helped take the ‘96 team to the NJCAA Finals and was named an Academic All-American. After one season competing at SIUE he started his high school Coaching Career. Skaer coached at Belleville East HS from 1998-2024. Coach Skaer is married to Trish Skaer and has 4 adult children, Ty, Aaron, Max and JoJo.

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