Goshen College

Elkhart County native Evan Atkinson begins his seventh season as Director of Tennis at Goshen College in the fall of 2022. In his first six seasons, Atkinson has led the Maple Leaf men to a 43-43 record.

Atkinson is a U.S. Professional Tennis Association-certified professional tennis instructor and has also completed certification toward a professional educator's license in physical education. He served as a tennis coach at Northridge High School in Middlebury, Ind., from 2009 to 2015, winning three sectional titles, and also spent seven years as the head tennis professional at Eastlake Athletic Club.

Atkinson played tennis at NorthWood High School, where he won his first sectional crown as a player in 2003 before graduating in the spring of 2004. He graduated from Taylor University in 2008, making this coaching position a return to the Crossroads League.

Atkinson is considered the head coach of both the men's and women's tennis programs at Goshen. Doug Gossman, who spent seven seasons as women's head coach from 2009-15, also remains with the combined program as an assistant.