Ann Lebedeff is Professor of Physical
Eduacation and Athletics and Head Women's Tennis Coach at
Pomona-Pitzer. She attended San Diego State University
and received her B.A. in Family Studies and Consumer Sciences,
with emphasis in Foods and Nutrition, and M.A. in Physical
Education, with emphasis in Exercise Physiology. She
later attended the University of Southern California and
earned a Ph.D degree in Physical Education, with emphasis in
Athletic Admistration. A former nationally ranked junior
and collegiate player, Lebedeff won numerous national doubles
titles, including the 1974 USTA National Women's
Intercollegiate Doubles title, the 1970 New Zealand Women's
Doubles Championship, and the U.S. Amateur Clay and Grass
Courts Doubles titles in 1972.
Dr. Lebedeff is a nationally recognized coach and
teacher. Her coaching career began at the University of
Arizona in 1977-1985, where she was honored as the Western
Collegiate Coach of the Year in 1985. After earning her
doctorate, she continued her coaching and teaching career at
Cal Poly Pomona from 1989-1998. Lebedeff coached both
the men's and women's programs to national titles. The
women won back-to-back NCAA team titles in 1991-92, while the
men earned an NCAA Doubles title in 1993. At Pomona-Pitzer,
Lebedeff's teams have consistently finished the year in the
top ten and in 2000, her players won the NCAA Division III
Doubles title.
Notable coaching and professional awards for Dr. Lebedeff
include three NCAA Coach of the Year Awards (1990, 1992,
2001), and Coach of the Decade for Division II Women's
Tennis. The Inernational Tennis Hall of Fame honored her
in 1999 with Tennis Educational Merit Award, given to a man
and woman who have made notable contributions in the field of
tennis education, leadership, and promotion of the game.
In that same year, Dr. Lebedeff was presented with the Rolex
Meritorious Service Award presented by the Intercollegiate
Tennis Association. This award honors a college coach
who has made extraordinary contributions to collegiate
tennis. She currently serves on various committees for
the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the USTA, and the
Women's Collegiate Hall of Fame. Professor Lebedef is a
frequent clinician and speaker at both regional and national
conferences. In 2006, Dr. Lebedeff was peresented with the Doc Counselman award for integrating science into coaching. |
