Eric Rodgers
Head Coach

Eric Rodgers came to Coe in the fall of 1989 as the director of the Clark Racquet Center and head tennis coach of both the men's and women's teams. He has led Coe to all 13 of its conference titles, earning the honor of Regional Coach of the Year in 1993 and 2001. He was also named Iowa Conference Coach of the Year in 2003, 2004, and 2005 for the men's team and was the coach of the year in 2006 and 2007 for the women's team.

Previously, Rodgers led the tennis program at the University of Evansville, an NCAA Division I school. His teams captured two Midwestern Collegiate Conference titles and he was twice named Coach of the Year.

Still an active player in tennis and squash, Rodgers is a 1979 graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan. At Kalamazoo, he was a four-year letterman, captain and played on two NCAA championship squads for legendary coach George Acker.

Rodgers is very active in both NCAA and USTA tennis, having served on the NCAA ranking committee and the NCAA awards committee. He served man years as the Iowa representive on the Missouri Valley Junior Competition Committee. Currently, he is on the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis National Operating Committee and is the Chair of the Central Region NCAA Selection Committee.

In a combined 30 years of prep and college playing and coaching, Rodgers has been involved in 21 conference championship teams. He has also had 11 Academic All-Americans and six tennis All-Americans play on his teams. 

Kris Diehl
Assistant Coach

Diehl joined the Kohawk coaching staff in the Spring of 2010, serving as the Assistant Tennis Coach under Coe's current and winningest Head Coach, Eric Rodgers.      

An Iowa City native her on-court achievements earned her a full athletic scholarship to Northern Illinois University. At NIU,  Diehl was named NIU's Most Valuable Player her sophomore season.  As a junior, Diehl posted a team-best 17 doubles wins, and team-best 15 singles victories, earning her the annual Coaches Award due to her work ethic and dedication.  As a Huskie, Diehl also donned a soccer jersey her senior year, making her one of an elite group of individuals to have competed and earned a varsity letter in two sports at the Division I level.  Based on her athletic success and numerous academic awards, Diehl has been deemed "one of the most versatile and active student-athletes" in NIU history.

As a coach, Diehl emphasizes the importance of well-rounded student-athletes. Diehl graduated Magna Cum Laude from NIU with a major in Finance, minor in Communications and an emphasis in Accounting.  Diehl then attended graduate school at the University of Iowa, obtaining her law degree in 2005 and Masters in Business Administration, with distinction, in 2006.  Diehl is currently a licensed attorney in the State of Iowa and a volunteer fire fighter for the City of Coralville, IA.  She still competes in tennis, ultimate frisbee and triathlons.

Diehl resides in Coralville, IA with her husband Phil, whom is also a former student-athlete (soccer) at NIU.  The couple has a daughter, Emmie, who was born in 2008, and two dogs.