DeKALB — Coaching wasn’t the obvious choice for women’s tennis coach Eric Burns after graduating from Franklin College as a four-year letterman in the sport.
It took some time away from the game and persuading from those in a top-level program for Burns to find his calling.
“I just really loved the game,” Burns said. “I got to play through college, get my degree and really enjoy the experience the whole way. I never really planned to coach out of college. I took a job at a skiing resort and at the same time went to an Indiana University tennis camp.