Cameron Benjamin became the fourth head coach in the history of the IUPUI women's tennis program on Jan. 22, 2008. The Indianapolis-native brings a vast array of tennis experience to the Jaguars' program.
Over her four seasons with the Jaguars, the women's tennis team has made steady progress on the court.
In each of the last two seasons, IUPUI has won more matches than the previous season and in 2011, the Jaguars rallied to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Summit League, barely missing out on an appearance in the conference tournament.
Included in that 2011 group was Vanessa Whyte, who earned All-Summit League honors after posting an undefeated record in conference singles action.
Benjamin played both Lawrence Central and North Central High Schools and coached at Pike and Ben Davis High Schools following a successful career at Bowling Green State University. Upon graduating from North Central High School, where she finished third in the Indiana High School State Tennis Tournament, Benjamin starred at Bowling Green (Ohio), serving as a co-captain on the Falcons’ 2004-05 team.
The first African-American player in the school's tennis history, Benjamin was named the team’s Player of the Year following the 2002-03 campaign. Benjamin finished her career with 48 singles wins, ranking 16th in school history.
"We look forward to Cameron continuing to grow the athletics and academics success of the IUPUI Women’s Tennis program," IUPUI Athletics Director Michael Moore said.
