Womens Tennis: Assistant Coaches
Jim Teal
Jim Teal joins the Cardinal coaching staff with a wealth of experience under his belt. Teal was a 1959 graduate of Midland High School and went on to Western Michigan University where he earned three varsity letters in the tennis program for the Broncos. Teal earned a Bachelor's Degree from WMU in geography in 1963 and then got his Master's Degree from WMU in 1964.
He began his coaching career at Saginaw Douglas MacArthur from 1965-70. He then spent one year at Saginaw Eisenhower in 1971. Teal coached at Saginaw Heritage High School from 1988-93.
He has had several career highlights including being inducted into the Michigan High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2003. In addition, he was inducted into the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame in 1990. His teams have made 12 trips to the state tournament and have also captured 15 conference titles and three regional championships.
Mat Hubinger
Strength and Conditioning Coach
After high school, Mat enlisted in the U.S. Navy and completed training as a Hospital Corpsman. During his five years of service his studies included: anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, battlefield medicine, foreign shore hospital training, diseases and diagnoses, basic life support and fitness & nutrition. On the job, he was able to accomplish many medical activities including immunizations, stitching, pharmacy, reading of X-Rays, bandaging and swathing and triage.
In 1997, he was called to Michigan State University for a meningitis breakout. He and five others vaccinated more than 50,000 staff and students in four days. For this achievement, he was awarded his first Navy Achievement Medal. His second was awarded for the achievements of his five year career at Great Lakes Naval Hospital. He also was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and several others. After his service was completed, Mat was honorably discharged and he moved back to his home state in Michigan. He returned to school at SVSU where he is working towards a goal of becoming a nurse anesthesiologist. He accepted the vacant job of Strength and Conditioning Coach for women's tennis in 2003.
