Jason Pasion was named the head coach of the Hofstra Tennis programs on October 5

Men's Tennis 10/5/2016 4:17:00 PM By Len Skoros

TEN: Jason Pasion Named Head Coach Of Hofstra Tennis Programs

Hempstead, NY - Hofstra University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeffrey A. Hathaway today announced the appointment of Jason Pasion to the position of head coach of the Pride's men and women's tennis programs. Pasion had most recently served in the same capacity at NYIT, where he led the Bears to great success.

"I am very pleased to welcome Jason to the Hofstra family," said Hathaway. "He did great things at NYIT in his two seasons with the Bears, and I look forward to him continuing his success here. Jason is a tremendous teacher of the game and I know our student-athletes will benefit from working with him."

In two years at NYIT, Pasion coached the men's tennis program to back-to-back East Coast Conference championships and a spot in the 2016 NCAA Division II Elite 8 for the first time in program history. He compiled a 36-12 record on the men's side and was the ITA East Region and ECC Coach of the Year in 2016. The NYIT men were ranked as high as No. 13 in the nation during Pasion's tenure and were consistently ranked second in the region as well.

He was also the ITA East Region and ECC Coach of the Year on the women's side in 2016 after leading the team to a 20-7 record, an ECC championship and a spot in the NCAA Division II Quarterfinals for the third consecutive season. Pasion also coached the team to an ECC title in his first season at the helm and was 38-11 in his two seasons. The Bears were ranked as high as 10th in the nation during his tenure and were the top-ranked team in the region on multiple occasions.

In addition to their success on the court, both NYIT tennis programs were named ITA All-Academic Teams and numerous players were recipients of ITA academic awards.

Pasion is highly active within the ITA and currently serves as the Association's East Region men's ranking chairperson and the East Region men's awards chairperson.

A four-year starter at both singles and doubles at the State University of New York at Oswego, Pasion was team captain in both his junior and senior years. He still plays competitively in the 35 and over USTA age division and has been ranked in the Eastern Section and the Long Island Region in singles play in recent years. Pasion has also coached many nationally and sectionally-ranked juniors and touring professionals, and has coached at numerous professional tournaments including the US Open.

In May 2010 Pasion was appointed by the USTA Eastern Section to recruit and coach the section's top players to compete for the prestigious George Myers Church Cup. He has held that position since then and led the Eastern team to the 2013 championship; an achievement the Eastern Section has accomplished only twice in the previous 25 years. Pasion is currently a USTA Eastern Section National Coach, traveling with some of the nation's top players to numerous national events. In 2015 he coached the USTA Eastern National team to a second place finish at USTA Intersectional Championship in Auburn, Alabama.

Pasion was the recipient of the 2010 USTA Long Island Community Service Award, an award given to an individual whose dedication to serving the tennis community is outstanding and unique.

Along with his tennis accomplishments, Pasion has served as the assistant to the director of tennis at The Mill River Club in Oyster Bay, New York, and is a staff professional at the Sportime/John McEnroe Tennis Academy.

Pasion graduated from Oswego is 2000 with a degree in psychology. In 2007 he graduated from Touro College School of Health Sciences with a degree in physician assistant studies and has worked in the specialty of primary care/family medicine.

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