Kenny
Kenny
Year: 2021
Position: Head Coach
Team: Tennis
Award: Coach of the Year

Under Doyle's guidance, the Golden Eagle tennis team to its eighth regular-season title in the last 10 full seasons following another undefeated conference slate that saw Tech post a 5-0 record in OVC play. After starting the year 0-5, with all five losses to "Power 5" schools, the Golden Eagles ended the regular season on a nine-match winning streak. TTU outscored its opponents 31-5 in conference action.

Winning 10 straight matches overall, Tech fell in the OVC Tournament championship match against Belmont after COVID-19 protocols forced the purple and gold to compete with just five players. Tech was narrowly edged by the Bruins, 4-3, despite what seemed like insurmountable odds.

For his efforts on the year, Doyle was named OVC Coach of the Year, putting the Tech head man in rarified air as one of only four coaches to ever win the award six times since the accolade first debuted in 1962. Western Kentucky's Ted Hornback captured the honor six times, while Murray State's Bennie Purcell and Middle Tennessee's Dale Short each seized the accolade eight times each.