Last week, Binghamton men’s tennis head coach Adam Cohen left BU to accept an assistant coaching position for Ohio State’s women’s team.

With Cohen leaving no successor to take the helm, Binghamton is currently conducting a national search for a new head coach. But until that time, the team needs an interim coach and on Sunday, Binghamton announced the return of a familiar face: Former head coach Mike Starke will reprise his role for the fall season.

Highly celebrated during his initial tenure, Starke was inducted into the BU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012. Leading the Bearcats from 1987-2006, Starke oversaw the transition of the program to the Division I level. During his 20 years as head coach, his team won 246 matches and 10 of his players were named All-American, 14 garnered Academic All-America honors and 26 qualified for the NCAA tournament. Starke has also had the rare honor of being named conference Coach of the Year at the Division I, II and III levels.

Starke makes his return to the sideline this weekend as his team travels to Princeton to compete at the Ivy Plus Invitational.