After compiling 91 wins in his seven seasons as women’s tennis head coach at Binghamton University, Mike Stevens has decided to try his hand at a new challenge. Stevens was signed as the head coach of the women’s tennis team at Cornell University for the upcoming season.

Stevens’ replacement, Libby McGovern, was assistant coach for the men’s team from 2003 to 2006. ‘Overall, the program has had a lot of success in the last nine years and I am looking forward to helping the student-athletes on the team hopefully add to these achievements,’ she said, according to a Binghamton University press release.

For seven of Binghamton University’s nine years in America East, Stevens has led the women’s team. He always kept the team in contention, never finishing lower than third in the conference in any season. However, despite his successes, he could not come up with a conference title in his years here.

The Bearcats are coming off one of their most successful seasons as a club, finishing 15-3 and ranked No. 9 in the Northeast. At one point in the season, the club was ranked No. 68 in the nation. For his role in this, Stevens was named America East Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year, the fourth time in his tenure at Binghamton that he had won the award.

This year has the potential to be even more successful, as the Bearcats are returning all six of their top singles players from last year. The consistency in the squad, combined with another year’s worth of experience, seem to spell high expectations for the team this season.

Now Stevens joins a team that is coming off a 12-10 year, including 2-5 in conference. The team has not had a winning record in conference since going 5-4 in 1996. Over the last three years, the Big Red has had three different coaches, including last year when they shared a coach with the men’s team.

‘It was an honor to coach all of the student-athletes and I wish Binghamton all the best in the future,’ Stevens said, according to a Binghamton University press release.

McGovern, on the other hand, comes to Binghamton University with no prior head coaching experience. She played tennis at Ball State and is a three-time second team all-MAC conference player. After graduating in 2001, she began working in the Binghamton Tennis Center, giving lessons there for the last eight years.