Donald Person, Jr. has been hired as an assistant coach with the New York University men's and women's tennis teams. He will assist head coach
Horace Choy in all facets of the program.
A 2007 graduate of DePauw University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a minor in economics, Person was a three-year varsity tennis player (2003-06). He played #1-#3 singles throughout his career and helped lead DePauw to the NCAA Division III Championship in 2006. Person's success also helped earn DePauw a #6 national ranking during the season. For his success on and off the court, he was named to the NCAA National Leadership Conference as a freshman.
“I'm very happy to add Donald to our staff,” said NYU head tennis coach
Horace Choy. “He comes from a quality program and is familiar with the type of opponents we face in the UAA (University Athletic Association). He can pass on a lot of knowledge to our young players.”
Person is pursuing a master's degree in NYU's Schack Institute of Real Estate and plans to graduate in 2011. He has also spent more than three years working in the financial industry at Person Properties, UBS and Lehman Brothers.
A native of Youngstown, OH, Person resides in Manhattan's East Village.
