Pam Rendé is entering her sixth season as head men’s and women’s tennis coach in 2020-21.
In 2021, the men's and women's tennis teams returned to the court with a strong spring slate. The women's team finished with a 5-6 overall record to earn the fifth seed in the MAC Freedom Championship Tournament, while the men had a 2-8 mark with two-straight wins to end the regular season. Jonathan Noble capped off an excellent sophomore campaign with First-team All-MAC Freedom honors, while Tess Weber and Emily Cruz-Pineda garnered all-conference recognition for the women.
The Knights put together a successful fall season in 2019 before the MAC's cancellation of spring competition on March 16 brought the season to an abrupt end. On the women's side, Julia Paraboschi reached the finals of the second singles ladder at the MAC Individual Championships after winning the second singles bracket at the King's Invitational in September. On the men's side, Drake Hanak and Keith Rader advanced to the championship match of the second doubles bracket at the MAC Individual Championships, while Jonathan Noble and Nicholas Simeone had successful showings at the ITA Regionals.
In 2019, the men finished 7-12 overall with a 3-3 conference mark to place fourth in the MAC Commonwealth. Nick Simeone garnered first-team honors for the third consecutive season while Drew Hanak was a second team selection. On the women's side, Rendé led the squad to a 8-11 overall record, which marked the program's highest win total since the 2009-10 season. Zoe Foglia and Julia Paraboschi were both second team selections for the Knights.
Rendé led the men’s team to a 9-9 record and the women’s team to a 7-7 record in her second season. She guided Nick Simeone on the men’s side to first team All-MAC Commonwealth and Amanda Shulski to a second team All-MAC Commonwealth selections in 2017-2018. Both the men’s and women’s teams earned trips to the MAC Commonwealth Championships in 2017-18.
In her first season at the helm, Rendé led the men’s team to a 10-7 record and a second straight appearance in the MAC Commonwealth Championship. She guided Nick Simeone to 2017 MAC Commonwealth Rookie of the Year and First-Team All-MAC Commonwealth laurels, while helping 2017 graduate Wesley Wei to his second consecutive Second-Team All-MAC Commonwealth selection. The women’s team finished 5-12 and one spot out of a postseason berth, while Zoe Foglia was named to the First-Team All-MAC Commonwealth. She also received the USTA's PATD College Coach of the Year award in 2017.
Rendé has been a tennis coach and instructor in the Philadelphia area for nearly 20 years. She founded L3 Tennis in Radnor in 2009, which provides USTA and ITF level instruction to children, high school age players and adults. Rendé oversees a staff of seven year round certified instructors, and up to 20 seasonal teaching pros. She spent 15 years at Cabrini College as an adjunct professor in the physical education department as a tennis and squash instructor. She received the Community Tennis Association of the Year award from the United States Tennis Association Philadelphia Area Tennis in March of 2017.
Rendé has coached a number of highly successful tennis players in her career, working with US Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open quarterfinalist who was ranked as high as 40th by the WTA, and instructing multiple nationally ranked 16-and-under girl’s players.
A native of nearby Gulph Mills, Rendé began her career as a tennis instructor at The Philadelphia Country Club in 1997, and has since coached both varsity and junior varsity programs at William Penn Charter School, The Shipley School and Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy. She was also the head tennis professional at Glenhardie Country Club from 2010-13.
Rendé serves on the board of the USTA Philadelphia Area Tennis District, and is a PTR certified Adult Development Tennis Professional and Junior Development Tennis Professional. She is currently working towards her PTR Master of Tennis certification, which she expects to complete in 2018. Rendé serves as the MAC's NCAA Atlantic South Regional Advisor.
In 2015, Rendé started the first Philadelphia chapter of Acing Autism, an award-winning non-profit program dedicated to connecting children with autism through specially tailored tennis programs.
Rende is also a certified PTR Adult, Junior, and Performance professional and a graduate of the NCAA Women's Coaching Academy.
Rendé earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Dickinson College in 1993, where she was a member of the Red Devils’ field hockey, swimming and tennis teams.
Updated: 08/16/21
