King's College Athletic Department

Bill Eydler enters his 16th season as King's women's coach in 2007 while beginning his 29th year as the college's head men's coach. Eydler came to King's with an outstanding background in tennis. Over the last 33 years, he has been the director of the Wilkes-Barre Department of Parks and Recreation. Eydler is also a well-known official, tournament director and a USTA/NTRP Verifier.

He began his coaching career at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa. and led his team to the Northeastern Pa. High School Tennis League title in 1972. After his tenure at Wyoming Seminary, he then returned to coach his alma-mater, Wilkes-Barre Meyers, for three years before coming to King's.

An accomplished player, Eydler has won many tournaments on the local level as well as in the Northeast, earning MSTA Men's age 35 doubles ranking of #10 in 1984. In 1981, he was named to the Advisory Board of Four Star Tennis Academy and has served as an officer in the Lehigh Valley Tennis Association, a division of the USTA, for several years.

In 1986, he was honored with the selection of State Tennis Director of the Keystone State Games, retiring from the position in 1989. For the second time in his tenure at King's, Eydler was honored by the LVTA as the 1990 Outstanding Coach of the Year, an award he previously received in 1983.

Eydler received his BA degree from King's College in 1970 and earned his Master's degree in Physical Education Administration from Columbia Pacific University in 1982.

Eydler will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Public Service from Ansted University, British Virgin Islands of UK for meritorious contributions in coaching and athletic administration, 2004.

Eydler is recently retired as a Math Specialist in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. Coach Eydler and his wife Diane reside in Wilkes-Barre.

Last Updated 7/11/2007

Entering his first season as associate head coach of the women's tennis team is Ned McGuire.

McGuire had served the past four years as a volunteer assistant before formally being promoted to associate head coach in June, 2007. McGuire will assist Eydler in women's tennis recruiting but handles the vast majority of the squad's match coaching and traveling with the team for road contests. He also aids Eydler with the men's team.

Coach McGuire is a 1977 King's College graduate, earning a degree in Psychology. He retired on June 2, 2005 after 35 years of service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare at the White Haven Center, a state residential facility for people with developmental disabilities. In 1986 he took a position at the Northeast Regional Office in Scranton, holding various positions which included licensing administrator, program administrator, and supervisor prior to his retirement.

He began to play tennis competitively in 1981 and joined the USTA tennis leagues for adults. Since then he has competed on various adult teams and several times qualified for the regional championships at Princeton, N. J. McGuire has been the captain of men’s seniors’ team for the past 3 years. He was also co-captain of an adult mixed doubles team for the past two years. He plays doubles four times a week and occasionally plays in local tournaments.

With his retirement, McGuire is now able to devote his full attention to the King's tennis program.