Jimmy Borendame is in his seventh season as a collegiate coach and his fifth at Virginia Tech. After serving for four years as assistant coach, Borendame was promoted in September 2008, to the associate head coach position.

Borendame was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Mideast Region Assistant Coach of the Year in May of 2008. He was one of eight assistants to receive the honor across the nation. Borendame's recruiting efforts have resulted in three straight top 20 recruiting classes as rated by tennisrecruiting.com. In 2008, the Hokies achieved a program-high national ranking of No. 24 at one point during the season. Tech has made two consecutives appearances in the NCAA tournament, reaching the round of 32 last season.

With the Hokies, Borendame's responsibilities include recruiting, planning team travel, overseeing the strength and conditioning program, managing NCAA compliance documents, assisting with budget management and coordinating fundraising via Advantage Hokies, the tennis booster club.

Borendame previously worked at The College of William & Mary, where he served one year as an assistant coach. While at William & Mary, Borendame helped the Tribe achieve a No. 38 national ranking and wins over nationally ranked Virginia Commonwealth and Tennessee. He also served as recruiting coordinator and worked closely with Tribe Aces, a community booster club. Borendame also served as the director of administration of the Peak Performance and Development Tennis Camp in Williamsburg, Va.

The 29-year-old Borendame played tennis at Butler University in Indianapolis, where he was ranked 33rd nationally in doubles and set the school record with 101 career doubles victories.

After college, Borendame served as assistant coach at West Virgina for one season (2002-03) where he completed a master's degree in sport management and later served as assistant tennis professional at Woodstock Country Club in Indianapolis, Ind.

Borendame, a USPTA certified instructor, was selected to coach the 2006 & 2007 Mid-Atlantic National Junior teams which participated in the national championship in Champaign, Ill.

"Jimmy has been an important part of our program the past four years and I am thrilled to promote him to Associate Head Coach," said Virginia Tech head coach Jim Thompson. "He has a proven track record and has done an outstanding job in every aspect of our program. During his tenure, we have achieved one of the highest national rankings in the history of the program. Additionally, we have had an individual qualify for the NCAA Tournament every year and a doubles team in 2007 as well."

Borendame is married to the former Geneiveve McNeill and the couple resides in Christiansburg, Va.