Assistant Women's Tennis Coach Ann Frigge

Bio

Springfield native Ann Frigge joined the Tiger tennis staff as the assistant woman's coach prior to the 2011 spring season.

From 1994 to 2005, Ann was the girls and boys tennis coach at her high school alma mater, Springfield Catholic Central. During those years she coached multiple state qualifiers, while taking special pride in introducing numerous players to the game and teaching them the basics. Most importantly, she taught sportsmanship, a love for the game, and a sense of "TEAM," even though tennis is an individual sport.

As a child, Frigge learned the game in the locally famed Howard Dredge Tennis Program, spending many hours on the court as a junior player, which she credits for developing her leadership skills. She taught tennis to the youth of Springfield and helped to run many tournaments, including the Western Open Boys' 16- and 18-and-under divisions, which were held for many years at Snyder Park, Reid Park and Wittenberg University.

Frigge attended the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati. Married for 40 years to her husband, Doug, Frigge is the mother of six children, and she has 11 grandchildren. For more than 20 years, Ann has taught preschool at Pixie Playschool on St. Paris Pike, and she spends her summers working at the Springfield Racquet Club Swimming Pool.