Brady Lindsley, Head Coach

Brady Lindsley begins his 13th season as head coach for both men’s and women’s tennis in 2009-10 (196-75 women’s record, 12 years).  The position makes Lindsley one of the very few NCAA Division III coaches to handle both men’s and women’s tennis on a full-time basis.  He was named CCIW “Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year” in 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05.  A native of Coldwater, Mich., Lindsley compiled an 82-24 career mark at Carthage and won three CCIW titles, winning at number-three singles in 1993, number-four singles in 1995 and number-three doubles, also in 1995.  He has served, since 1993, as an assistant director of the Rod Schroeder National Tennis Camp, conducted at Carthage in the summer.  Lindsley is from Coldwater, Mich., where he finished fifth in the Michigan High School Athletic Association number-two singles as a junior.  He graduated from Carthage in 1995 with bachelor’s in business administration.

Telephone: 262-551-5932

E-Mail: blindsley@carthage.edu

Taylor Gustafson, Part-Time Assistant Coach

Taylor Gustafson begins her first year as a part-time assistant coach in 2009-10. A native of Riverwoods, Ill., Gustafson lettered four times in tennis between 2005-06 and 2008-09 and was named All-CCIW on three occasions, second team in 2005-06 and 2007-08 and first team in 2008-09. She won conference titles in number-three singles in both 2007-08 and 2008-09. Gustafson will graduate in 2010 with a bachelor’s in both business administration and marketing.

Kelly Mikkila, Part-Time Assistant Coach

Kelly Mikkila begins his fifth year as a part-time assistant coach in 2009-10.  A native of Waukegan, Ill.,  Mikkila is Carthage’s all-time leader in singles victories (95-25, 2002-05).  With her number-one singles title at the 2003-04 CCIW Women's Tennis Championship, Mikkila was named the league's "most outstanding player" for the third-straight year.  Mikkila was only the second conference player to win the award three times.  She was named first-team All-CCIW four times.  Mikkila graduated in 2005 with a bachelor’s in English, and she teaches English at Milburn Middle School in Wadsworth, Ill.