Lehman College Associate Director of Athletics, Georgia Efthalitsides, announced today that Jeffrey Menaker will return to Lehman Athletics as head men's tennis coach and associate head women's tennis coach. A senior professional at Sutton East Tennis Club in Manhattan, Menaker returns to the APEX having previously coached the Lightning tennis programs from 2014-2015.

Menaker left Lehman in January 2016 to serve as director of tennis at Hofstra University on Long Island. At Hofstra, he coached the men and women to their highest win totals of the previous decade as well as several first-ever wins in Colonial Conference play, including the Pride's first CAA Women's Tournament win.

"I am thrilled to return to Lehman College and the Lightning tennis program" commented Menaker. "I believe very strongly in Lehman's mission of academic, personal, and professional growth within a dynamic and diverse campus community. It has been a special joy to watch our tennis alumni achieve success in their lives after Lehman. I am grateful to Georgia Efthalitsides for offering me the opportunity to see a new generation of Lehman student-athletes on their paths of development. I look forward to working with the talented players on our tennis teams and to growing our tradition of success on and off the courts."

In his previous stint at Lehman, Menaker developed and recruited the women's team that reached the CUNYAC Championship Final in 2016. Menaker also served on the ECAC Men's Championship Committee during that time.
 
Before his first stint at Lehman, Menaker coached the men's tennis program at Yeshiva University from 2010 through 2013. He helped build a roster that secured the first Skyline Conference title and first NCAA tournament bid, in any sport, in the 128-year history of the university.
 
A New York native, Menaker has also coached scholastic tennis. At Bronx High School of Science, he led the Wolverines to the 2015 PSAL Girls' team championship while guiding two National High School All-Americans and multiple New York City singles and doubles champions. 

Menaker coached at Edgemont High School in Westchester County, where he mentored the 2013 New York State girls' doubles champions. He was honored in 2014 by the NYSPHSAA Section 1 Coaches Association with the Jim San Marco Award for Outstanding Leadership.
 
At Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, Menaker guided the varsity girls to a 55-8 regular season record, five consecutive Mayor's Cup appearances, a spot in the 2009 PSAL Championship match, and several NYJTL All-Academic Team Awards.
 
He has been a member of the NYSPHSAA state tournament seeding committee and, in 2014, helped coach the PSAL boys' state tournament team to its first ever NYSFSSAA points championship. With the United States Tennis Association, he was the Junior Team Tennis Coordinator for the Metro Region in 2012. 
 
A graduate of Skidmore College, Menaker walked on for the Thoroughbreds in his freshman year. While studying abroad at the University of Adelaide, he was the first non-Australian captain of the Lincoln College tennis team.
 
Menaker left Lehman in January 2016 to serve as director of tennis at Hofstra University on Long Island. At Hofstra, he coached the men and women to their highest win totals of the previous decade as well as several first-ever wins in Colonial Conference play, including the Pride's first CAA Women's Tournament win.

"I am thrilled to return to Lehman College and the Lightning tennis program" commented Menaker. "I believe very strongly in Lehman's mission of academic, personal, and professional growth within a dynamic and diverse campus community. It has been a special joy to watch our tennis alumni achieve success in their lives after Lehman. I am grateful to Georgia Efthalitsides for offering me the opportunity to see a new generation of Lehman student-athletes on their paths of development. I look forward to working with the talented players on our tennis teams and to growing our tradition of success on and off the courts."

In his previous stint at Lehman, Menaker developed and recruited the women's team that reached the CUNYAC Championship Final in 2016. Menaker also served on the ECAC Men's Championship Committee during that time.
 
Before his first stint at Lehman, Menaker coached the men's tennis program at Yeshiva University from 2010 through 2013. He helped build a roster that secured the first Skyline Conference title and first NCAA tournament bid, in any sport, in the 128-year history of the university.
 
A New York native, Menaker has also coached scholastic tennis. At Bronx High School of Science, he led the Wolverines to the 2015 PSAL Girls' team championship while guiding two National High School All-Americans and multiple New York City singles and doubles champions. 

Menaker coached at Edgemont High School in Westchester County, where he mentored the 2013 New York State girls' doubles champions. He was honored in 2014 by the NYSPHSAA Section 1 Coaches Association with the Jim San Marco Award for Outstanding Leadership.
 
At Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, Menaker guided the varsity girls to a 55-8 regular season record, five consecutive Mayor's Cup appearances, a spot in the 2009 PSAL Championship match, and several NYJTL All-Academic Team Awards.
 
He has been a member of the NYSPHSAA state tournament seeding committee and, in 2014, helped coach the PSAL boys' state tournament team to its first ever NYSFSSAA points championship. With the United States Tennis Association, he was the Junior Team Tennis Coordinator for the Metro Region in 2012. 
 
A graduate of Skidmore College, Menaker walked on for the Thoroughbreds in his freshman year. While studying abroad at the University of Adelaide, he was the first non-Australian captain of the Lincoln College tennis team.