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Randall Bedwell
Head Coach

Randall Bedwell is a familiar face around the FRA campus, serving as Assistant Boys Tennis Coach, Summer Racquets Camp Director, and substitute teacher. He has been instrumental in introducing pickleball and ping pong into the sports mix at FRA but his personal history remains tied to tennis.

“Coach Randall” learned to play on the public courts of Paris, Tennessee and rose to become a top-ranked junior player in the state and later played for Lambuth University, where he twice received all-conference honors. After graduation, he earned his certification as a United States Professional Tennis Association teaching pro and has never stopped loving (or teaching) the game.

While pursuing his Masters in History at Ole Miss, he served as Tennis Director for the City of Oxford, Mississippi, where he administered a USTA pilot project to promote tennis in schools, run summer camps, and bring junior players into a healthy competitive tennis environment. During his tenure, he led four consecutive teams to the USTA Junior Team Tennis Nationals. Many of his players went on to successful collegiate tennis careers.

A longtime member of Maryland Farms YMCA, he joined as a staff pro a few years ago, ran their summer tennis camps, and started a Sports Psychology program with a curriculum he created while working on his Masters in Teaching at Trevecca Nazarene University.

Last year, he helped lead the FRA Girls Team to the TSSAA State tournament and looks forward to working with Dr. Murray to build a strong tennis and racquet sports program at FRA.