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Bob Chiene
| Phone: | 209-946-2128 |
| Email: | bchiene@pacific.edu |
| Year: | 9th Season |
| College: | Oregon (1976) |
| Position: | Head Coach |
In his eighth season as coach, Chiene assembled a team of eight Tigers and started off the fall tournament season strong at the Cal Nike Invitational, then continuing on at the Saint Mary's Invitational. In the fall, Pacific also competed in the ITA Northwest Regional and Jenifer Widjaja competed in the All American Tournament. The fall tournament season yielded a record of 38-41 for a combined total of all the players records in singles and a doubles record of 10-10. Spring 2011 season was initiated with the UNLV tournament inwhich the Tigers prepared themselves for the season to come. The Tigers ended their season with a record of 9-12 and a Big West Conference record of 4-5. Also, this season, the Tigers advanced to the semifinal round of the Big West Championships at Indian Wells, California.
Over the past four seasons, Chiene's Tigers have been rebuilding and now appear poised for a run at the Big West Conference title.
2009 saw Chiene lead Pacific to an 8-14 overall finish with a 4-4 mark against Big West Conference (BWC) opponents, improving on the Tigers' 2008 performance of 6-14 overall, 1-6 BWC. Their success earned Pacific the No. 5 seed in the BWC Tournament and three All-Conference Team awards in senior Jolanta Twarowska and sophomores Jenifer Widjaja and Olga Gumenyuk. No. 92 ranked Widjaja also became the first Tiger in the last decade to be selected to the NCAA Tournament.
From 2006-08 Chiene guided the team to a combined 23-40 record as injuries and a limited roster forced Pacific to concede points during the season because of a lack of healthy bodies. In the BWC, the Tigers posted a combined 5-17 record in those three seasons.
During his third season in the spring of 2005, Chiene guided the Tigers to a 19-6 record, the second most victories in school history. For the second consecutive season, Pacific finished 6-0 in BWC dual matches. The Tigers, however, fell 4-2 in the BWC Championship final to Long Beach State.
Chiene and the Tigers posted a 15-6 record and a perfect 6-0 in BWC matches during the 2004 dual match season. Despite earning the No. 1 seed in the Big West Championships, a young Pacific team was upset in the semi-finals by UC Irvine, 4-3.
During his first year in 2003, Chiene led the Tigers to a 5-16 mark, 4-5 in the BWC, as the interim head coach.
Before coming to Pacific, Chiene had extensive coaching experience as the Head Tennis Professional at In-Shape Health Club's West Lane Racquet Club in Stockton.
Chiene continues to serve as the primary instructor for the club. He is currently in his 23rd year with In-Shape. He has trained numerous nationally ranked junior tennis players, including: Beth Berris and Jennifer Heiser (both national junior champions in addition to earning athletic scholarships at Stanford), Kristi Kern and Julie Fairchild (both nationally ranked juniors and Pacific Tennis alumnae).
Chino played tennis for four years at the University of Oregon and played at the No. 1 position as a senior. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management at Oregon in 1976.
Chiene and his wife, Debi, who earned her teaching credential from Pacific, live in Woodbridge, Calif. The couple have two children, Kelly and Ryan.


