Behrend's head tennis coach Jeff Barger is entering his 14th year at the helm of the program.

Barger has led the women's tennis team to six straight Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) crowns, and now high levels of success are expected from his teams every year. Under Barger's direction, the blue and white have earned championship titles in 10 of the 13 seasons in which AMCC competitions have been held.

Barger has been voted the AMCC Coach of the Year 10 times and is the all-time leader in men's and women's coaching victories. His women's tennis winning percentage is impressive at 70 percent and ranks first in the Behrend record books. Barger has taken the women to eight undefeated seasons in the AMCC, a 162-72 overall record and a 79-9 conference mark during his tenure. 

On the men's side, Barger led the Lions to three straight AMCC Championships from 2008-2010. Last season, Behrend took second place on a tiebreaker at the conference championships. The men first won the conference crown in 2004, before earning a pair of runner's-up finishes. 

In the 2006-07 seasons, he led the men's team to a 5-1 conference mark, tying Frostburg State for first place in the regular season. The men went on to finish third in the AMCC Tournament. The women were an impressive 15-1 and 6-0 in league play en route to winning the league championship. 

Behrend regained the title in the spring of 2008. In 2009, the men's team posted an 8-0 mark in conference play and also captured another AMCC Tournament title, while logging a 12-7 overall record. His record as men's coach stands at 130-113, and 67-22 in the conference. 

Previously, Barger was the girl's tennis coach at Ripley High School for four seasons, and a letterwinner in tennis for the Fredonia State Blue Devils. He earned a degree in business from Fredonia State. He also serves as a lecturer of health and physical education at Penn State Behrend.