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Rebecca Helt enters her 12th season as head coach of the women's tennis team, and her seventh at the helm of the men's program. As coach of the Bison women's squad, Helt has notched a 119-106 record. With the men's squad, she has recorded a 53-83 mark. During her Bucknell career, Helt has coached eight All-Patriot League singles players in Nada Curcic, Veronica Brown, Tanya Sichko and Chelsea Mills, along with 2007 additions of Ashley Globerman, Paulina Gamboa, Tania Varela and Ira Reibeisen. Curcic was a two-time First Team All-Patriot League honoree, in 2004 and 2005, while Brown earned both first (`05, `06) and second-team (`03) honors, while also getting Patriot League Rookie of the Year recognition in 2003. Sichko earned second-team honors two years ago. Mills was named Second Team All-Patriot League in 2006. Last year, Varela notched Rookie of the Year and first-team honors as a freshman. Gamboa was also selected to the first team, while Globerman earned second team accolades. Reibeisen earned back-to-back First Team All-Patriot League men's honors the last two seasons, the first Bison to do since 1999. Helt also coached one all-league doubles team in Kerry Callaghan and Kristin Inglis (`00). Callaghan was also an ITA Scholar-Athlete in 2000. Helt also had the opportunity to coach a Patriot League Sportsmanship Award winner, Asher Salam. In 2005, Curcic was named the first PL Player of the Year in the history for the program. Helt also coached the 2005, 2006 and 2007 women's teams to berths in the PL finals. A 1990 graduate of Lock Haven University, Helt earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism while competing for the Lock Haven tennis team. Following her college graduation, Helt earned a teaching certification from the United States Professional Tennis Registry and began teaching part time while working for STEP, Inc., in its wilderness-based team building program. In 1994, Helt was hired as the assistant pro at West Branch Racquet Club in Williamsport, Pa. She continued her duties at West Branch while coaching the girls' tennis team at Williamsport High School. Two years later, Helt was hired at the Doylestown Racquet Club in Doylestown, Pa. She has won three different raquetball state championships. Helt took over the women's coaching reins at Bucknell in 1997, and in 2002 she was named the Bison men's coach as well. Helt is also involved in tennis on the national level as an NCAA chair for women's tennis. Helt continues her involvement in the game outside of Bucknell's program. Recently, the Bucknell tennis programs received a generous grant from USTA to promote tennis in the local community. Helt also volunteers during the summer as a Special Olympics sport advisor, where she works with various events. |
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