Coach Sara Kipping begins her 17th year as coach of the Skyhawk Men's Tennis program. Kipping continues to build a solid
Men's Tennis program. Her 2021 Men's team was Region Runner Up for the first time
in school history. This is the first time a Men's team qualified and participated
in the NJCAA National Tennis Championships. Also, she has coached the Women's team
for 30 years. Several of her teams have placed third at Regionals before the rule
that top three qualify for Nationals.
Kipping was inducted into the Region IV Hall of Fame in 2013 and has been named Coach
of the Year several times.
An SVCC graduate and former Skyhawk tennis and softball player, Kipping knows the
dedication and determination it takes to compete in a sport and excel academically.
She graduated with an Associates in Science with an emphasis on education. As a player
she was one of the first athletes to receive an athletic waiver award from SVCC. She
was on the first Women's team to qualify for nationals from SVCC.
Kipping lives in Dixon with her husband Bob of 36 years and is a Title 1 Paraprofessional
at Jefferson School. She has two children and four grandchildren. Matt and Korissa
Kipping, Katie and Dilan Dempsey all played for Kipping and graduated from SVCC. Her
grandkids are Karley, Zander, Lane, and Levi.
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