Bob Faires brings more than 35 years of administrative and supervisory experience to the table, serving as the Tennis Center Manager for his 16th year.
Faires joined Austin Peay's staff in October 2004, and currently manages the Governors Indoor Center and oversees the operation and maintenance for the indoor and outdoor courts. He works extensively in promoting APSU tennis activities through on-campus leagues, clinics, and scheduling lessons.
A combat-wounded Veteran, Faires was a helicopter pilot for the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. After six years of active duty service, Faires worked more than 35 years as a civilian for the Army Continuing Education System. He retired in January 2005 as the director of Fort Campbell's Army Education Center. He is also retired from the US Army Reserve as a Major.
While at Fort Campbell, he worked closely in maintaining relationships with Austin Peay, Murray State, Embry Riddle Aeronautical, Hopkinsville Community College and City Colleges of Chicago. He served on Austin Peay President Sherry Hoppe's President's Circle of Advisors, as he facilitated Austin Peay degree programs at Fort Campbell.
His connections to Austin Peay and his love for tennis made Faires a perfect fit with the Governors tennis programs. Faires assists head coach Ross Brown in a variety of capacities, including overseeing the Tennis Center budget, coordinating match and tournament officials, and tournaments.
Faires is a life-long tennis player, who at one time, was ranked in the top 10 by the USTA in Tennessee's 55-59 age group. Faires, with his wife Mickey, a retired elementary school teacher, will celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary in 2020.
