Shane Williford returns for his sixth season as the men's and women's tennis coach at Hardin-Simmons.

Williford has coached seven ASC freshmen of the year, nine ASC most valuable players, three ASC newcomers of the year and three NCAA All-Americans. His men's doubles team of David Wu and Brad Grace earned All-American honors in 2005 after they advanced to the NCAA Doubles Championships semifinals.

For the first time in Hardin-Simmons history, both the Cowgirls and the Cowboys made the NCAA Tournament in 2007. He has led both HSU teams to the American South-west Conference title in 2005, 2006, and 2007 and ASC West Champions for both the Men and Women in 2008 and the Women in 2009. In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 he was named ASC Coach of the Year. The Cowgirls have an ASC record of 80-2 over the last 9 years and the Cowboys have an ASC record of 73-3 over the last eight years.

A 1993 graduate of Howard Payne, Williford had a distinguished career playing for the Yellow Jackets. He was named first-team All-Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1989, 1990, and 1992. In 1991, Williford was a qualifier for the NAIA National Tournament. He helped lead his team to the 1991 and 1992 TIAA Championship.

Prior to beginning his college coaching career, he served as Club Pro in West Texas for nine years and was the 1998 and 1999 Permian Basin Pro of the Year. Williford is USPTA Professional 1, he's a former USTA Jr. Rec. Committee member, a USTA National Coach, and a USA Tennis National Developmental Coach. In 2000 he was a People to People Sports Ambassador for the USA Jr. Teams to Holland and in 2001 to New Zealand/Australia.

He has two children; a daughter, Tori, age 11, and a son, Davyn, age 8.