Adam Spring begins his 14th season as the head women's tennis coach at Rhode Island College. He has compiled a career record of 171-32 (.842) and is the program's all-time leader in career wins. Spring also serves as RIC's head men's tennis coach.
Over the past 12 seasons, Spring has guided the Anchorwomen women's tennis program to new heights in the program's storied history.
He has been named the Little East's Women's Tennis Coach of the Year seven times during that time span, won seven consecutive Little East Regular Season and five straight league Tournament Championships. RIC has qualified for the NCAA Div. III Women's Tennis Championships for five seasons (2017-21). The Anchorwomen came into the 2022 season riding a 51-match win streak vs. Little East competition.
Spring spent 13 years as the head coach for the men’s tennis team at Johnson & Wales, posting a 102-83 mark during his career, then two seasons as the associate head coach. The Wildcats captured the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship in 2008 and Spring took the team to four GNAC Tournament Finals during his career at JWU. He was named the GNAC Coach of the Year multiple times at Johnson & Wales.
He has been teaching and coaching tennis in Rhode Island since 1991, serving both as a head and an assistant coach.
Spring was the head girls’ tennis coach at Smithfield High School for 14 seasons from 1998-12. He guided the Sentinels to the Rhode Island Div. II Championship three times (2011, ’10, ’09), while capturing the Div. III title twice (2007, ’06). Spring was the head boys' coach at Smithfield High School in 2001 an 2002, taking the Sentinels to the R.I. Div. II State Championship Match in his second campaign. He compiled a 25-8 record in two years of work. Spring also coached at Chariho High School from 1991-94, starting the Chargers first girls’ program and serving as an assistant coach for the boys’ squad.
In addition to his coaching duties, Spring is entering his 29th year as a teacher at Smithfield High School.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Rhode Island in 1994. Spring earned his master’s degree in teaching from Johnson & Wales in 1997. He resides in Charlestown, Rhode Island.
