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Webster University Director of Athletics Scott Kilgallon has announced that Carl Walker has returned to the Webster men's and women's tennis programs as an assistant coach for the 2021 season.

This is the second time around for Walker serving as an assistant coach for Webster tennis programs as he as a volunteer assistant for the women's team from 2014-19, before serving as the interim coach for both the men's and women's tennis programs during the fall season of 2019.

Walker, who was been involved with tennis locally in the St. Louis area for nearly 30 years, had served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Gorlok women's tennis program since 2014. In addition to working at Webster, Walker has also served as a tennis instructor at both the Missouri Athletic Club in Town and Country, Mo., and Vetta Sports Concord in St. Louis. Walker worked at the Missouri Athletic Club from 2016-18 and has worked at Vetta Sports Concord since September of 2018.

Along with serving as a tennis instructor at both the Missouri Athletic Club and Vetta Sports Concord, Walker spent nearly 17 years as the Head Tennis Professional and Director of USTA-NJTL at the Dwight Davis Memorial Tennis Center in Forest Park.

In his duties at Dwight Davis, Walker was involved in organizing all adult and junior programs and also hired and trained staff for nine city parks that reached over 800 kids each summer.

During his time running the Dwight Davis Tennis Center, Walker, who is a St. Louis native, spent four years (1991-95) as the head men's and women's tennis coach at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Walker earned his Associate of Science Degree in Recreational Tennis Teaching and Pro Management from Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, in 1988. He is a member of the United State Professional Tennis Registry.