Ryland Byrd is entering his first year as the Assistant Men's & Women's Tennis Coach at Emory & Henry College. Byrd comes to E&H after spending the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons as the assistant coach at Milligan University.

Before joining the coaching ranks, Byrd was a standout tennis player for three years at the University of Mary Washington. The Eagles won the Capital Athletic Conference Championship in 2018 and 2019 and were two-time qualifiers for the NCAA Division III tournament, reaching the third round his senior year. UWM was ranked in the Top 20 in the country by the ITA all three seasons.

Individually, Byrd was named to the All-CAC First Team team at the No. 1 doubles spot with an 18-13 record as a sophomore, finishing the year ranked 23rd in Division III. The Jonesborough, Tennessee native also secured a Second-Team All-CAC honor at No. 5 singles and an all-league first-team selection at No. 1 doubles as a junior. For his career, he posted a 111-52 record across singles and doubles play.

Byrd was a member of the men's tennis team at Washington College as a freshman prior to transferring to UMW. He graduated from Mary Washington in 2019 with a Bachelor's Degree in business administration.

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