PHOENIX – Mercer head men's tennis coach Eric Hayes has been selected to serve on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division I Operating Committee, the ITA announced Monday afternoon.
 
Hayes will serve a three-year term, which runs through June 2023, and will represent the men's southeast region on the committee. The southeast region is comprised of all Division I programs in Georgia and Florida. He replaces coach Dwayne Hultquist of Florida State.
 
Hayes is one of 26 NCAA Division I Coaches to serve on this committee and the only member from the Southern Conference. The committee is made up of one men's and one women's representative from each region in the country along with several at-large members.
 
Brad Dancer, Illinois Men's Tennis Head Coach, will serve as the chair of the Division I Men's Operating Committee. Dancer is one of the eight men's coaches who are carried over from the previous operating committee. To view the entire committee, click here.
 
The ITA Operating Committee will determine the Tennis policy in Division 1 tennis. This committee will meet regularly throughout the season.
 
The committee is chosen by the ITA membership to represent their region in governance decisions.
 
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