Shawna Zsinko is entering her second season as Elmhurst University's head men's tennis coach.
She helped the Bluejays post a 2-3 record in her debut season of 2020 that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zsinko has spent the past three seasons as Hindsale Central High School’s head girls’ tennis coach. She led the Red Devils to a third-place finish in the state in her debut season in 2017 before winning a team state championship in 2018. She also served as York High School’s Boys tennis coach in the Spring of 2017. Zsinko began her high school coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach for Hinsdale Central’s girls and boys’ tennis teams from 2011-15. The two teams won a combined seven state championships in that span. Zsinko served as the girls’ assistant coach in 2016 and the Red Devils won the fourth straight state championship.
A nationally ranked platform tennis player, Zsinko additionally works as the head platform tennis professional for Butterfield Country Club while also running Family Chiropractic & Integrative Health. She’s previously worked as a tennis professional at multiple clubs in Illinois and Indiana, including Oak Brook Racquet Club, Glen Ellyn Park District and the Edgewood Valley Country Club.
As a player, Zsinko helped Hinsdale Central High School capture two team state championships while also individually placing fourth and seventh (twice) in the state. A scholarship tennis player at Purdue, Zsinko closed her career ranked in Purdue’s top-10 in singles victories while leading the team in singles wins for two seasons.
