Walter Manderson
Head Coach

Walter Manderson is entering his third season as head coach of the Shippensburg University women’s tennis team.

In 2006, Manderson made strides with the women's tennis program, as the Lady Raiders finished with a 6-7 overall record, including a 5-3 mark in the spring. In his first season with the team, he led Shippensburg to a 4-7 record.

Manderson comes to Shippensburg after serving as the head coach at Smithsburg High School in Maryland in the spring of 2003. He was the assistant tennis coach at Penn State-Mont Alto for five seasons from 1998 to 2002.

In addition, Manderson is the coach and captain of the Chambersburg men’s 4.0 tennis team, a position he has held for seven years. He started his career at Shippensburg as the coach at the summer tennis camp, providing instructions on strokes, conditioning and strategies of tennis.

Manderson is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He served from March, 1963 until his retirement in July, 1984. He held various positions and billets of increasing responsibility in the field of Army Logistical Planning and Support in Germany, Vietnam and the United States. He served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969 with the 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Manderson holds a B.S. degree in business and management from the University of Maryland. Following his graduation in 1984 he worked for Quest Research Corporation from 1985 to 1988 doing logistic support planning and documentation of U.S. Army programs and systems. Manderson worked as Configuration Manager for American Systems Corporation from 1988 to 1990.

Manderson began teaching at Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School in 1991. He instructed students in material handling and distribution for future work in a shipping industry. He retired from teaching in June of 2002.