A 1990 graduate of Providence College, Ron Gendron will enter his eighth season as head coach of the Bryant men's tennis team as the program becomes eligible for Division I competition in 2012-13.

Since his arrival in 2003, and after taking over the reins of the program in the fall of 2006, Gendron has led the Bulldogs to a 72-47 overall record in dual matches, including a remarkable 2008 season that saw the squad go 21-4 en route to the 2008 Northeast-10 Conference Championship, including a perfect 10-0 mark in the Northeast-10 conference. The Bulldogs earned a berth in the NCAA tournament where they would advance to the second round. All of this earned Bryant its first National Ranking in the program's history.  Cristian Balestrieri captured three major end-of-year awards: Freshman of the Year, Player of the Year and I.T.A. Freshman of the Region.

After that magical year, the Bulldogs began playing a Division I schedule, and have made great strides at the highest levels of collegiate tennis, going 44-35 since the 2008-09 season.

Most recently, the Bulldogs wrapped up their final season of Division I reclassification with another strong campaign, finishing the year 12-7 with marquee wins against UConn, Quinnipiac, Monmouth, Villanova, Colgate and Boston University (twice). For their efforts, three freshmen received First-Team All-Northeast Conference honors: Ernesto Arguello and Juan Gonzalez-Paz were named First Team doubles partners at the No. 1 flight, and rookie sensation Richard Sipala was tabbed a First Team recipient at No. 6 singles. 

In addition to this standout freshman class, Dana Parziale received Second Team All-Conference honors for No. 2 singles, and rounding out Second Team, Arguello and Gonzalez-Paz were tabbed to the All-Conference No. 4 and No. 5 flights for singles.

Finally, the Bulldogs garnered success in the classroom, as graduating senior Andre Orobitg was named the recipient of the Scholar Athlete of the Year award by Bryant University.

The Bulldogs rounded out their final year of reclassification with the signing of a strong recruiting class, and are primed for NEC competition heading into the 2012-13 season.

In 2010-11, the Bulldogs have enjoyed tremendous success under Gendron, leading the team to a 15-6 overall record during the 2010-11 season, while guiding then-freshman Dana Parziale to a tremendous season, as the rookie became the program's first-ever Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year.

At the culmination of an illustrious and record-breaking career, Bulldog senior Cristian Balestrieri was recognized for his immense success after being named the Male Student-Athlete of the Year at Bryant University.

During the Bulldogs' first season playing at the Division I level, the Bulldogs won nine matches, including a win over eventual Northeast Conference Champion Sacred Heart.  Other season highlights included victories over Boston University, Lehigh, Saint Joseph's, Creighton, Holy Cross, Hofstra, South Dakota State, Hartford.  

In 2009-10, Gendron led the Bulldogs to eight dual match wins with a handful of notable victories against Holy Cross, Hofstra, Hartford and George Mason.  In addition to that, the Black and Gold took home the UConn Invitational title, with Balestrieri and Juan-Martin Paredes both earning conference player of the week honors in the fall of 2009.  That season also marked several program firsts, as the Bulldogs had several All-NEC selections.  Paredes was named to the All-NEC Second-Team at the No. 2 singles spot, while No. 3 doubles partners Balestrieri and Orbitg were selected to the all-conference second-team.

In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Gendron was also a developmental coach with the U.S. Professional Tennis Association. 

As an assistant coach with the Bryant men's and women's tennis teams from 2003 until being named head coach of the men's program in the fall of 2006, the Bryant women's squad won three consecutive Northeast-10 Conference titles.

Gendron is also member of the U.S.P.T.A., and remains active on the local tennis circuit as a doubles player in Rhode Island.