La Crosse, Wis. - University of Wisconsin-La Crosse head women's and men's tennis coach Bill Hehli earned his 500th career dual victory in the women's 5-1 win over UW-Oshkosh Saturday, April 27. The win came at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Qualifying Tournament for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Tournament.

Hehli has compiled a 271-92 (.747) overall dual record with the UW-L women's squad after earning a pair of victories Sunday, April 28. The Eagles defeated Edgewood College (Wis.) by the score of 9-0 and Carthage College (Wis.) by the score of 6-3. 

UW-L's women's team finished its 2012-13 regular season at 16-8, the fifth straight year the team has recorded at least 16 victories. 

Hehli has guided the men's program to a 231-146 (.613) overall dual record, including 18-7 this year.  The 18 victories tied a single-season school record after finishing 18-6 in 2010 and 18-7 in 2011. 

He completed his 18th year as UW-L's head coach in 2012-13 and has compiled an overall record of 502-238 (.678) with the women's and men's programs. 

The women's squad placed third at the 2012 WIAC Tournament as Hehli was selected the WIAC Coach of the Year for the third time in his career (2000, 2005, 2012). He has led the team to three league championships (2003, 2005, 2006). 

UW-L has had a winning record every year under Hehli's tutelage and been ranked in the NCAA Midwest Region the past 15 seasons. The Eagles advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament Second Round in 2007 and finished 18th in the nation in 2001. 

The women set a single-season school record for dual wins in 2010-11 and 2011-12, finishing 21-5 each year.

In 18 years as the men's coach, Hehli has led the team to a NCAA Midwest regional ranking 10 times.  Several players have been individually ranked in the Midwest under Hehli, and he has coached two NCAA All-Americas. He has led the Eagles to two Northern Collegiate Tennis Association (NCTA) Tournaments titles.

Hehli was a standout player at UW-L from 1991-94 before serving as the assistant coach in 1995.  During his playing career he received All-WIAC honors a combined six times, qualified for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament in 1991 and was a nationally ranked player at the NCAA Division III level in 1993-94.