In his eighth season as coach,Chiene assembled a team of eight Tigers and started off the falltournament season strong at the Cal Nike Invitational, thencontinuing on at the Saint Mary's Invitational. In the fall,Pacific also competed in the ITA Northwest Regional and JeniferWidjaja competed in the All American Tournament. The falltournament season yielded a record of 38-41 for a combined total ofall the players records in singles and a doubles record of 10-10.Spring 2011 season was initiated with the UNLV tournament inwhichthe Tigers prepared themselves for the season to come. The Tigersended their season with a record of 9-12 and a Big West Conferencerecord of 4-5. Also, this season, the Tigers advanced to thesemifinal round of the Big West Championships at Indian Wells,California.
Over the past four seasons,Chiene's Tigers have been rebuilding and now appear poised for arun at the Big West Conference title.
2009 saw Chiene lead Pacific to an8-14 overall finish with a 4-4 mark against Big West Conference(BWC) opponents, improving on the Tigers' 2008 performance of 6-14overall, 1-6 BWC. Their success earned Pacific the No. 5 seed inthe BWC Tournament and three All-Conference Team awards in seniorJolanta Twarowska and sophomores Jenifer Widjaja and Olga Gumenyuk.No. 92 ranked Widjaja also became the first Tiger in the lastdecade to be selected to the NCAA Tournament.
From 2006-08 Chiene guided the teamto a combined 23-40 record as injuries and a limited roster forcedPacific to concede points during the season because of a lack ofhealthy bodies. In the BWC, the Tigers posted a combined 5-17record in those three seasons.
During his third season in thespring of 2005, Chiene guided the Tigers to a 19-6 record, thesecond most victories in school history. For the second consecutiveseason, Pacific finished 6-0 in BWC dual matches. The Tigers,however, fell 4-2 in the BWC Championship final to Long BeachState.
Chiene and the Tigers posted a 15-6record and a perfect 6-0 in BWC matches during the 2004 dual matchseason. Despite earning the No. 1 seed in the Big WestChampionships, a young Pacific team was upset in the semi-finals byUC Irvine, 4-3.
During his first year in 2003,Chiene led the Tigers to a 5-16 mark, 4-5 in the BWC, as theinterim head coach.
Before coming to Pacific, Chienehad extensive coaching experience as the Head Tennis Professionalat In-Shape Health Club's West Lane Racquet Club in Stockton.
Chiene continues to serve as theprimary instructor for the club. He is currently in his 23rd yearwith In-Shape. He has trained numerous nationally ranked juniortennis players, including: Beth Berris and Jennifer Heiser (bothnational junior champions in addition to earning athleticscholarships at Stanford), Kristi Kern and Julie Fairchild (bothnationally ranked juniors and Pacific Tennis alumnae).
Chino played tennis for four yearsat the University of Oregon and played at the No. 1 position as asenior. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in businessmanagement at Oregon in 1976.
Chiene and his wife, Debi, whoearned her teaching credential from Pacific, live in Woodbridge,Calif. The couple have two children, Kelly and Ryan.
