Terry Darling has been the men's tennis head coach since 1980. A graduate of Spring Arbor University in 1978, Darling was also a member of the men's tennis team for four years while an undergraduate.

Darling has won many coaching awards over the years, including being named Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1997 and 1999 and MidCentral Conference Coach of the Year in 2006 and NAIA Region VIII Coach of the Year in 2007 . He has led his teams to numerous national tournaments, twice placing third in the NCCAA national event.  Just so he won't forget what it is like to be a player, Coach Darling continues to play in tournament competition.

In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Darling has a doctorate in counseling psychology and has been chair of the psychology department at Spring Arbor University for over 10 years. Because of his training in psychology, he focuses on helping SAU players develop their mental game along with their physical skills.

Darling and his wife, Mary, have two sons, David (20) and Michael (18). David will be a junior at SAU and Michael a freshman in 2011.