WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Former Tribe assistant Tyler Thomson became the ninth head coach in the history of the William and Mary women's tennis program on June 21. TribeAthletics.com sat down with Thomson to discuss his return to Williamsburg and taking over the Tribe program. This is the second installment of a two-part TribeAthletics.com interview series with the new Tribe head coach. Click HERE to view the first installment from Thursday.

Thomson spent four seasons with the Tribe from 1997-01, before moving into a head coaching position at the University of Minnesota. He led the Golden Gopher program for 11 seasons before returning to W&M as its ninth head women's tennis coach on June 21. During his time in Minneapolis, Thomson led Minnesota to 111 victories and the program's first Big Ten Championship in 2003.