Coach Thornton begins his first season as the Head Coach of Men's Tennis at Tennesse Wesleyan College.  Coach Thornton is from Chattanooga, TN and is a graduate of The McCallie School. Thornton received a Bachelors of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville the summer of 2008.  Coach Thornton lettered in tennis four years at the University of Tennessee.  As a student-athlete at UTK he was a member of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, representing the tennis team.