Johnson State College athletics announced the hiring of Laura Laramee as their new Head Men’s Tennis Coach.  Laramee is also the Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach at Johnson State.

Coach Laramee, a native of Newport, Vermont, joined the Johnson State coaching staff as assistant to Michele Whitmore, Head Women’s Tennis Coach, in the fall of 2009. 

Laramee was named the Head Coach of the men's program in September of 2010.  A tennis enthusiast for years, Coach Laramee also holds positions with Lake Region High School as Head Girls Tennis Coach as well as with Smugglers’ Notch Resort as Tennis Instructor.

Under Coach Laramee's direction the Badgers went 6-6 overall, 5-3 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) in 2011 and made it to the NAC East Championship match.