FangSide Chats: Getting to Know Bill Macom

During the summer, St. Mary's athletics will be bringing you "Fangside Chats: Getting to Know" profiles of our head coaches to shine a light on who they are outside of their sport.
 
We sat down with Director of Tennis Bill Macom to find out more about his life away from the courts. Macom is beginning his seventh year at St. Mary's. He has 638 victories in his career between men's and women's tennis and is five wins shy of 100 with the Rattlers. He was named the Lone Star Women's Tennis Coach of the Year in 2025 after leading the team to a share of the regular season title.
 
Q: What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
A: Prague. Great people. Great food. It has a lot of interesting history with many preserved areas that survived the wars.
 
Q: What do you enjoy doing most when you're not coaching or recruiting?
A: Binge-watching TV shows.
 
Q: What movie will you always watch on tv, no matter how many times you've seen it?
A: Forrest Gump
 
Q: If your pets could speak English, what do you think they'd say?
A: He is never home!
 
Q: Name three songs on your playlist right now.
A: In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For – U2. Everybody Wants to Rule the World– Tears for Fears.
 
Q: What is your favorite sport to play, other than the one you coach?
A: Surfing
 
Q: What was your first job?
A: I was a dishwasher at a restaurant when I was 15.
 
Q: How old were you when you knew coaching was the profession for you? 
A: 16 when my coach hired me to help him with tennis clinics.
 
Q: Who do you feel are the top five athletes of all time in the sport you coach (regardless of gender)? 
A: There are so many, but from the ones that I've seen play live: Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Monica Seles, Roger Federer, and Serena Williams