James Madison University Athletics announced Thursday, Nov. 5, that Vidit Vaghela has been promoted to associate head coach of the JMU men’s tennis program in Harrisonburg. The announcement attributed the promotion to head coach Steve Secord.
According to JMU Athletics, Vaghela will be the program’s primary recruiting coordinator and oversee video and analytics operations. The announcement said he will also lead individual and group training sessions for JMU men’s tennis student-athletes.
JMU Athletics reported that the Dukes went 20-20 during Vaghela’s first two seasons with the program. The team posted a 13-8 record in 2025-26, finished sixth in the Sun Belt rankings and reached the conference quarterfinals, according to the announcement. In his first season, JMU went 7-12 and reached the Sun Belt Championship, the university said.
The announcement said JMU is scheduled to compete at the Navy Invitational Nov. 6-8. It did not provide event times or a location beyond the tournament name.
