Coach Bateman is in his sixth year at Bethany College.

In Coach Bateman's first five seasons Bethany has won all 5 men's and 4 of 5 women's conference titles and 4 consecutive men's regional titles wtih 4 straight NAIA National Tournament appearances for the men and 2 National tournament appearance also for the women. Under Bateman's leadership the men have not lost a conference match in 5 years going 42-0 against KCAC Conference foes during that time.  With the recent addition of Coach Swiantek, we have only gotten stronger as a program.

In 2007 the Bethany Women led the entire country in GPA with a 3.7 overall, and in 2008 had 3 of the top 7 GPA's at the national tournament. 

Coach Bateman was previously the head coach at Pratt Community College and led the men's team to a high national ranking of #16 and the women to a high national ranking of #19. Coach Bateman consistently had players raked in the top 30 nationally at Pratt Community College.

As a player in Canada Coach Bateman was ranked in singles and doubles in open tennis. He went on to attend Barton County College, then moved on to graduate from Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City with a BS in Finance. Coach Bateman was ranked nationally in both singles and doubles in his college career, and led his team in wins both years. During the summers Coach Bateman runs the Bethany Tennis Camps at Bethany College.