Max Norris has been selected as the next assistant women’s tennis coach at The University of Alabama, head coach Jenny Mainz announced on Tuesday. Norris joins the Crimson Tide after spending the past two seasons as a full-time volunteer assistant at the University of North Carolina.

“We are thrilled to have Max join our Alabama family,” Mainz said. “Max brings some impressive experience to the Crimson Tide as he played an integral role in the success at UNC these past two seasons. His enthusiasm and passion for collegiate tennis are infectious. Max’s assiduous work ethic and spirited mentality will certainly impact our program.”

Throughout his tenure in Chapel Hill, Norris helped guide the Tar Heels to a pair of top-10 finishes as UNC ranked fourth following the 2011 season and eighth at the conclusion of the 2012 season.

The Tar Heels advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship in both seasons, winning the title in 2011.

“I want to thank Jenny and Kevin Almond for this opportunity,” Norris said. “I am very honored to be asked to join this program. At the same time, I am prepared to help take this program to all new successes in the conference, regionally and nationally. I am also very excited about joining the Crimson Tide athletic department. The facilities, support staff and the culture that exists here is something that promotes winning in every sport and I am proud to be a part of it.”

Norris, a 2008 graduate of Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, was a 2007 and 2008 first-team Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection as well as a second-team all-league honoree in 2006 and 2008. He was named the team’s most valuable player in all four seasons.