Again.

Wait, wait. Before pulling out more posterboard and heading down to Allen Fieldhouse, just understand that Jenny Garrity wanted to return to coach there, and there’s nothing that can be done about it.

As if KU athletics director Bob Frederick had enough problems with almost losing a certain men’s basketball coach to the Tar Heel State, he’s lost his last two women’s tennis coaches there, too.

Roland Thornqvist returned to UNC two years ago to coach his alma mater. The most recent KU coach, Garrity, went to UNC-Wilmington (she had played and coached at NC State) after the spring season.

At midsummer, Kansas did not have a women’s tennis coach.

Assistant Amy Hall hit the road recruiting, but was not guaranteed the head coaching job, and until a coach is named, she declined talking about the position.

“I really can’t say anything,” Hall said from Memphis, Tenn. “I don’t want people to feel like I think I’m a lock for the job, because I’m not. The department has made it clear there will be other candidates.”

Associate athletics director Amy Perko said she expected a coach to be named by summer’s end. A committee has been accepting resumes and doing research, Perko said, but Roy Williams’ near-return to Carolina diverted the attention of Frederick.

“Obviously, he had other things on his mind,” Perko said.

Perko also declined talking about the search process and who the candidates are.

The new coach will inherit a fairly young squad capable of being one of the top teams in the Big 12 Conference, if not the country.

The Jayhawks finished last spring’s regular season ranked 58th with a 12-11 record overall and 5-6 in the conference. KU advanced to the second round of the Big 12 tournament.

The team lost two players to graduation. Brooke Chiller was KU’s top player last year, but she graudated. In her place could be the team’s only returning senior, Monica Sekulov, who played No. 3 during the spring.

Cheryl Mallaiah, a junior, played No. 2 last year and will also compete. As will her younger sister, Lisa. The siblings from North Longwood, Fla., saw extensive time in singles play last spring.

But things could change just as easily, as the program undergoes more waiting. Hall said she had not heard any of the current players talk about transferring.