PHILADELPHIA — Temple University's former men's tennis coach went to great lengths to hide the fact that he was using an ineligible athlete, telling a student to compete under someone else's name, the NCAA said Thursday.

The coach, Bill Hoehne, hid the scheme by mumbling the name of the student-athlete during formal pre-match introductions and by asking opponents to skip formal introductions altogether, the NCAA said.

Temple has been placed on two years' probation by the NCAA for several violations, mostly involving Hoehne's program. The school and Hoehne were cited for violations including fraud and erroneous student athlete eligibility certifications.

The committee stated in its report that it was "struck by the lengths the former head coach went to conceal the fact that he was allowing an ineligible student-athlete to compete fraudulently."

During the 2005 spring tennis season, Hoehne directed the student athlete to compete under the name of another who was eligible for competition but had left the team.

"It also was disturbing to the committee that the former coach enlisted the involvement of a student athlete in this scheme," the report states. "This type of conduct by a coach is deplorable and runs counter to the very principles of fair play, honesty, and sportsmanship for which the NCAA stands."