Roditi Named National Coach of the Year
5/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas - Following one of the best seasons in program history that included a trip to the Final Four, TCU men's tennis head coach David Roditi was named Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year as announced on Tuesday afternoon.
In his five years at the helm of the TCU men's tennis program, Roditi has returned the Horned Frogs to the top of the tennis world. A top 50 program when he was hired in September 2010, Roditi has led the team back to the top-10 as they currently sit at No. 6.
Roditi turned around a program that missed the NCAA tournament a year ago to its fourth final four in program history this season. A three-time All-American at TCU, Roditi became the 11th head coach in the history of NCAA Division I men's tennis to lead his team to the NCAA Final Four as a player and a coach.
The 2015 Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year, Roditi led TCU to 25 wins for the first time since 1995 with 18 of the victories coming over ranked foes. For the first time under Roditi's direction, the Frogs defeated not only one, but four top-10 ranked opponents during the 2015 season. Roditi also led the team to the 2015 ITA National Indoor Team Championships for the first time since 2001, while also leading TCU to a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Championship.
The 2015 season was also filled with tons of first victories against regional foes for the first time in a long time. TCU struck down Texas A&M twice for the first time since 2006 and a 4-1 win over Texas on senior day was the first victory over the Longhorns since 1996 when Roditi was a senior on the squad.
Off the court, Roditi has been a pioneer in trying to revolutionize the atmosphere and attendance at tennis matches and was honored as the 2014 USTA/ITA National Campus & Community Outreach Award recipient, one of college tennis' most esteemed awards. Roditi has also led the efforts in the boisterous atmosphere that TCU is known for at home tennis matches, as the Frogs recorded a perfect 15-0 record and were honored with their third consecutive ITA Attendance Race crown.
TCU's season came to an end on Monday afternoon, as the Frogs fell just short of the national championship match with a 4-3 loss in the semifinals to No. 1 Oklahoma. Nick Chappell, Will Stein and Cameron Norrie will take part in the singles and doubles championship at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas on May 20-25.
