Anthony D'Angelo Named University of Tampa Head Tennis Coach
TAMPA, Fla. — Anthony D'Angelo has been announced the head tennis coach at the University of Tampa after previously leading the Endicott College men's and women's tennis teams. D'Angelo will become the third head coach in the 34-year history of the University of Tampa women's tennis program.
D'Angelo brings a championship pedigree and a proven track record in recruiting to Tampa, highlighted by his ability to attract out-of-region students to Endicott College from California, Florida, Nebraska, New York, New Jersey, Texas and internationally (Germany, India, Ireland).
D'Angelo took over the women's program in the spring of 2019 (April 5th to September 13, 2024) and has amassed a 63-39 overall record (.618) / 30-3 conference mark (.909) since then.
During that stretch, the Gulls have punched their ticket to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship five times, won four straight conference titles from 2020-24, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in three out of those four seasons.
D'Angelo also guided the women's program to its first-ever Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) regional ranking on March 29, 2023, and received Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) ITA Team of the Month accolades in April 2021. The 2023 CCC Coach of the Year mentored 43 All-Conference selections, including one CCC Co-Player of the Year, and 38 Academic All-Conference honorees. Additionally, his squads garnered five ITA All-Academic Team citations and 45 student-athletes claimed ITA Scholar-Athlete awards.
On the men's side (February 2018 to May 2024), D'Angelo has pushed the Gulls to new heights as Endicott competed in the CCC Championship for the first time in program history last season. D'Angelo accomplished the feat by increasing his strength of schedule year after year, which provides the appropriate context to his 41-53 overall record (.436), 23-12 league mark (.657), and three playoff appearances (CCC Semifinals: 2021-22, 2022-23). Twenty-eight of his student-athletes garnered CCC All-Conference honors, underscored by one Rookie of the Year selection. Academically, the Gulls notched 23 CCC Academic All-Conference selections, 16 ITA Scholar-Athlete Awards, and two ITA All-Academic Team honors.