VCU Rams men's tennis

For the women's team, see VCU Rams women's tennis.

VCU Rams men's tennis
University	Virginia Commonwealth University
Conference	A10
Location	Richmond, VA
Head Coach	Paul Kostin (22nd year)
Stadium	Thalhimer Tennis Center
Nickname	VCU Rams
Colors	Black and Gold
NCAA Tournament Runner Up
2000
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Conference Tournament Champions
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014

VCU Rams men's tennis represents Virginia Commonwealth University. Under Coach Paul Kostin’s direction, VCU has reached the NCAA tournament in 18 of the past 19 years and finished a season ranked among the top 25 Division I teams a total of 12 times.^[1]

Facilities

Thalhimer Tennis Center

A 6 court facility that currently holds 300 people. It's located between Main and Cary Street in the heart of VCU's Monroe Park Campus, allowing easy access for the student-athletes from their classes and studies.^[2]

New Tennis Center

The 2014-2020 six year capital plan calls for a 14 million dollar, state-of-the-art, modern Tennis center that will include 6 indoor courts, a spectator viewing space, and 12 outdoor courts.^[3]

National Champions Runner-Up

The Rams put together a remarkable run through the NCAA tournament in 2000 that culminated in VCU’s first-ever appearance in a national championship match. The unseeded Rams strung together five consecutive victories, including wins over three of the nation’s top 13 ranked programs, to set up a showdown with Stanford for the national title. VCU advanced to the “Sweet 16” with a victory over No. 13 Mississippi continued its Cinderella story by upsetting fourth-ranked Illinois in the quarterfinal round. The Rams reached the title match with a thrilling 4-3 victory over powerhouse Tennessee in the Final Four and received a final ranking of No. 9 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, at the time, the highest-ever for any VCU sport at the end of a season.^[4] The record stood for 11 years until the men's basketball team finished with a final ranking of No. 6.

VCU Rams All-Americans

Richard Wernerhjelm (1997)^[5] Olivier Tauma (1997)^[6] Daniel Andersson (2000)^[7] Florian Marquardt (2001)^[8] Frank Moser (2001)^[9] Arnaud Le Cloerec (2005)^[10]

References

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