University of St. Thomas Athletics
Program Overview
St. Thomas annually fields competitive tennis teams with accomplished individuals.
Ken Cychosz is starting his second season as head coach for men and women in 2020-21. He replaced Terry Peck, who coached the Tommie men and women's teams for nearly three decades before retiring in 2019.
St. Thomas made the MIAC playoffs 11 of the last 13 seasons as a member.
St. Thomas’ 2016-17 top doubles team of Luke Elifson and Martin Beck advanced to the fall ITA nationals and earned All-America honors.
In 2010, St. Thomas moved into new on-campus indoor courts in the Anderson Athletics and Recreation Center. UST is also studying options for new outdoor courts on its south campus. St. Thomas also plays several matches five miles away at the University of Minnesota Baseline courts.
St. Thomas has a strong academic tradition, with two CoSIDA Academic All-America recipients in the last 18 seasons, and numerous Academic All-MIAC and ITA academic honors.
Recent Success
The 2010 Tommies finished with an 11-6 dual-meet record and had four players named All-MIAC.
In 2011, the Toms finished third in the conference with an overall record of 15-4 (7-2 MIAC). All four losses came in matches against regionally-ranked teams. Senior Matt Bergstrom received the Arthur Ashe Award, which is given annually to a senior tennis student-athlete with outstanding sportsmanship and exemplary athletic, academic, and humanitarian accomplishments. The 2011 team also had three players honored as All-MIAC selections – Andrew Michels, Grant Bakke and Brian McCarthy. The Tommies closed the season ranked 15th in Central Region rankings.
The 2012 and 2013 Toms reached the conference playoff semifinals and won 11 matches each season. The 2013 team has six All-MIAC honorees.
The 2014 Tommies had a young team with four freshmen in their lineup and posted a 10-6 record.
The 2015 and 2016 teams both won 11 matches and made it to the conference playoff semifinals.
The 2021 Tommies finished third in the MIAC and had seven players voted to the all-conference honor team. They finished 9-4 against Division III opponents.
