Rick
Gyllenborg has been the men’s tennis head coach at the University
of Missouri-St. Louis since the 1995-96 season and is entering his 13th
season going into the 2007-08 season. During his career, he has produced
a program that has shown success both on and off the court. He surpassed
the 100 win mark during the 2004-05 season, and continues to add to
that total.
The
Rivermen finished 11-7 last year and qualified for the GLVC Tournament
before losing to Drury in the semifinals as the program has had
seven winning seasons in the past eight years. The 2002 team won
16 matches on the year and became the first UMSL tennis team to
earn a bid to the NCAA Regionals. The following year produced
14 wins and a second straight appearance in the NCAA Regionals.
Gyllenborg has led UMSL to the GLVC Tournament in each of the
last 11 years, finishing as high as second in the 2002 season.
During
his 12-year tenure, Gyllenborg had coached a total of 19 all-conference
players, including three freshman of the year selections. Academically,
he has coached a total of 25 academic all-conference selections
and UMSL's first ever GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
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| Coaching
Record |
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| Year |
W |
L |
| 1996 |
2 |
13 |
| 1997 |
12 |
12 |
| 1998 |
7 |
14 |
| 1999 |
9 |
13 |
| 2000 |
13 |
9 |
| 2001 |
12 |
5 |
| 2002 |
16 |
5 |
| 2003 |
14 |
7 |
| 2004 |
11 |
8 |
| 2005 |
9 |
8 |
| 2006 |
6 |
12 |
| 2007 |
11 |
7 |
| Total |
122 |
113 |
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The
Rivermen had a strong
season in 2004, qualifying for the GLVC Tournament and advancing to
the semifinals before finishing the year with an 11-8 record. In 2003,
Gyllenborg guided the men’s team to its second consecutive bid
to the NCAA Regionals. The team finished with a 14-7 record on the season
and placed third at the GLVC Tournament. The previous season, he led
the team to an 16-5 overall record and a 7-1 record and second-place
finish in the GLVC regular season and in the conference tournament.
The team also qualified for the NCAA Regional for the first time in
the programs history. In the 2000-01 season, the team finished third
in the GLVC in both the regular season and at the conference tournament.
The Rivermen finished the year ranked 21st in the NCAA Great Lakes Valley
Region, one spot away from qualifying for the NCAA Regionals.
Prior
to coaching at UMSL, Gyllenborg coached both boys and girls tennis
at the high school level and coached on the professional level
in the Kansas City area for 26 years.
Gyllenborg
is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and received
his masters from the University of Kansas. He also serves as the
Associate Athletic Director in charge of facilities and oversees
the sports of women's basketball, volleyball and men's soccer
at UMSL.
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Scott
Goodyear - Assistant Coach |
| Phone: 314-516-7016 |
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