After a recordsetting season, Auburn men's tennis coach Bobby Reynolds was named Southern Region Coach of the Year and Chris Hooshyar was named Southern Region Assistant Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
This season, Auburn finished 21-11 as a team, Auburn's first 20-win season since 2002. After reaching the SEC tournament semifinals and the NCAA tournament second round, the Tigers were ranked No. 23 in the final ITA team ratings and No. 23 in the Tennis Channel/USTA Top 25.
The Tigers qualified for the NCAA team tournament for the first time since 2014 and advanced to the regional finals for the first time since 2012.
"It's an honor for our coaches and program to be recognized by our region for the success this year," Reynolds said. "I am so proud of the countless hours and effort our guys have put in on and off the court the past few seasons. It's so rewarding to see their efforts pay off.
"Chris ha an infectious energy, a personal coaching touch and a love for Auburn University. He is now the winner of this award for both women's and men's college tennis, which speaks volumes to his coaching."
Reynolds is in his sixth season as head coach at Auburn, after serving one year as an assistant at Oklahoma following his 12-year professional tennis career.
Hooshyar joined the men's program before the 2018-19 season after five season as an assistant with the Auburn women. He was the ITA national women's assistant coach of the year in 2016 and the Southern Region assistant coach of the year in 2018.
"I'm really proud; this group put their trust in our vision of where we want this program to be," Hooshyar said. "They have put the work in and now believe they can achieve even more. We're thoroughly excited to get back and go again.
"Bobby is a class act, and I am grateful to get to work for him. He is starting to see the fruits of his labor, not just because of this past good season, but for the efforts he has put into building the program over the past five years. I'm thankful to play a part in that."
The Tigers placed three competitors in the final ITA national rankings for the 2022 season. The All-America doubles team of Tad Maclean and Finn Murgett finished No. 8 nationally. Advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals this season, they finished with a 20-6 overall record this spring. Murgett and Maclean repeated as All-Americans after finishing the 2021 campaign as national runners-up.
Tyler Stice, a first team all-SEC honoree for the second straight year, completed the season with a No. 23 national ranking in singles. A two-time NCAA singles qualifier, Stice defeated the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked players in April and went 19-13 overall, facing 20 ranked opponents.
Maclean, who ended his Auburn career seventh among Auburn career leaders in doubles wins (74) and 11th in combined wins (140), finished the season ranked No. 83 in singles.
