Angelo Anastopoulo begins his 14th year as the Head Women’s Tennis Coach and is in his fourth year as Director of Tennis. Anastopoulo also spent his first 10 years at the College coaching both the men’s and women’s teams.
During Anastopoulo’s tenure, he has compiled a 233-88 record with the women’s team and a 172-79 mark with the men’s squad. One of his most significant accomplishments at the College occurred in 1996 when his women’s team captured the TAAC Tennis Championship for the first time in school history. This was also the first NCAA Division I Conference title in any sport for the College of Charleston. For his efforts, he was named the 1996 TAAC Coach of the Year.
In 2003, he directed the women’s squad to the Southern Conference Tournament Title thus earning the Cougars their first automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Team Championship. As a result, he was named the SC Coach of the Year in 2003. In 2001, Anastopoulo was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year for women's tennis after guiding the Cougars to the finals of the SoCon tournament that year. He also led the team to the Conference finals in 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Since taking over the reigns of the tennis program in 1991, Anastopoulo has transformed the Cougar program from a Division I infant into one of the top programs in the nation.
The 37-year-old Charleston native was a tennis standout at Middleton High School and The Citadel. Anastopoulo was a nine-time State Champion at Middleton, and earned All-Conference, All-State, and All-American honors. As The Citadel team captain in 1989, he led the Bulldogs to a school record of 22-4 and a second place Southern Conference finish. For his efforts, he earned Most Valuable Player honors. While at the Citadel, he was also a national mixed doubles champion.
Upon graduating from The Citadel, Anastopoulo played several professional tournaments including qualifying for the Lipton International Players Championship - now renamed the NASDAQ 100 - before becoming a tennis professional at the Charleston Tennis Center, where he coached several South Carolina State Champions. Anastopoulo is a USTPA P1 certified tennis pro, the highest teaching certification possible.
Anastopoulo hails from a tennis-oriented family in the Charleston community. His brothers, Arthur and Akim, played at The University of South Carolina and The University Louisville respectively. Akim is a former tennis head coach at The Citadel. Anastopoulo’s sister, Patti, played on the first College of Charleston Women’s Tennis Team from 1974-78.
Anastopoulo, currently resides in Charleston with his wife, the former Paula Vallas, and their two sons, Ted (8) and Stratas (5) who are both upcoming tennis players themselves.
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1991-1992 |
18-1 |
.947 |
1992-1993 |
15-7 |
.654 |
1993-1994 |
18-9 |
.667 |
1994-1995 |
16-9 |
.654 |
1995-1996 |
22-4 |
.846 |
1996-1997 |
18-6 |
.750 |
1997-1998 |
15-7 |
.682 |
1998-1999 |
18-7 |
.720 |
1999-2000 |
12-13 |
.480 |
2000-2001 |
20-7 |
.741 |
2001-2002 |
20-6 |
.769 |
2002-2003 |
22-4 |
.846 |
2003-2004 |
19-8 |
.704 |
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1991-1992 |
18-5 |
.783 |
1992-1993 |
17-9 |
.654 |
1993-1994 |
22-4 |
.846 |
1994-1995 |
19-10 |
.655 |
1995-1996 |
19-4 |
.826 |
1996-1997 |
17-8 |
.680 |
1997-1998 |
14-8 |
.636 |
1998-1999 |
17-10 |
.630 |
1999-2000 |
13-12 |
.520 |
2000-2001 |
16-9 |
.640 |
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