Mait DuBois, one of the nation’s bright young coaches, takes over
the helm of the UNC Wilmington men’s tennis program this season.
DuBois is a 10-year veteran of NCAA Division I tennis and becomes
a head coach for the second time after serving as a Assistant Coach
at Charleston Southern, Virginia and N.C. State.
The Charleston, S.C., native has been a part of fi ve conference
championship teams and six NCAA Tournament appearances during his career.
One year ago, as an assistant at NCSU, DuBois helped the Wolfpack
achieve its second straight post-season berth, a No. 41 national
ranking and place Daria Petrovic and Alejandra Guerra in the NCAA
Division I Doubles Championships in Athens, Ga.
He was an assistant men’s and women’s coach on four Big South
championship squads from 1998-2001. DuBois also played a key role
as the Buccaneers racked up three NCAA Tournament appearances.
DuBois was selected head men’s and women’s coach at CSU in
2002 and guided the Buccaneer men to the BSC title, an NCAA Tournament
berth and its highest national ranking.
Following two years as the head skipper at CSU, DuBois accepted
a position as assistant women’s coach and recruiting coordinator at University of Virginia.
The Cavaliers landed a Top 30 national ranking and DuBois was
nominated for Assistant Coach-of-the-Year in the region.
DuBois then moved on to fellow Atlantic Coast Conference member
N.C. State, where he had assisted women’s coach Hans Olsen for three
seasons. The Wolfpack advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament
for the first time in 2005-06, setting program records for victories
and conference wins.
With DuBois on the staff, N.C. State qualified for the NCAA Tournament
in both 2006 and 2007, featuring a pair of All-ACC performers, and
setting a record last year for victories and wins over a ranked opponent.
DuBois enjoys recruiting and developing players. He is a certified
Level I Teaching Professional with the United States Professional Tennis
Association (USPTA) and completed the United States Tennis Association
(USTA) “High Performance Coaching” certifi cation in 2006.
After working briefly as a tennis professional at two clubs, the 33-
year-old DuBois served as a traveling coach with “Tennis Europe”. Traveling to numerous ITF events, he helped American junior players work towards establishing a world ranking.
DuBois was a four-year tennis standout at Charleston Southern
from 1993-96. He was team captain in 1995 and 1996 and was named
the Most Valuable Player on CSU’s 1996 Big South Conference Championship
team.
DuBois earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration
at CSU in 1996 and completed his Master’s degree in Business
Administration from CSU in 1999.
“I am most passionate about player development and helping my players reach their full potential,” DuBois said. “We have worked very hard to build a program that provides everything a high-performing student-athlete needs to reach the professional level. We are 100% committed to providing every student-athlete in our program with a full collegiate experience, as well as a world-class education in a family like atmosphere,”
