ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) – UCF women’s tennis head coach Stephanie Nickitas announced Friday that she has hired Tony Giannoni as her assistant coach beginning immediately. Giannoni comes to Orlando after spending two seasons as the University of Florida’s volunteer assistant coach.
“We are really excited to have Tony join our program,” said Nickitas. “He brings a vast amount of coaching experience and has a long background at both the junior and collegiate levels. He’s been working for Florida the last two years which is a national caliber team, and that knowledge and experience will help our program grow to where we want to take it. Tony also is from Florida so he is well connected in recruiting circles which will allow us to bring in those players that will help this team excel.”
A graduate from Florida in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, Giannoni helped the Gators reach the Sweet Sixteen in last year’s NCAA Tournament and the Final Four in 2008. A native of Miami, he also was a tennis instructor at the DB Racquet Club in Gainesville beginning in 2005 and assisted the Florida men’s team as a stringer in 2005-06.
“I’m thrilled to have this opportunity. I’ve spent a lot of time working on this goal of getting an assistant coaching job,” said Giannoni. “I feel like I’m in a great place. We have several ladies who have proven themselves here and have been ranked which is huge if we want to continue to move forward.”
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