The 2012 ITA Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year, Justin Kronauge has transferred his expertise as a collegiate player to the coaching realms. Hired in 2010 by his mentor, Ty Tucker, Kronauge has been a tremendous asset to the Buckeyes the past three seasons and subsequently was named associate head coach during the summer.

 

In his three seasons as the assistant coach, Kronauge helped guide the Buckeyes to a combined 93-10 record. In 2011, the Scarlet and Gray posted a 34-3 overall mark en route to their sixth consecutive Big Ten Conference regular-season and tournament titles. The next year, Kronauge and the Buckeyes amassed a 34-4 ledger and concluded the conference regular season in first place. Last season, the Buckeyes posted a 35-3 record and won both the Big Ten regular-season and tournament crowns. Additionally, during the past three campaigns, Kronauge has guided some of his former teammates to impressive runs at the NCAA tournament, including a semifinal finish in 2013.

 

The Dayton, Ohio, native concluded his collegiate career at Ohio State during the spring of 2010 and earned his bachelor's degree in finance that August after posting one of the most successful careers in Ohio State men's tennis history. A two-time All-American and the 2010 Midwest Region Farnsworth/ITA Senior Player of the Year, Kronauge concluded his historic Ohio State tennis career with multiple program records. (Most career singles wins (147), most career doubles wins (133) and most combined wins with 280 victories.) Furthermore, Kronauge, a three-time unanimous All-Big Ten recipient, was just the third Buckeye to have at least 100 singles and 100 doubles wins. He also became just the sixth Ohio State men's tennis player to reach 100 doubles wins.