After six weeks without one, the Idaho men’s tennis team has a new head coach. Raleigh Grossbaum joins the program after two seasons at Dartmouth College.
“I am truly grateful to Terry Gawlik, and the rest of the Idaho senior staff for trusting me and believing in my ability to lead this program,” Grossbaum said in a press release. “I also want to recognize Coach Daniel Hangstefer for the excellent job he did with this team over the last five years. The progress and momentum he built here will continue to aid our successes in the coming years.”
During his time as an assistant coach at Dartmouth, Grossbaum helped sign the 22nd ranked recruiting class in the country. Before Dartmouth, he spent a season as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Georgia.
While Grossbaum was in Athens, Georgia, the Bulldogs were a top-10 team in the nation. They finished 17-7 (8-4) in the SEC and reached the NCAA Elite 8.
At the age of 29, Grossbaum is already in his second head coaching position. Before going down south, he was the head coach at Southern Utah University in 2020. The Thunderbirds were 3-7 before Big Sky Conference play was cancelled.
After coaching in the Northeast, South and West, Grossbaum is returning to his old stomping grounds for this position.
“I am thrilled to be returning to my home state,” Grossbaum stated in a press release. “I plan to capitalize on Idaho’s great strengths and build the program to new heights. I see a bright future ahead, and I’m eager to get to work in pursuit of that vision.”
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