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UMW Women's Tennis Head Coach Patrick Catullo

Head Coach Patrick Catullo In just four seasons as the head women’s tennis coach at the University of Mary Washington, Patrick Catullo has led the Eagles back to greatness, as the program has advanced greatly in each year of his tenure. The Eagles spent the entire 2007-08 season ranked in the top 10 nationally, and advanced to the NCAA Championship quarterfinals for the first time since 1993. The Eagles have advanced further each year under Catullo’s tenure in Fredericksburg, and have posted a cumulative record of 70-24, including a mark of 45-7 over the past two seasons.

A Mary Washington alumnus, Catullo has led the team to four Capital Athletic Conference championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances after coaching for five years at Broward (Fla.) Community College. While at Broward, Catullo produced 30 state champions, 12 national champions, and 23 All-Americans. A two-time NJCAA National Coach of the Year, his Seahawk teams posted a 76-22 overall record, including a 43-1 conference mark.

Prior to his work at Broward CC, where he also worked as sports information director and assistant athletic coordinator, he served as an assistant coach at Flagler College and as a tennis pro at the ATP Country Club in Ponte Vedra, Fla. He is a member of the United States Professional Tennis Registry.

“There is a distinguished honor about the women’s team at Mary Washington, and a great tradition of success. I look forward to challenges as well as the successes that lay ahead for the UMW tennis team,” said Catullo, who with his wife, Linda, and two sons, Ryan and Chase, reside in Fredericksburg.

email Coach Catullo: pcatullo@umw.edu

 

assistant coach art canizaresAssistant Coach Art Canizares

A USPTR instructor, Art has worked as Tennis Pro at Montclair Golf, Swim, and Tennis Club, as well as at the Fredericksburg Country Club. He just completed his third season as assistant coach for the Eagles, having helped lead the team to an NCAA Championship appearance and CAC Championship in each of his two seasons. A 1995 graduate of Duke University, Canizares lives in Fredericksburg.