The UCF men’s and women’s tennis programs appointed Andrew Gladstone as the Director of Operations for both programs in September 2022.
Prior to coming to UCF, Gladstone worked for the USTA as an administrator for 20 years. In this position, he worked with professional tennis players such as Reilly Opelka, Sloane Stephens, Amanda Anisimova, Danielle Collins, and Nicole Melichar. Along with working for the USTA, Gladstone also served as a ball boy at the US Open for several years, furthering his involvement in the professional tennis world. In 2008, Gladstone’s family was voted USTA Florida’s Family of the Year by its members.
Over the summer of 2022, Gladstone was the USA masters tennis coach for the Maccabiah Games in Israel, an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event held every four years in Israel. The event is the third largest sporting event in the world, measured by the number of athletes.
Gladstone’s family includes his wife along with a son and a daughter. His wife is a leader in the United States as a 10-and-under Tennis coach and also holds the record for all-time wins at the University of South Carolina. His son, who attended the creative school at UCF back in preschool, got his master’s degree in math and is now a tennis coach in Jacksonville. Gladstone’s daughter played four years of collegiate tennis at Davidson College and graduated in 2022.
During his time at USTA, Gladstone became personal friends with famed college basketball commentator Dick Vitale. Vitale would often call Gladstone to find out the rankings of his grandchildren, who played tennis at USTA.
Along with being a passionate tennis player and fan, Gladstone loves to read business, motivational, and sports books in his free time. His new Kindle reader has become very important in his life. Gladstone also loves to run and go to fitness centers.