Geoff Young was hired as the men's associate head coach in September of 2021.
Young comes to UCF after 15 seasons as the head men's tennis coach at the University of Minnesota where he led the Gophers to the NCAA Tournament in ten of his 13 seasons prior to the shut down due to Covid-19.
Most recently, Young guided the Gophers to a 9-6 Big Ten record while going 6-2 at home. He also helped lead the doubles team of Siim Troost and Vlad Lobak to NCAA All-American honors after making it to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Doubles Tournament.
In the 2019-20 season, Young guided the Gophers to a record of 8-3 as they reached a peak team ranking of No. 29 in the nation while two seniors ranked as high as No. 33 and No. 50 in singles. Minnesota was poised to make a push at their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance before the spring season came to sudden due to COVID-19 and public health concerns.
The Gophers reached the NCAA Tournament three years in a row, including a spot in the Sweet Sixteen in the 2017-18 season after posting a 17-9 record overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten. Young recorded his 200th career victory in the 2016-17 season, which led to a team top 25 ranking.
In the 2014-15 season, Young and the Gophers went undefeated at home and 10-1 in Big Ten play to share the conference title for the first time since 1995. Minnesota finished 21st in the nation with a 21-8 overall record and made another trip to the national tournament. Young was named the ITA Region Coach of the year and Big Ten coach of the year.
Young coached Leandro Toledo to a third-round appearance at the NCAA Singles Tournament and to an All-American status in the 2013-14 season.
Under Young's guidance, the Gophers went to the NCAA Tournament five-consecutive years from 2009-13, making Minnesota only one of four Big Ten teams (Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio State) to accomplish the feat.
In his first season at the helm, Young guided Minnesota to a 15-10 overall record, a 5-5 mark in the Big Ten in 2006-07, and another trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to Minnesota, Young spent six seasons as head coach at the University of Denver posting an overall record of 71-68 and helped the Pioneers to then a program-best fourth-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference and a No. 66 national ranking in his final season.
Before his stint at Denver, Young served as an assistant men's coach at the University of Alabama for three seasons.
A two-time All-Big Ten Player at Northwestern, Young was the team's co-captain during his senior season in 1994 and collected 83 singles victories. He graduated from Northwestern in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
A Marion, Ohio native, Young was also a successful junior tennis player. He was ranked No. 1 in singles in the Midwest region 18-and-under division in 1989 and No. 1 in doubles in 1990.
Young comes to UCF after 15 seasons as the head men's tennis coach at the University of Minnesota where he led the Gophers to the NCAA Tournament in ten of his 13 seasons prior to the shut down due to Covid-19.
Most recently, Young guided the Gophers to a 9-6 Big Ten record while going 6-2 at home. He also helped lead the doubles team of Siim Troost and Vlad Lobak to NCAA All-American honors after making it to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Doubles Tournament.
In the 2019-20 season, Young guided the Gophers to a record of 8-3 as they reached a peak team ranking of No. 29 in the nation while two seniors ranked as high as No. 33 and No. 50 in singles. Minnesota was poised to make a push at their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance before the spring season came to sudden due to COVID-19 and public health concerns.
The Gophers reached the NCAA Tournament three years in a row, including a spot in the Sweet Sixteen in the 2017-18 season after posting a 17-9 record overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten. Young recorded his 200th career victory in the 2016-17 season, which led to a team top 25 ranking.
In the 2014-15 season, Young and the Gophers went undefeated at home and 10-1 in Big Ten play to share the conference title for the first time since 1995. Minnesota finished 21st in the nation with a 21-8 overall record and made another trip to the national tournament. Young was named the ITA Region Coach of the year and Big Ten coach of the year.
Young coached Leandro Toledo to a third-round appearance at the NCAA Singles Tournament and to an All-American status in the 2013-14 season.
Under Young's guidance, the Gophers went to the NCAA Tournament five-consecutive years from 2009-13, making Minnesota only one of four Big Ten teams (Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio State) to accomplish the feat.
In his first season at the helm, Young guided Minnesota to a 15-10 overall record, a 5-5 mark in the Big Ten in 2006-07, and another trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to Minnesota, Young spent six seasons as head coach at the University of Denver posting an overall record of 71-68 and helped the Pioneers to then a program-best fourth-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference and a No. 66 national ranking in his final season.
Before his stint at Denver, Young served as an assistant men's coach at the University of Alabama for three seasons.
A two-time All-Big Ten Player at Northwestern, Young was the team's co-captain during his senior season in 1994 and collected 83 singles victories. He graduated from Northwestern in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
A Marion, Ohio native, Young was also a successful junior tennis player. He was ranked No. 1 in singles in the Midwest region 18-and-under division in 1989 and No. 1 in doubles in 1990.