Pablo Montana, a two-time national coach of the year with seven NCAA Elite Eight appearances, is the new head coach for men’s and women’s tennis at Saint Leo University.
(Courtesy of California University of Pennsylvania)
“In an applicant pool with many exceptionally qualified candidates, Pablo Montana’s name quickly rose to the top,” Francis X. Reidy, Saint Leo’s director of athletics, said in a release. “His extended track record of success in Division II, combined with his international recruiting connections and his commitment to his student-athletes’ academic and athletic success, made Pablo the obvious choice to keep Saint Leo tennis among the top programs in the nation.”
Montana spent the last 12 years coaching women’s tennis at California University of Pennsylvania, building one of the nation’s elite Division II programs on a campus situated in the mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Montana guided the program to a 259-72 overall record, capturing 10 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championships and 10 NCAA Atlantic Region Championships.
Montana, a five-time Wilson/ITA Atlantic Region Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year honoree, was named the Wilson/ITA Division II Women’s Tennis National Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2010.
Since 2012, Montana has also been on the staff at the College Tennis Academy in Tampa.
Montana replaces Chris Frusci, who stepped down in June to become an assistant women’s tennis coach at Baylor University.
In two years at Saint Leo, Frusci achieved immediate success, posting an overall record of 43-8 on the men’s side, and a 42-9 record on the women’s side.
