Greg Patton

Coach Patton brings over 40 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and national level.

Patton has been the U.S. Collegiate Masters’U Team co-coach for eight years (2009-16) where he has helped guide the team to seven world championships in 2009 and 2011-16, as well as one runner-up finish in 2010.

In 1998, Patton accepted a position as a coach with the U.S. Junior National team program. Patton coached at the junior level from 1998-2003 leading the National Boys’ 14s to the 2003 World Cup Championship, defeating teams from Argentina and Spain in the process.

Patton also coached the junior national team from 1984-87 leading many junior players to top five world rankings. At the junior level, Patton helped groom some of the finest tennis players America has had to offer including Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, David Wheaton, and Malavai Washington.

Prior to becoming the head coach of Boise State in 1993 (22 seasons at Boise State), Patton coached at UC Irvine from 1979-92. During his tenure he led the Anteaters to nine Big West championships (1981, 1983-85, 1987-90, 1992) and multiple top 25 finishes in the final national rankings. He was named NCAA Coach of the Year in 1987 and was a five-time Big West Coach of the Year.

His first job as a coach was with his alma mater UC Santa Barbara from 1976-78 before spending time at CSU Bakersfield (1978-79) and then moving onto UC Irvine.