Men's Tennis Coaches

01/01/00

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Head Coach Peter Daub

At W&M
• Led W&M to its highest ITA National Ranking in school history at No. 31 in 2007
• Guided the Tribe to its seventh season of 15 or more victories with 16 last season
• W&M advanced to its third NCAA Tournament under Daub in 2007
• Two-time Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year (1999, 2001)
• Career coaching record stands at 417-292 (men’s and women’s combined)
• One of eight head coaches in the history of W&M Athletics to register over 200 victories at the institution.
• Won 200th career match with a 7-0 sweep of George Washington on March 9, 2007
• Claimed his 400th career win with a 4-3 win over Georgia State on April 9, 2007
• Guided Tribe to the 2005 CAA Championship
• 2005 USTA/Virginia College Coach of the Year
• 2006 USTPA Mid-Atlantic College Coach of the Year
• In 2004, the Tribe upset Tennessee on the road, 4-3, in the program’s first win over a top-10 SEC team in more than 30 years. W&M also stunned VCU with a win in Richmond, handing the seventh-ranked Rams its first loss ever in CAA play, as the Tribe earned another win over a top-10 opponent.
• Daub-coached players have earned a combined 43 All-CAA honors (25 singles/18 doubles).
• Coached a singles player to the NCAA Championships and a doubles team to the NCAA Championships on two occasions each.
• Saw Jeff Kader (singles) in 2003 and Alex Cojanu and Colin O’Brien (doubles) in 2006 become the first W&M players to compete in the ITA National Indoor Championship
• Coached a CAA Player of the Year, two CAA Rookies of the Year, an ITA Mideast Region Doubles Championship team and a CAA Tournament MVP
• Slogan of “Wild and Crazy Doubles” revolves around constant movement and motion in a very aggressive, structured atmosphere.

College Coaching Prior to W&M
• As Georgia’s assistant coach, helped the Bulldogs achieve No. 4 and No. 2 national rankings and compete in the NCAA finals in 1993
• In 1995, coached the United States to a gold medal at the World University Games in Japan
• Coached at Redlands College for two seasons
• The men’s head coach at Temple from 1982 through 1989, he also led the women’s team from 1985 to 1989
• His players at Temple on the combined teams won the “Highest Student-Athlete GPA Award” for averaging over a 3.0 GPA for eight semesters.

Professional Coaching Prior to W&M
• Coached professionals at Wimbledon, Australian Open and U.S. Open
• Coached a pair of doubles teams to the round of 16 at Wimbledon
• A featured speaker at various events, including the USTA and USPTA national conventions and the ITA Coaches Convention
• At the 1997 and 2000 U.S. Opens, gave clinics at the USTA Tennis Teachers Conference
• Served as the coach of the Mid-Atlantic section at the Junior Davis Cup

As a Player
• Played professionally, winning titles in Australia and New Zealand
• First tennis player to be inducted into the Findlay College Athletic Hall of Fame

Education
• Earned master’s degree in education (sports administration) at Temple University
• A graduate of Findlay College in 1970

Personal
• Lives in Williamsburg with his wife Ruth, a former Scottish Internationlist and a nationally ranked player in the USTA Seniors.
• Has a daughter, Kate, who played volleyball and tennis collegiately at UVA-Wise and son, Doug, who won the 2000 high school state doubles title, and played tennnis collegiately at VCU.


Assistant Coach Marcos Asse

At W&M
• Helped guide W&M to its highest ITA National Ranking in school history at No. 31 and a spot in the NCAA Tournament during the 2007 campaign
• During the fall of 2006, Asse was on the court as Alex Cojanu and Colin O’Brien won the ITA Mideast Region championship in doubles
• Responsibilities with the Tribe include coordinating travel for the team, recruiting and off-court conditioning. He also teaches clinics for the city of Williamsburg at the start-up level
• Helped to guide the Tribe to a CAA Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2005

Prior to W&M
• Served as the head tennis professional at the Westside Tennis Park in Gainesville, Fla.
• Was the head girls’ tennis coach at Oak Hill High School in the spring of 2004

As a Player
• Helped the Gators win the SEC Championship in 2000
• Florida advanced to the NCAA semifinals and was ranked No. 2 nationally during the 2000 season
• Was the No. 1 singles player in the state of Florida for most of 2002 in the United States Tennis Association men’s open rankings

Education
• Graduate from the University of Florida in 2001 with a degree in finance

Personal
• Lives in Williamsburg with his wife, Nikki. She is also a graduate of the University of Florida with an undergraduate degree in microbiology and a Ph. D. in immunology
• His parents, Carlos Asse and Marilyn Wall, still live in Gainesville, Fla. as well as his two brothers, Carly and Miguel

Head Coach Peter Daub said of Asse…
“Marcos is one of the premier assistant coaches in the country. His personality and ability to relate to players is second to none. He has made a tremendous impact on our program, especially on recruiting, through his hard work and his personality which radiate a feeling of warmth and confidence.”