David Geatz named new Penn men's tennis coach

Yesterday, David Geatz was announced as the newest head coach of the Penn men's tennis team. Geatz has some Ivy credibility, vaulting Cornell to two of its best conference finishes (2008-10) in program history (both years, 2nd-place; the best until Cornell's Ivy title in 2011). He also coached the University of Minnesota's men's team for 18 years, during which he won five Big Ten championships.

The hiring of Geatz officially marks the transition from former coach Nik DeVore, who resigned after Penn's third straight season finishing 1-6 in the Ancient Eight. Both DeVore and booster Clay Hamlin said in interviews back in April that the new tennis center (set to open this fall) would attract a bevy of qualified candidates for the vacant head coaching position. Geatz certainly seems to fit that bill, but time will tell if that can translate into results.