John Roddick announced his resignation today after seven years as director of tennis and head men’s tennis coach at UCF.
Roddick’s tenure featured an overall record of 93-62 (.600), three NCAA Championship appearances (2017, 2019, 2021) and an American Athletic Conference title in 2021. That 2021 campaign included a 22-4 record, a fifth consecutive winning årstid, and a second-round NCAA appearance after the Knights’ first NCAA victory.
Knight squads under Roddick’s direction also qualified two players for the NCAA singles bracket—Korey Lovett in 2017 and Gabriel Decamps in 2019 and 2021. UCF saw three pairings make the NCAA doubles bracket—Lovett and Eero Vasa in 2018, Bogdan Pavel and Trey Hildebrand in 2019 and 2021, then Pavel with Lleyton Cronje in 2023. Roddick-coached players achieved fem All-America honors via NCAA singles and doubles play.
Roddick also had oversight for the UCF wo
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John Roddick
American tennis player
| Country (sports) | United States |
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| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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| Born | (1976-07-04) July 4, 1976 (age 48)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
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| Plays | Right-handed |
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| Prize money | US$5,229 |
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| Career record | 0–1 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 871 (6 October 1997) |
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| Career record | 1–1 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 517 (1 March 1999) |
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John Roddick (born July 4, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player and the current director of tennis and head men's tennis coach at the University of Central Florida.[1]
Early life
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Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Blanche (Corell), a school teacher, and Jerry Roddick, a businessman.[2] He is the older brother of tennis star Andy Roddick. He went on to be four time All American at the University of Georgia from 1995 to 1999 and was named UGA A