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  1. 06-28-2014, 11:28 AM #1
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    MSU Men's Tennis hires Matt Roberts

    Matt Roberts has been officially named the 19th head coach of the Men's Tennis program. He was an assistant under previous head coach Per Nillson for two seasons. Roberts was a two-time All-SEC Selection during his career with the University of Arkansas. Other info found below:

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    Very LT-like hire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by curmudgeon View Post
    Very LT-like hire.
    I guess time will tell. We elevated our assistant.

    A former player just emailed me he was very surprised at the choice given that we are Top 20 program.

    He was expecting us to hire an existing head coach.
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    My article on the hire: http://maroonandwhitenation.com/2014...h-mens-tennis/
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    Great insight? I'm all for linking content but that was basically a cut and paste of the ad release. I was expecting some commentary or opinion. I know nothing about men's tennis but it does seem like a status quo hire considering we are a top 20 program. Of course, we did just lose an alum coach to a women's program; so, maybe this was the best we could do. Pepperdine is beautiful for sure but I have to think Nillson must have been frustrated with the lack of movement on facility improvements.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ScottH View Post
    I guess time will tell. We elevated our assistant.

    A former player just emailed me he was very surprised at the choice given that we are Top 20 program.

    He was expecting us to hire an existing head coach.
    We tried. We were turned down.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Homedawg View Post
    We tried. We were turned down.
    By anyone other than Matt Hill?

    Brett Masi wanted the job.
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    How much influence did Matt Roberts have in the tennis teams past success ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Offshore Dawg View Post
    How much influence did Matt Roberts have in the tennis teams past success ??
    I have no idea. All I know is there were two assistant coaches this year. Roberts and Chaudry. Chaudry just graduated the previous year. So Roberts was the most senior of the assistants.
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