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Rick Gyllenborg | Men's and Women's Tennis Head Coach/ Associate Director of Athletics
P: 314-516-7016
E: gyllenborgri@umsl.edu
Rick Gyllenborg has been the men’s tennis head coach at the University of Missouri-St. Louis since the 1995-96 season and is entering his 13th season going into the 2007-08 season. During his career, he has produced a program that has shown success both on and off the court. He surpassed the 100 win mark during the 2004-05 season, and continues to add to that total.
The Tritons finished 11-7 last year and qualified for the GLVC Tournament before losing to Drury in the semifinals as the program has had seven winning seasons in the past eight years. The 2002 team won 16 matches on the year and became the first UMSL tennis team to earn a bid to the NCAA Regionals. The following year produced 14 wins and a second straight appearance in the NCAA Regionals. Gyllenborg has led UMSL to the GLVC Tournament in each of the last 11 years, finishing as high as second in the 2002 season.
During his 12-year tenure, Gyllenborg had coached a total of 19 all-conference players, including three freshman of the year selections. Academically, he has coached a total of 25 academic all-conference selections and UMSL's first ever GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
The Tritons had a strong season in 2004, qualifying for the GLVC Tournament and advancing to the semifinals before finishing the year with an 11-8 record. In 2003, Gyllenborg guided the men’s team to its second consecutive bid to the NCAA Regionals. The team finished with a 14-7 record on the season and placed third at the GLVC Tournament. The previous season, he led the team to an 16-5 overall record and a 7-1 record and second-place finish in the GLVC regular season and in the conference tournament. The team also qualified for the NCAA Regional for the first time in the programs history. In the 2000-01 season, the team finished third in the GLVC in both the regular season and at the conference tournament. The Tritons finished the year ranked 21st in the NCAA Great Lakes Valley Region, one spot away from qualifying for the NCAA Regionals.
Prior to coaching at UMSL, Gyllenborg coached both boys and girls tennis at the high school level and coached on the professional level in the Kansas City area for 26 years.
Gyllenborg is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and received his masters from the University of Kansas. He also serves as the Associate Athletic Director in charge of facilities.
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