Bio

Mike Belmonte was elevated to head men's tennis coach in November 2017 after serving as the associate head men's and women's tennis coach since 2015. Belmonte's 16-year tenure with the Carnegie Mellon tennis program began in 2008 as a part-time assistant. He became the program's first full-time tennis assistant coach in the fall of 2010.

The 2022-23 season finished with the Tartans ranked 27th in the nation after a 7-10 dual-match season with a sixth-place finish in the University Athletic Association (UAA) which saw four teams earn NCAA bids.

Major Team Highlights

• Six straight years in the national rankings
• Highest national ranking: 10 in 2018
• Two ITA National Team Indoor Championship invites: 2018 and 2019
• 2 NCAA Championship Bids: 2018, 2021
• ITA Atlantic South Community Service Honorable Mention in 2020
• ITA All-Academic Teams: 6

Major Player Highlights

• 6 All-America Honors by two players
• Players in NCAA Singles Tournament: 2
• Pairs in NCAA Doubles Tournament: 1
• ITA Southeast Regional Champions: 1 singles, 1 doubles
• UAA First Team selections: 5
• UAA Player of the Year selections: 1
• ITA All-Academic selections: 47

Career Coaching Highlights

• Assistant coach at Carnegie Mellon University starting in the fall of 2008 in a part-time role before taking on a full-time role in 2010
• 2009 ITA National Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year
• 2009, 2014 & 2016 ITA Atlantic South Assistant Coach of the Year
• Helped mentor the 2013 ITA National Singles Champion
• Helped mentor 6 ITA Southeast Regional Singles Champions and 3 ITA Southeast Regional Doubles Champions
• 18 All-America honors by 10 players from 2009 through 2017 for the men
• 26 All-America honors by 11 players from 2009 through 2017 for the women
• 2009 women won the ITA National Team Indoor Championship and made first NCAA quarterfinals appearance in program history
• 5 NCAA quarterfinal appearances for the women from 2009 through 2017
• 5 runner-up finishes at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship for the women from 2009 through 2017
• Head coach of Keystone Oaks High School from 2006-2008
• Head tennis pro at Churchill Valley Country Club from 2007-2009
• Certified Tennis Professional by the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA)

Playing Career

• Captain at Duquesne as a senior
• Led team in victories as a sophomore