Mike Belmonte
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- Title:
- Head Coach
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- Phone:
- 412-268-4924
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- Email:
- mgbelmon@andrew.cmu.edu
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- Previous College:
- Duquesne, '06
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- Bachelor's Degree:
- History & Politicial Science
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- Graduate School:
- California Univ. of Pennsylvania. '15
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- Master's Degree:
- Athletic Administration
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- Overall Record:
- 51-47 (6 years)
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- Record at CMU:
- 51-47 (6 years)
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