The University of Miami tennis program is one of the most successful in the country. The storied history of Hurricane tennis has been highlighted by one of the best dual match records in collegiate sports. In fact, from 1957-1964, the Hurricanes rolled up 137 consecutive dual match victories, one of the most impressive winning streaks in sports history.
Through the years, the Hurricanes have also produced winning streaks of 72 and 57 straight dual match victories and have fielded only six non-winning seasons since 1950. The program’s presence on a national level has been quite dominating as the Hurricanes have qualified for the NCAA Championships 30 times since the NCAA began a dual-match, single elimination team tournament in 1977.
The University of Miami tennis program officially became a member of the BIG EAST Conference in 1991 and went on to dominate the league during its tenure, winning the BIG EAST title eight times. Miami then joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004-05. The Hurricanes quickly rose to the top of the ACC ranks and in 2006, won a share of the regular-season title, while producing the league’s Coach, Player and Freshman of the Year for the first time in conference history.
Alex Santos was hired as Miami’s head men’s tennis coach in 2024 after serving as the Canes’ associate head coach on the women’s side. Santos and the Canes advanced to the NCAA Tournament in his first season, falling to UCF in the first round.
