Filip Vittek Joins M. Tennis as Assistant Coach

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami men’s tennis head coach Alex Santos announced Thursday the hiring of Filip Vittek as assistant coach.

Vittek joins the coaching staff after spending two years as a tennis coach and academy director at Add2Performance in Tampa, Fla. Prior to his time there, he worked as an assistant coach and hitting partner for ATP Tour professional Dominik Koepfer, who competed in four Grand Slams and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

From Trnava, Slovakia, Vittek has also spent his time as an assistant coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference, where he joined Santos at the University of Pittsburgh for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In 2018, Vittek helped guide the Panthers to their first ACC tournament win in school history, highest ranked singles player and highest ranked doubles pair in program history.

“First and foremost, I want to thank Alex and Paige (Yaroshuk-Tews) for giving me the opportunity to join the Miami Hurricanes,” said Vittek. “It’s a great privilege to be here and I am excited for the future of the program and the development of the team.”

As a University of San Diego graduate, Vittek left a mark on the program, where he set the school record for most career doubles wins, earned a career-high ITA doubles ranking of No. 7 and was the first student-athlete in school history to win four consecutive WCC Tournament Championships. He was also named the 2014 Male Torero Rookie of the Year, was All-WCC First Team in doubles and singles and was the 2015-16 ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch.

“I’m really excited to welcome Filip to Coral Gables,” said Santos. “I truly believe that we are aligned in our vision of life, program, and what needs to be done to elevate Miami Tennis to the next level.”