Dillon Pottish

Biography

Dillon Pottish enters his sixth season as the head coach of the men’s tennis team after arriving at St. John's in August of 2018. In his fifth season at the helm in 2022-23, Pottish guided the program to its seventh BIG EAST Championship and the second during his tenure. The head coach led a group of newcomers to an NCAA Tournament, earning an automatic bid after rolling through the conference tournament and eventually sweeping Butler in the BIG EAST Championship match, 4-0. The NCAA Tournament appearance marked the fifth in nine years for the Red Storm men's tennis program. Overall, St. John's finished the 2022-23 campaign with an overall record of 20-6 in dual match play, the first 20-win season for the squad since 2016. The Red Storm finished incredibly strong tallying 11 wins its last 13 matches to end the year and compiled an undefeated record, 6-0, against BIG EAST opponents. The men's tennis team garnered plenty of accolades this past season as Pottish and his staff were named the BIG EAST Coaching of the Year. Graduate student Diogo Marques was named BIG EAST Player of the Year and the conference tournament's most outstanding player. The Setubal, Portugal native was tabbed to all BIG EAST first team and was joined by teammate Carl Gustafsson. Additionally, Marques and doubles partner Axel Vila Antuna reached as high as no. 54 in the ITA National rankings. In his fourth season at the helm, Pottish posted a 17-6 dual-match record, reached a third-straight BIG EAST Champ