The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Men's Tennis

Program Achievements at Chattanooga 2025 National Invitational Tournament (NIT) Champions First National Title in Program History 2023 Southern

Kerim Hyatt was hired as Assistant Coach in August 2023. As a player, he was a four-star prospect from Hanahan High School in Hanahan, S.C., ranked No. 6 in South Carolina, No. 33 in the Southeast and No. 109 in the nation according to TennisRecruiting.net. He led Hanahan to state titles as a sophomore and junior, and was named the 2016 Lowcountry Tennis Player of the Year. At UTC, Hyatt compiled an 84-76 singles record and 79-64 doubles record over five seasons (2018-23). As a freshman in 2018-19, he was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and earned All-SoCon first team honors in doubles. He was a two-time All-Southern Conference selection and made the Dean's List and A.D. Honor Roll multiple times during his playing career. In his senior season (2022-23), he finished with a 17-19 singles record and 22-10 doubles record, earning All-Southern Conference First Team Singles honors.