Matt Lucas

Biography

Matt Lucas enters his second year with Tennessee and his second as the associate head coach for the 2025-26 season. Lucas helped the Vols reach the round of 16 in the 2024-25 season, which adds on to the previous mark set the year before for Tennessee's most consecutive appearances in the Round of 16 or further since the tournament adopted its current 64-team format in 1999. A talented coach and experienced leader on and off the courts, Matt Lucas was announced as the associate head coach for the Tennessee men's tennis program by head coach Chris Woodruff Nov. 26, 2024. "Matt brings an abundance of knowledge into our tennis program," said Woodruff. "He excels in so many facets of collegiate athletics, from his head coaching experience to player relations to familiarity with the Southeastern Conference. We are fortunate to have him at Tennessee." Most recently, Lucas served as the head coach for the University of North Florida. In his seven seasons at the helm, Lucas notched an 87-59 (.596) overall record, with a 33-9 record in conference play. He also marked a stellar 21-3 record over the past three years against ASUN opponents. Lucas is coming off a very successful season with an undefeated record in conference play for the second time at UNF, garnering ASUN regular season and tournament championships and NCAA team and singles postseason appearances. He also helped usher the ASUN's Player of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Doubles Pair of the Year, as well as two F