Kris Kwinta

Biography

Kris Kwinta joined the Cal Athletics family in the fall of 2021, when he was named the Peter Wright Director of Men's Tennis as the head coach of the California men's tennis program. Kwinta earned All-American honors as a player at UCLA before embarking on his coaching career, first at his alma mater, and then for the last nine seasons at USC where he served as associate head coach since 2014. Kwinta presides over a storied Cal program that has made 37 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, produced 36 All-Americans, captured nine NCAA doubles championships and won two NCAA singles titles. The Bears also won the national collegiate title in 1925 as well as ITA National Indoor Championships in 1980 and 1989. The 2014 ITA Southwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year, Kwinta served as the associate head coach of the Trojans from 2014-15 until departing for Berkeley. In the 2020-21 season, Kwinta helped USC compile a 23-7 dual-match record and reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. Kwinta began his USC tenure in 2012-13 under former head coach Peter Smith, served as the interim head coach of the program when Smith retired in July 2019, and remained on staff when Masi was hired as head coach in August 2019. Previously, Kwinta served as an assistant for four seasons at UCLA under his college coach, Billy Martin. After one season at Tennessee, Kwinta transferred to UCLA where he played two seasons, most notably winning the clinching match in the Bruins' 4-3 upset of Baylor to