University of California-Los Angeles Men's Tennis

The program’s all-time leader in head-coaching wins, Billy Martin enters his 33rd year directing UCLA men’s tennis in 2025-26. It also marks his 43rd year on staff, as he assisted friend and mentor Glenn Bassett for 10 years prior to taking the reins in 1994. Owner of a 676-175 (.794) career record, Martin passed Bassett April 25, 2019 with win No. 593. The longest-tenured active head coach at UCLA is only the fourth in the history of the men’s tennis program, following legends Bill Ackerman (1921-1950), J.D. Morgan (1951-1966) and Bassett (1967-1993). Martin became just the third active head coach to be inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame, joining Al Scates and Valorie Kondos Field, in 2015. Perhaps the most amazing accomplishment in Martin’s career is his ability to consistently compete for championships, as his teams have posted top-five finishes at the season-ending NCAA Championships in 24 of 31 completed seasons. Martin’s finest season at the helm came in 2005, when he led UCLA to its first NCAA title since 1984. The 4-3 come-from-behind victory over top-seeded and undefeated Baylor in College Station, Texas marked UCLA’s 16th NCAA team championship in men’s tennis, and the school’s 97th overall. The win snapped Baylor’s 57-match winning streak, the second longest in NCAA history. It also avenged the Bruins’ 4-0 loss to the Bears in the 2004 NCAA final. In addition to the dramatic run to the title in 2005, Martin has had several near misses at the NCAA Champion

Rikus de Villiers embarks on his 13th season on the UCLA men’s tennis coaching staff, and sixth as associate head coach, in 2025-26. He served in the role of volunteer assistant coach for five of the six seasons prior to his promotion by head coach Billy Martin in June 2018. A native of Durban, South Africa, de Villiers came to UCLA in the fall of 2012 and immediately aided the Bruins in their run to the final round of the NCAA Championships the following spring. Over the course of his first five seasons on staff, UCLA registered an overall record of 124-25 (.832) and dropped just three regular-season Pac-12 matches (32-3). The 2014, 2016 and 2018 Bruins also secured Pac-12 tournament titles during de Villiers' time as a volunteer. He coached American Ryan Harrison on the ATP World Tour during his time away from the program in 2015-16. UCLA had a memorable first season as a member of the Big Ten Conference, winning 17 of its final 20 matches in 2024-25. The Bruins seized the Big Ten Conference Tournament title, beating host and top-seeded Ohio State in a 4-3 thriller that snapped the Buckeyes’ 76-match home winning streak. Unseeded UCLA ultimately reached the NCAA Championships quarterfinal round, beating crosstown rival USC at Los Angeles Tennis Center (LATC) to get there. In the 2019 dual-match season, de Villiers helped the program to its fourth regular-season Pac-12 title in a row. UCLA went 8-0 in conference play, stretching its winning streak in league regular-season ma

Equipped with NCAA Division I playing experience and a rich coaching pedigree, Wil Martin enters his fifth season as an assistant coach for UCLA men's tennis...