Nate Perrone - Men's Tennis Coach - University of Delaware Athletics

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Nate Perrone

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
nperrone@udel.edu

In Perrone's second full-year with the program, the program saw an overall record of 14-9 on a schedule comprised of the nation's top tennis programs. In conference play, the Blue Hens went 3-0 in the regular season and made it to the CAA Championship semifinals before falling to #69 UNCW after winning the doubles point. The men's program saw many post-season honors including Siekanowicz being awarded CAA Rookie of the Year with four student-athletes also represented on the All-CAA rosters. Two athletes earned CSC Academic All-District recognition and Alexandre Gluck broke the program record of career singles matches won with 74 wins. During the fall, freshman Piotr Siekanowicz earned a spot at ITA Men's Sectional Championships in October of 2024. Siekanowicz also was invited to the M15 Ann Arbor competition where he qualified for sectionals, earning his third ATP point.

The 2023-24 season saw many positive changes for Delaware's tennis programs as the staff was restructured. Marc Pibernat entered as the men's team new head coach and worked one-on-one with Perrone to grow the program. In the fall, Alexandre Gluck and Daniel Krulig made it to the gold draw of the ITA Atlantic Regional doubles competition. Senior, Luis Molina successfully broke the program record of career singles matches played at 110 with his battle against Drexel in the spring. Overall, the team garnered a record of 16-4 with 4-1 in CAA play. The team advanced to the CAA Championship Quarterfinals and earned many post-season accolades including two All-CAA honors and five CSC Academic All-District recognitions.

Perrone joined the Blue Hens' tennis program as an assistant coach in January of 2023. In his first spring with the Blue Hens, he helped collect a team record of 16-9. He saw the program to the CAA Championship quarterfinals where two athletes earned post-season All-CAA Honors.

Perrone joins the Delaware staff after a stint as an assistant coach at Drexel, a role he was named to in September of 2022.

Perrone comes to the men's program after completing his bachelor's degree at Saint Joseph's University in 2021. Perrone was one of the most decorated men’s tennis players in program history.

He broke the Hawks’ single-season wins record with 27 in 2022 and was named the Atlantic 10’s Men's Tennis Player of the Year. Perrone earned the Class of 1950 Male Student-Athlete of the Year in 2021 and was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Conference First Team for three-consecutive years.

Perrone also works as a high-performance tennis coach at the Moorestown Field Club, where he works with top nationally-ranked juniors.