Marist University Athletics

Gary Sussman brings a long history of tennis experience to Marist. A teaching professional at various venues in the Hudson Valley, Sussman has also been a USTA competitive 4.0 league player for more than 20 years, playing first and second singles. In his second season with Marist, Sussman took over the men's tennis program and was elevated to Director of Tennis. In addition, Sussman serves as an adjunct professor in the Marist Department of Communication, teaching classes such as COM 460 - Sports Public Relations as part of the Sports Communication concentration.

• Sussman is a certified roving umpire for the USTA and ITA.
• Has umpired the 2017 NYS Eastern Section Regional, Sectional State tournament, Super 6 Boys 16 and under junior tournament, and Super 6 Girls 14 and under junior tournament.

• Along with his teaching experience, Sussman has been the press conference moderator at the U.S. Open since 2016 for the opening rounds through finals for men and women.
• More on Sussman's duties via Center Field, Marist's student-led sports website, and the Marist Circle, the student newspaper on campus.

• Sussman also brings more than three decades of media experience to Marist, including 20 years with the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets, where he was Vice President of Public Relations. 
• Sussman was also the public address announcer for two decades in New Jersey, the longest tenure of any announcer in Nets’ franchise history.

• Along with his local success in tennis, Sussman’s coaching experience also runs close to home, coaching his daughter Brynn in high school and college. Brynn graduated in 2015 from Oneonta State as women’s tennis’ all-time leader in total wins and singles wins. Sussman earned his Masters at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.