Editor's Note: The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is celebrating its 40th anniversary season in 2020-21. Throughout this summer, the conference will be announcing all-anniversary teams for each sport it currently sponsors. In conjunction, the Marist Athletics Department will highlight its achievements from the MAAC era.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist Men's and Women's Tennis joined the MAAC for the 1997 season. Since then, the sport has seen an exceptional amount of individual success at the student-athlete and coaching levels and overall team success.
In total, the programs have combined for 16 MAAC Championships and appearances in the NCAA Tournament – 12 on the men's side (most in the MAAC) and four on the women's side (tied for second-most in the MAAC). Both programs established year-long streaks of dominance, with the women's program winning back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008. The men's program started its MAAC tenure with five-straight conference championships, and most recently won three in a row from 2013-15.
- Loic Sessagesimi | 2006-10 – A four-year starter, Loic Sessagesimi compiled 142 wins in his career, with 75 in singles and 67 in doubles. He is a three-time MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Performer, playing a vital part of the Red Foxes' 2008, 2009, and 2010 MAAC Championship squads. In the Fall of 2009, he notched the best individual performance in Marist history at the ITA Northeast Regional Tournament, when he reached the Round of 16.
- Joseph Dube | 2011-15
- Dylan Fletcher | 2013-17
- Patrick Hofer | 2000-03
- Lorenzo Rossi | 2010-14
- Joana Sun | 2009-13 – Joana Sun totaled 98 career wins across her four-year career, primarily competing out of third singles and the top-two doubles flights. She was selected to the All-MAAC First Team in all four years, including third singles from her freshman to junior year, first doubles in her rookie season, and second doubles in her sophomore year, being the only Red Fox to garner First Team honors in 2010 and 2011. She was part of Marist's 2011 and 2013 MAAC Championships.
- Marielle Campbell | 2010-14
- Erin Godly | 2004-08
- Christine Ong | 2004-08
- Kelsey Raynor | 2009-13
- Tim Smith | Men's Tennis – Tim Smith served as head men's tennis coach for Marist's first 21 seasons in the MAAC (1998-2018). Smith's remarkable run included 12 MAAC championships, Championship finals appearances in 19 of his seasons, and a 142-11 mark in conference play. Smith captured championships in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015. He was a four-time MAAC Coach of the Year recipient who coached four MAAC Players of the Year, and six MAAC Rookies of the Year. He also coached 64 All-MAAC singles players and 37 All-MAAC doubles tandems. Smith's overall record with the Red Foxes was 345-111.
- Roge Nesbitt | Women's Tennis – Roge Nesbitt served as head coach of the Marist women's tennis program for seven seasons (2007-13), during which the Red Foxes won all four of their MAAC championships (2007, 2008, 2011, 2013). Nesbitt was named MAAC Coach of the Year in 2011. In her tenure, Nesbitt led the Red Foxes to a 40-8 mark in MAAC regular-season play. Marist reached the MAAC Championship final six times in her seven-year tenure.
- 1998 MAAC Champions
- 1999 NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. Texas
- Overall Record: 11-0
- Full Recap
- 2000 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Ralph Van DePlasse
- 2000 NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. Baylor
- Overall Record: 20-4 | MAAC Record: 7-0
- Full Recap
- 2001 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Patrick Hofer
- 2001 NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. LSU
- Overall Record: 17-8 | MAAC Record: 9-0
- Full Recap
- 2002 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Patrick Hofer
- 2002 NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. Harvard
- Overall Record: 19-7 | MAAC Record: 9-0
- Full Recap
- 2003 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Patrick Hofer
- 2003 NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. Alabama
- Overall Record: 22-3 | MAAC Record: 9-0
- Full Recap
- 2007 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Player of the Year: Christine Ong
- MAAC Rookie of the Year: Cassie Strange
- NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. UNC
- All-MAAC First Team: Christine Ong – No. 1 Singles | Erin Godly – No. 3 Singles | Mirelva Colon – No. 6 Singles | Christine Ong/Cassie Strange – No. 1 Doubles | Erin Godly/Alexa Strange – No. 2 Doubles
- All-MAAC Second Team: Cassie Strange – No. 2 Singles
- Overall Record: 13-2 | MAAC Record: 9-0
- Full Recap
- 2008 Women's Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Performers: Erin Godly, Christine Ong
- NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. USC
- All-MAAC First Team: Erin Godly, Cassie Strange, Alexa Strange
- All-MAAC Second Team: Christine Ong, Mirelva Colon
- Overall Record: 10-9 | MAAC Record: 6-0
- Full Women's Recap
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- 2008 Men's Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Performer: Loic Sessagesimi
- MAAC Rookie of the Year: Marcus von Nordheim
- NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. Ole Miss
- All-MAAC First Team: Loic Sessagesimi, Nicolas Pisecky, Greg Marks
- All-MAAC Second Team: Marcus von Nordheim, Landon Greene
- Overall Record: 14-5 | MAAC Record: 6-0
- Full Men's Recap
- 2009 MAAC Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Performer: Loic Sessagesimi
- NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. Florida
- All-MAAC First Team: Loic Sessagesimi – No. 2 Singles | Nicolas Pisecky – No. 3 Singles | Landon Greene – No. 5 Singles | Matt Himmelsbach – No. 6 Singles | Christian Coley/Rhys Hobbs – No. 1 Doubles | Nicolas Pisecky/Landon Greene – No. 3 Doubles
- All-MAAC Second Team: Christian Coley – No. 1 Singles | Marcus von Nordheim – No. 4 Singles | Loic Sessagesimi/Matt Himmelsbach – No. 2 Doubles
- Overall Record: 12-4 | MAAC Record: 5-1
- Full Recap
- 2010 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Performer: Loic Sessagesimi
- NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. USC
- All-MAAC First Team: Christian Coley – No. 1 Singles | Nicolas Pisecky – No. 3 Singles | Matt Himmelsbach – No. 4 Singles | Landon Greene – No. 5 Singles | Marcus von Nordheim – No. 6 Singles | Christian Coley/Matt Himmelsbach – No. 2 Doubles | Nicolas Pisecky/Loic Sessagesimi – No. 3 Doubles
- All-MAAC Second Team: Loic Sessagesimi – No. 2 Singles | Rhys Hobbs/Landon Greene – Co-No. 1 Doubles
- Overall Record: 14-6 | MAAC Record: 6-0
- Full Recap
- 2011 Women's MAAC Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Marielle Campbell
- NCAA tournament Appearance vs. Georgia
- All-MAAC First Team Singles: Joana Sun
- All-MAAC First Team Doubles: Erin McCarthy/Kelsey Raynor | Joana Sun/Marielle Campbell | Jeannie Lukin/Retta Byron
- All-MAAC Second Team Singles: Erin McCarthy | Jeannie Lukin
- Overall Record: 13-8 | MAAC Record: 5-1
- Full Women's Recap
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- 2011 Men's MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Player and Rookie of the Year: Lorenzo Rossi
- NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. California
- All-MAAC First Team Singles: Landon Greene | Matt Himmelsbach | Nicolas Pisecky | Will Reznek | Lorenzo Rossi | Joris Van Eck
- All-MAAC First Team Doubles: Matt Himmelsbach/Joris Van Eck | Will Reznek/Lorenzo Rossi
- All-MAAC Second Team Doubles: Rhys Hobbs/Nicolas Pisecky
- Overall Record: 18-4 | MAAC Record: 6-0
- Full Men's Recap
- 2013 Women's MAAC Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Kelsey Raynor
- NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. Florida
- All-MAAC First Team: Joana Sun – No. 3 Singles | Kelsey Raynor/Sabrina Tahir – No. 2 Doubles
- All-MAAC Second Team: Karly Pang – No. 2 Singles | Marielle Campbell – No. 4 Singles
- Overall Record: 11-8 | MAAC Record: 6-1
- Full Women's Recap
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- 2013 Men's MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Lorenzo Rossi
- MAAC Player of the Year: Dalen Klassen
- MAAC Rookie of the Year: Fredrik Bjerke
- All-MAAC First Team: Lorenzo Rossi – No. 1 Singles | Dalen Klassen – No. 2 Singles | Joris Van Eck – No. 4 Singles | Joseph Dube – No. 5 Singles | Fredrik Bjerke – No. 6 Singles | Billy Bishop/Dalen Klassen – No. 1 Doubles
- All-MAAC Second Team: Will Reznek – No. 3 Singles | Fredrik Bjerke/Trym Nagelstad – No. 2 Doubles | Lorenzo Rossi/Joris Van Eck – No. 3 Doubles
- Overall Record: 17-4 | MAAC Record: 6-0
- Full Men's Recap
- 2014 MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Joseph Dube
- NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. Texas
- All-MAAC First Team: Dalen Klassen – No. 2 Singles | Will Reznek – No. 3 Singles | Joseph Dube – No. 4 Singles | Fredrik Bjerke – No. 5 Singles | Lorenzo Rossi/ Will Reznek – No. 1 Doubles | Dalen Klassen/ Trym Nagelstad – No. 2 Doubles
- All-MAAC Second Team: Lorenzo Rossi – No. 1 Singles | Matteo Giudici – No. 6 Singles | Matteo Giudici/Dylan Fletcher – No. 3 Doubles
- Full Recap
- 2015 MAAC Tournament Champions
- MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Rudolf Kurz
- NCAA Tournament Appearance vs. TCU
- MAAC Rookie of the Year: Rudolf Kurz
- All-MAAC First Team: Rudolf Kurz – No. 2 Singles | Joseph Dube – No. 4 Singles | Matteo Giudici – No. 5 Singles | Rudolf Kurz/Dylan Fletcher – No. 3 Doubles
- All-MAAC Second Team: Fredrik Bjerke – No. 3 Singles | Jan Dernic – No. 6 Singles | Justin Chanthalangsy/Matteo Giudici – No. 2 Doubles
- Overall Record: 15-8 | MAAC Record: 6-1
- Full Recap
