2011-12 Men's Tennis

Record: 1-2 Home: 0-1 Away: 1-1 RRAC: 0-0
2011-12 Men's Tennis Coaches
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Sal Castillo - Head Coach - 4th Season
Sal Castillo enters 2011-2012 with three seasons as head coach of the men's and women's tennis teams at OLLU under his belt. Prior to taking charge of the OLLU tennis teams, Castillo has enjoyed an illustrious tennis career. Several of his achievements include:
  • 2006-2007: Selected as player/captain Unite d States Fred Perry Cup Team
  • Fred Perry Cup World Champions in 2006 and finalist in 2007
  • 2003-2005: Selected as captain of United States Leon Dubler Cup Team
  • 2000, 2004, 2005: Dubler Cup World Champions
  • 2001-2003: Ranked No. 1 in the United States by the USTA in Men's 45 and older singles
  • 2001-2002: Ranked No. 1 in the world by International Tennis Federation
  • Two time ITF World Champion in Men's 45 and older doubles
  • 2001: Professional Tennis Registry International Player of the Year
  • 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996: Selected as player of United States Italia Cup 
  • 1993 and 1994: United States Professional Tennis Assoc. National Player of the Year
  • 1993: Played professional World Team Tennis for San Antonio Racquets 
  • 1990: Featured in Sports Illustrated, Faces in the Crowd, for being the only player ever to win four national USTA doubles titles with four different partners on four different surfaces in the same year
  • Ranked No. 1 in the United States in singles and doubles in Men's 35, 40, and 45 and older age divisions during career
  • Earned over 50 national and international championships in singles and doubles
  • Coached privately at professional level for four years and also coached three college all-americans including two-time NCAA Div II singles champion Rebecca Huereque and NJCAA singles and doubles champion Mike Castillo.

During the 2010-2011 season Castillo led men's to a third place finish in the conference regional tournament. OLLU's tennis teams also hold the highest GPA out of all athletic teams on campus as Castillo stresses the importance of education to his student-athletes.

 
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Dante Childs - Assistant Coach - 2nd Season
Dante Childs is pursuing a master's degree from Our Lady of the Lake University while working as assistant tennis coach.

 
He received his Bachelor of Science in Sociology from OLLU. In 2008, Childs became a personal trainer for the University, which led to his position as the head of conditioning for the tennis team.
 

While attending Pleasanton High School in Pleasanton, Texas, Childs earned four years of tennis experience. He made the varsity doubles team as a freshman in 1990. He was given an Honorable Mention in 1992 for singles play, and he made the Second-Team All-District for doubles in 1991 and 1993.


Additionally, Childs brings coaching experience from several years of coaching boy's basketball as well as boys and girls soccer. In 1997, Childs led the St. Martin's Hall 7th grade boy's basketball team to a second place finish in its conference. In 1998, the 8th grade boy's basketball team was named third-place finalists. While coaching 4th and 5th grade girls' basketball in 1999, he led the team to a 12-0 record and the team was named the undefeated champions. In the same year, his 4th and 5th grade boys' and girls' soccer teams became first place finalists.


Childs' love of sports started at an early age, when he found himself playing different sports just to be outside. He is a native of Pleasanton, Texas.

 
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