Davenport University Men's Tennis

Grashorn came to Davenport after a stellar playing career at Aquinas College where he was the Saints captain in 2006 and 2007. The women's program has quickly become one of the top in the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) as they have claimed four straight regular season conference championships, the 2012 and 2015 tournament championships and the 2013 and 2014 Unaffiliated Regional Tournament. DU also has three NAIA National Tournament appearances in which they posted their first ever win in 2014 by defeating Lewis-Clark State College. They also won their opening round match in the 2015 national tournament over Reinhardt. Alyssa Fuentes was named an All-American in 2015-16 and was also named the DU Senior Female Athlete of the Year. Grashorn was named the WHAC Coach of the Year after the Panthers dominated the conference en route to a overall record of 25-6, setting a school record for victories. The team finished No. 11 in the final NAIA coaches poll of the season. Following the 2011-12 and 2013-14 campaigns, Grashorn earned the ITA East Region Women's Coach of the Year accolade and was named the ITA/Wilson National Coach of the Year in 2013-14. In 2012-13, Patrick helped the men's team to their best season in school history and was tabbed as the ITA East Region's Men's Coach of the Year and then guided DU to another record-breaking performance in 2013-14 that saw them finish with a program best 19 wins. The Panthers finished the season ranked No. 17 in the final coaches poll in 2013-14. In his first season, Grashorn led the women's team to a 2nd place finish in the WHAC Championship and their first appearence in the Regional Tournament.  Prior to Davenport, Grashorn has worked at MVP Sportsplex as a tennis professional and served as a volunteer assistant for East Grand Rapids in 2010. Patrick graduated from Aquinas in 2007 with a degree in Biology and currently lives in Grand Rapids with his wife Nikki.