Michigan Technological University Men's Tennis

Mike Andrews was named the Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach in June 2025. Andrews came to Houghton after one season of leading the tennis programs at Lake Superior State. Andrews competed collegiately at LSSU from 1991-95 and played in the No. 1 position in both singles and doubles for the Lakers. The Iron Mountain native received a bachelor's degree in recreation management with a minor in business from Lake State. Andrews is certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) for both tennis and pickleball and brings with him over 25 years of experience in the racquet industry. He has also served as an instructor, collegiate coach, director, and club manager in Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan, including serving as the director at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Andrews has been actively involved in community programs and events for Buddy Up for Down Syndrome Athletes, Special Olympics Michigan, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Andrews has been recognized as the USPTA Midwest Professional of the Year and a USTA National Community Service Award winner. He is a former president of the USPTA Midwest Division and has been a guest speaker at multiple conferences and workshops. His wife, Pam, daughter, Jenay, and two sons, Connor and Jordan, all played collegiate tennis. Pam and Jenay competed at LSSU, Connor at Purdue Fort Wayne, and Jordan at Saint Francis.  

Tom Monahan Smith enters his sixth season at Michigan Tech as the head coach of the Nordic ski teams and assistant coach with the cross country teams. The 2021-22 season proved to be one of the best season as 14 Huskies earned USCSCA Academic All-America with a team GPA of 3.7 On the big stage, MTU had three All-America finishes in Anabel Needham (4th CL 5km), Nea Katajala (7th CL 5km) and Skylar Patten (10th SK 20km). The women earned their highest finish at the NCAA Skiing Championships in program history placing fourth. The Huskies were also combined overall team champions at the NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships, racking up 15 All-Region honorees with Nea Katajala and Henriette Semb winning individual titles at Regionals. The women’s team also claimed the team win at the NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships. The Black & Gold also were combined overall team champions at the CCSA Conference Championships with nine student-athletes earning All-CCSA honors. The Michigan Tech men's and women's teams both finished second at the CCSA Championships and Central Region Championships during the 2019-20 campaign. Senior Sarah Goble earned NCAA All-American honors in the 5-kilometer skate after finishing seventh with a time of 14:11.7 at the NCAA National Championships. Six athletes qualified for the national championships and 10 athletes earned all-region honors. The Michigan Tech women's ski team finished the 2018-19 season in the Top 10 at the NCAA National Championships, with two skiers placing in the Top 15. Two skiers won individual NCAA Central Region Skiing Championship titles, and 10 Huskies earned All-Region honors. In the classroom, 15 Michigan Tech skiers earned USCSCA All-Academic recognition, the most of any Nordic program in the country. In the 2017-18 season, Monahan Smith guided five Michigan Tech skiers to NCAA Championship qualification, and saw 14 of his skiers make USCSCA All-Academic. As a team, the Huskies finished second at the NCAA Central Region Skiing Championships, with nine student-athletes earning All-Region honors. Monahan Smith, a native of Bend, Oregon, came to Houghton after serving as the Head Postgraduate Program Coach of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation in Ketchum, Idaho. Sun Valley provides year-round training and competitive opportunities for youth. Monahan Smith provided professional programming and support for competitive development, allowing his skiers to gain positions on collegiate ski teams, national development teams, elite teams, and national teams. Monahan Smith helped guide Sun Valley to a fourth place overall finish in the club standings at the 2017 XC Junior National Championships. Throughout his coaching career, Monahan Smith has coached an NCAA National Champion, numerous NCAA All-Americans, a Paralympian, and multiple Junior All-Americans. His team's have won junior titles and competed in World Junior and U23 World Championships. His skiers have also earned collegiate Nordic skiing scholarships at universities across the country. Monahan Smith owns USSA level 100 and 200 coaches certifications. In addition to coaching at Sun Valley, Monahan Smith served as the Head Domestic National Team Coach for Australia, the Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club, Victorian Junior Cross-Country Ski Team, and the program instructor for the Mt. Beauty, Australia Primary and Secondary Schools. He was also a student assistant coach with the University of Utah when the Utes finished second at the 2013 NCAA Championships. Monahan Smith was an outstanding student-athlete at the University of Utah where he helped guide the Utes to a pair of second-place NCAA Championship finishes in both 2011 and 2012. Monahan Smith began his collegiate career as a walk-on but eventually earned a scholarship after scoring in two straight NCAA Championships. Monahan Smith was named a Pac 12/Mountain West Scholar-Athlete all four years as a student-athlete. Monahan Smith was a gold medalist in the freestyle sprint at the U.S. Junior Nationals in 2007 as well as being a six-time Junior All-American. He was also a prolific skier in high school, claiming the Oregon High School Nordic State Champion title three times. Monahan Smith comes from a skiing family with his parents, brother, sister, and cousins all racing at the collegiate level. Monahan Smith graduated from Utah in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in environmental and sustainability studies and also a bachelor's degree in international studies.

Kristen Monahan Smith begins her sixth season as an assistant coach with the Michigan Tech Nordic ski teams. The 2021-22 season proved to be one of the best season as 14 Huskies earned USCSCA Academic All-America with a team GPA of 3.7 On the big stage, MTU had three All-America finishes in Anabel Needham (4th CL 5km), Nea Katajala (7th CL 5km) and Skylar Patten (10th SK 20km). The women earned their highest finish at the NCAA Skiing Championships in program history placing fourth. The Huskies were also combined overall team champions at the NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships, racking up 15 All-Region honorees with Nea Katajala and Henriette Semb winning individual titles at Regionals. The women’s team also claimed the team win at the NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships. The Black & Gold also were combined overall team champions at the CCSA Conference Championships with nine student-athletes earning All-CCSA honors. The Michigan Tech men's and women's teams both finished second at the CCSA Championships and Central Region Championships during the 2019-20 campaign. Senior Sarah Goble earned NCAA All-American honors in the 5-kilometer skate after finishing seventh with a time of 14:11.7 at the NCAA National Championships. Six athletes qualified for the national championships and 10 athletes earned all-region honors. The Michigan Tech women's ski team finished the 2018-19 season in the Top 10 at the NCAA National Championships, with two skiers placing in the Top 15. Two skiers won individual NCAA Central Region Skiing Championship titles, and 10 Huskies earned All-Region honors. In the classroom, 15 Michigan Tech skiers earned USCSCA All-Academic recognition, the most of any Nordic program in the country. In the 2017-18 season, Monahan coached five Michigan Tech skiers to NCAA Championship qualification, and saw 14 student-athletes make USCSCA All-Academic. As a team, the Huskies finished second at the NCAA Central Region Skiing Championships, with nine skiers earning All-Region honors. Monahan Smith, a native of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, came to Houghton after serving as the Assistant Competition Team Coach of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation in Ketchum, Idaho. Monahan Smith helped guide Sun Valley to a fourth place overall finish in the club standings at the 2017 XC Junior National Championships. Throughout her coaching career, Monahan Smith has coached multiple Junior All-Americans and Junior National Champions, a paralympian, and U18 Scandanavian Championship qualifiers. Her skiers have earned collegiate Nordic skiing scholarships at Universities across the country. Monahan Smith owns USSA level 100 coaches certification and level 200 clinic. In addition to coaching at Sun Valley, Monahan Smith served as a Track and Field Coach for Jyväskylän Kenttäurheilijat in Jyväskylä, Finland, a guide in training for a Finnish paralympic athlete, Cross Country Running Coach for the Sun Valley Ski Academy’s Cross Country Running team, and Head Coach of VAMPS, a Masters Nordic ski program in Sun Valley.   Monahan Smith is a former All-Region skier for Tech, lettering from 2006-11. Her most notable finish was placing 11th in a SuperTour race in Houghton, Michigan in 2011. She also ran cross country and track and field during her time in Houghton. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Michigan Tech she moved to Jyväskylä, Finland to ski for Huhtasuon Hiihto, a Finnish Nordic ski club, and received her Master’s in Exercise Physiology from the University of Jyväskylä where she worked in KIHU, the Research Center for Olympic sports. Her master’s research assessed aerobic and anaerobic thresholds using rollerski treadmill tests with national level and elite Finnish Nordic skiers. In addition to her athletic career at Tech, she has placed top 12 in Finland’s World Loppet Finlandia Marathon, along with multiple top 10’s in the Boulder Mountain Tour and taken 3rd and 4th place in the Standhope Ultra 60 and 30-kilometer marathons.