University of South Carolina - Upstate Men's Tennis

Trittenwein is in his seventh season as head coach of the mens and womens tennis teams at USC Upstate. In his first season at the helm of the Spartan tennis program, Trittenwein had a total of five players named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference Team.  Ramiro Blanco was a first-team selection, while Ana-Sofia Camberos, Matias Di Pasquale and Marco Linconir picked up second-team honors.  Gonzalo Blanco rounded out the ASUN Honorees as an All-Freshman selection. Trittenwein guided the men's team to a third-place finish in the ASUN as they finished 12-11 overall and 8-2 in conference play.  The men's squad closed out the 2011 campaign with nine wins in their final 11 matches. In Trittenwien's second year at the helm of the Spartans' tennis programs he recorded 19 combined wins and eight ASUN victories. He coached Ramiro Blanco to First-Team All-Conference honors and All-Tournament honors on the men's side, while Isabel von Stryk was named Second-Team All-conference and earned All-Freshman honors on the women's side. Trittenwein guided both Spartan tennis teams to successful seasons in 2013, leading the womens team to a 14-8 overall record and a 5-3 mark inside the Atlantic Sun Conference en route to an appearance in the semifinals of the ASUN Womens Tennis Championship for the first time in school history. Under Trittenweins tutelage, Upstate landed one of its athletes on the ASUN All-Freshman team and one on the All-Academic team. On the mens side, Trittenwein led the team to 10 victories and a 4-4 record in conference play, which included a four-match winning streak to end the regular season. Trittenwein produced the 2013 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year after helping Matthias Kidler post a perfect 7-0 record in league play and a 15-4 overall record. Kidler ended the regular season on an 11-match winning streak and was ranked for five consecutive weeks during the season. Ramon Simonetti was a unanimous selection to the ASUN All Freshman team under the direction of Trittenwein. Simonetti finished the regular season with back-to-back singles wins to help clinch Upstates second consecutive appearance in the A-Sun Championship. The 2014 season was another success for Trittenwein, as he guided the mens team to a 4-4 mark inside the ASUN and another appearance in the conference tournament. Upstate also experienced individual success as well, as Kidler earned a spot on the All-Atlantic Sun second team after posting a 5-2 league record playing primarily from the No. 1 position. Trittenwein also played an instrumental role in the breakout season of sophomore Jamie Yates. Yates posted a 13-4 overall record and a 6-2 mark inside the A-Sun on his way to tying for the fifth-most wins in the conference. Trittenwein also produced two All-ASUN performers on the womens side as well in 2014, helping von Stryk land on the first team and Anna Zoske on the All-Freshman Team. Von Stryk ended the season with a team-best 12-6 record in singles play, which was tied for the third-most victories of any player in the ASUN. She also turned in a 5-2 record in league play and was tied for the second-most wins in the league. Von Stryk is the first Spartan to be named to the All-A-Sun first team since 2009. Trittenwein and the Spartans put together a breakout year in 2015, as Upstate won its final three matches of the season to finish with a 4-2 record in league play. The Spartans secured their highest seed in the ASUN Tournament since joining the league when Upstate earned the No. 3 seed after a win over Kennesaw State on Senior Day. Trittenwein and the Spartans would go on to reach the semifinals of the tournament before falling to host North Florida. Individual success also continued under the guidance of Trittenwein, as four Spartans from the mens team were tabbed all-conference. The men's team had a breakthrough in 2016 after appearing in its first conference tournament championship game after defeated top-seeded Florida Gulf Coast 4-3. The Spartans hosted the 2016 ASUN Tennis Championship and faced 75th-ranked North Florida in the championship game. Upstate had four players named ASUN All-Conference in Ramon Simonetti, Jamie Yates, Ankush Arora and Lenhard Haupt. Prior to arriving in Spartanburg, Trittenwein was the head men's tennis coach at the University of Texas-San Antonio.  Trittenwein spent 12 seasons at the helm of the Roadrunners tennis program before resigning to pursue other opportunities.  During his 12 seasons at UTSA, Trittenweins teams won a total of 133 matches. Trittenwein led UTSA to its first two championships in school history the 2001 regular season and 2002 Southland Tournament and a spot in the 2002 NCAA Championships. He was named the 2001 Southland Coach of the Year in only his second season after he led the Roadrunners to a 13-11 overall record and perfect 6-0 mark in league contests. In 2002, Trittenweins club upset top-seed UT Arlington in the conference tournament to advance to the national tournament for the first time in school history. In his first three seasons (2000-02), Trittenwein led the Roadrunners to a 14-2 mark in Southland play, which was the second-best mark in the circuit during that span. Under his tutelage, Frederik Darmont earned 2000 Southland Newcomer of the Year honors and three Roadrunners Jonas Hoglund (2003), Andre Moreira (2006) and Rodrigo Morgado (2007) have been named the conferences Freshman of the Year. Trittenwein has used his knowledge abroad to recruit 17 student-athletes who have earned first-team all-league honors and 15 others that have been named to the circuits second team. In Fall 2004, Trittenwein helped oversee a major renovation project that transformed the UTSA Tennis Center into one of the top facilities in the Southwest. The complex underwent a face lift that included upgraded stands, covered seating for spectators, court resurfacing, new fencing, new wind screens, locker rooms and coaches office improvements. The 2005 campaign saw the Roadrunners post 16 victories their most since joining the Southland in 1992 and UTSA posted a 4-2 record in league matches. Hetori Chaves (singles), Ricardo Almeida (doubles) and Dennis Andrade (doubles) earned first-team all-conference honors following the successful season. Trittenwein began his UTSA career an assistant coach under Becky Roberts and was in charge of the mens program during the 1998-99 season. One year later, he was promoted to head mens coach. A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, he played for Texas-Pan American from 1987-91. Trittenwein earned his bachelors degree in psychology from UTPA in 1991 and then received his masters degree in industrial/organizational psychology from St. Marys University in 1993. Trittenwein earned his doctorate degree in sports & exercise psychology from West Virginia in 1998. While at West Virginia, he served as the mens assistant coach during the 1994-95 season, and the following year, he was a volunteer assistant for the Mountaineers mens and womens tennis programs. He has served as a teaching pro at the Hunters Creek Tennis Club in San Antonio and also is a member of the United States Tennis Association and the United States Professional Tennis Registry as a certified professional instructor. Trittenwein and his wife, Kimberly, are the proud parents of twin daughters, Isabella and Grace.

Keiner is in her third season as an assistant tennis coach at USC Upstate. Keiners appointment at Upstate provided immediate dividends, as she helped two Spartans earn Atlantic Sun All-Conference honors in 2014. Isabel von Stryk put together a team-best 12-6 overall record in singles play to tie for the third-most victories of any player in the A-Sun. In addition, von Stryk posted a 5-2 record in league play and was tied for the second-most wins of anyone in the conference. Von Stryk was honored at the end of the season by earning All-Atlantic Sun first team accolades, becoming the first Spartan since 2009 to earn that distinction. Keiner also helped usher in newcomer Anna Zoske, who finished her first season in a Spartan uniform tied for second on the team with seven singles victories. Zoske also registered the ninth-most victories at the No. 2 singles position of anyone in the conference. She was rewarded at the end of the season with a spot on the A-Sun All-Freshman team. Von Stryk continued her success as a senior under Keiners direction, finishing the 2015 season with a 15-5 singles record and a 4-2 mark in league play en route to an All-Atlantic Sun first team selection. Her 15 singles victories are tied for the 10th-most in a single season in school history and her 47 career wins rank ninth all-time at Upstate. Keiner also helped produce the eighth Spartan in the last seven years to earn a spot on the A-Sun All-Freshman Team, as rookie Nona Ruppert accomplished the feat after turning in eight singles victories playing primarily from the No. 2 position. Keiner is no stranger to Spartanburg, having come to Upstate after serving as the head women's tennis coach at nearby Converse College from 2011-13. In addition to her time coaching on the court, she also organized team fundraisers and community service projects for the program. Prior to her stint at Converse, Keiner served as an assistant women's tennis coach at Cincinnati from 2008-2011. She helped coach the team to three straight Big East tournament appearances. She was the recruiting coordinator for the 2011-12 recruiting class and helped lead the community service projects for the Bearcats. She began her career as a coach and instructor in 2009, serving as a tennis and spinning instructor at the Western Tennis and Fitness Center in Cinciannti. Keiner was a standout tennis player in college. She began her career at Washburn University where she posted an 18-10 singles record and 15-8 doubles mark en route to earning all-conference honors in 2005-06. She transferred to Cincinnati in 2006 and played primarily at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions, posting the best singles record on the team in 2007-08. She was also a standout academically and earned Dean's List honors at both Cincinnati and Washburn.