Washington University in St. Louis Men's Tennis

SCHOOL W L T % UAA NCAA 2001-02 12 6 0 .667 2nd 2nd Round 2002-03 14 6 0 .700 2nd Quarterfinal 2003-04 14 10 0 .583 2nd Quarterfinal 2004-05 14 6 0 .700 4th 1st Round 2005-06 18 3 0 .857 2nd 1st Round 2006-07 20 5 0 .800 2nd Quarterfinal 2007-08 21 4 0 .840 2nd National Champion 2008-09 22 4 0 .846 1st 4th Place 2009-10 20 6 0 .769 2nd 4th Place 2010-11 20 6 0 .769 2nd 3rd Place 2011-12 18 8 0 .692 2nd 4th Place 2012-13 20 7 0 .741 1st 4th Place 2013-14 21 3 0 .875 1st Quarterfinal 2014-15 22 6 0 .786 2nd 3rd Place 2015-16 18 6 0 .750 2nd Quarterfinal 2016-17 18 5 0 .783 2nd Quarterfinal 2017-18 17 9 0 .654 3rd Quarterfinal 2018-19 19 8 0 .704 4th Quarterfinal 2019-20 3 5 0 .375 - - 2020-21 14 2 0 .875 - Semifinal 2021-22 16 10 0 .615 3rd Quarterfinal 2022-23 19 7 0 .731 2nd Quarterfinal 2023-24     13 12 0 .520 4th 2nd Round 2024-25 13 8 0 .619 5th - TOTAL 406 152 0 .728 3 UAAs 21 NCAAs CAREER 406 152 0 .728 3 UAAs 21 NCAAs Roger Follmer has established Washington University in St. Louis into one of the premier men's tennis programs in NCAA Division III. Follmer, who has a 406-152 (.728) overall record in 24 seasons on the Danforth Campus, guided WashU to the first national championship in 2008. Follmer, the 2006 and 2009 ITA/Wilson Division III National Coach of the Year, has mentored 57 All-Americans to date – Brian Alvo (2002, 2004), Jeremy Bush (2014, 2015) Charlie Cutler (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Jason Haugen (2018), Ethan Hillis (2019, 2020, 2021), Chris Hoeland (2007, 2008, 2009), Konrad Kozlowski (2018, 2019), Neil Kenner (2003), Bernardo Neves (2018, 2019), Ari Rosenthal (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), Adam Putterman (2012, 2013), Ross Putterman (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), Isaac Stein (2010, 2011), John Watts (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), Max Woods (2010, 2011), Johnny Wu (2018), Scott Altmeyer (2021), Daniel Li (2022), Abhi Ramireddy (2021, 2022, 2023), Phuc Huyhn (2023), Colin Scruggs (2025), Pato Garcia Muriel (2025), and Stefan Hester (2025) Watts, who placed second at the NCAA Singles Championship in 2007, captured WashU's first men's tennis individual national championship in 2010. He also won the Division III Wilson/ITA National Small College Singles Title in 2007 and 2009. Watts finished his career as the all-time wins leader with a 238-43 career mark. Adam Putterman capped his career by winning the 2013 NCAA Division III Singles National Championship, joining Watts as the two national champions in school history. Folllmer has guided the Bears to the NCAA semifinals eight times, recording one first-place and two third-place finishes. In addition, he has led WashU to three University Athletic Association (UAA) titles – 2009, 2013, 2014. Follmer led WashU to three-straight 20-win seasons from 2013-15, including a school-record 22-6 mark in 2014-15 and a third-place finish at the NCAA Championship. in 2012-13, the Bears posted a 20-7 record, and advanced to the to the NCAA Division III  semifinals for the sixth-straight season. The Bears also captured their second UAA Championship in school history with a 5-4 win over No. 3 ranked Emory University April 28. Follmer was also named the UAA Coaching Staff of the year for the third time. The Bears completed one of the best seasons in school history with a fourth-place finish at the 2009 NCAA Division III Championship. WU set a new single-season record for wins with a 22-4 overall record, and they posted a school-record 19-match winning streak. WashU also captured its first UAA Championship with a 5-4 win over Emory. In addition to third-place finishes in 2011 and 2015 and fourth-place finishes in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013, the Bears advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. In the 2008 NCAA Championship season, Follmer guided WashU to a 21-4 overall mark and a second place finish at the UAA championship. The Bears rebounded from a loss to Emory in the UAA championship with a 5-3 victory over the Eagles on May 15 in Lewiston, Maine, claiming their first-ever national championship. In 2006-07, the Bears posted a 20-5 overall mark and appeared in the NCAA Quarterfinals for the fourth time in school history. In 2005-06, Follmer guided the Bears to an 18-3 overall mark and a second-place finish at the UAA Championship. In 2014, the Bears won their first-ever ITA National Indoor Tennis Team title, and in the spring went on to repeat as UAA Champions and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals. In 2021, WashU reached the NCAA semifinals for the first time since 2015. Off the court, Follmer’s players have also been getting the job done in the classroom. For the 2020-21 school year, the Bears boasted a 3.81 team grade-point average - the highest in the athletic department - to earn 2021 ITA All-Academic Team honors. Follmer arrived on the Danforth Campus from the United States Naval Academy, where he served as the men’s tennis assistant coach for two seasons. During his tenure in Annapolis, he helped guide the Midshipmen to a pair of 18-11 seasons and back-to-back appearances in the Patriot League Tournament final. Navy also earned its first national team ranking in February 2000. Prior to his work at the Naval Academy, Follmer spent three seasons as the assistant coach at Purdue University. Working with 1996 Big Ten Coach of the Year Tim Madden, Follmer helped bring the Boilermakers from last place in the Big Ten to a No. 38 national ranking and an appearance in the final of the 1999 Big Ten Championship. A 1991 graduate of Lindbergh High School in St. Louis, Follmer was a two-year tennis letterman and senior captain at Purdue University. He graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in speech pathology and audiology and earned his master’s degree in special education, also from Purdue, in 1999. Follmer also served as head coach of the World Team Tennis St. Louis Aces for the 2009 season. He led a team that consisted of Kim Clijsters, Liga Dekmeijere, Mislav Hizak, Anna Kournikova, Tripp Phillips, Sam Querrey and Ashley Weinhold to a 5-9 record. Follmer married Tricia Merlo in 2014 at the Whittemore House on the Danforth Campus. They have a 14-year old daughter, Lauren. Follmer Highlights 406-152 (.728) overall record in 24 seasons at WashU 2008 NCAA Division III National Champions Eight Final Fours (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021) 20 NCAA Appearances (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) Three UAA Championships (2009, 2013, 2014) 2006 and 2009 ITA/Wilson Division III National Coach of the Year 2006 and 2009 ITA/Wilson Division III Central Region Coach of the Year Five-time UAA Coaching Staff of the Year (2003, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014) 57 All-Americans USPTA Missouri Valley College Coach of the Year (2008 & 2021) Two NCAA National Champions - John Watts (2010), Adam Putterman (2013) Two ITA National Champions - John Watts (2007, 2009) 15 Academic All-Americans  Three NCAA Division III Elite 90 Award winners - Issac Stein (2010), Tim Noack (2013), Bernardo Neves (2018) Updated July 2025

Bob Haugen enters his sixth season as an assistant coach for the Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis program.In Haugen's first four seasons under head coach Roger Follmer, the Bears have recorded a 56-25 overall record and made three NCAA Quarterfinal appearances. WashU has also had nine student-athletes receive All-America honors in Haugen's four years on staff.Haugen is a USPTA Elite Tennis Professional and has been involved in teaching and coaching tennis for over 35 years. The majority of this time has been at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a faculty member with the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education for 30 years.He served as Director of Instructional Tennis, where he oversaw and taught all levels of tennis classes (beginning-advanced) to over 200 students each semester. Haugen also worked with the UT Athletics Department as the Assistant Women's Tennis Coach from 1983-1990. In 1986 he helped start UT's Longhorns Tennis Camp, which he then served as Camp Coordinator until 2010.Besides his work at UT, Haugen has been involved in various junior development programs and coaching situations. From 1997-2013, he and his wife Judy ran Centex Scoop-It-Up Tennis, a grass roots program for 10 and under children that introduced over 7,000 K-6 graders to the basics of the game.Haugen also worked from 2007-13 with high performance juniors at the St. Stephen's Tennis Academy in Austin, Texas. He has also been part of the USTA Texas Zonal Coaching staff in the 12's, 14's and 16's age groups, and coached the Malaysia Davis Cup Team in 1981.Haugen graduated with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from California State University, Los Angeles in 1978. He earned his MS in Exercise Science from Utah State University in 1982. Haugen played two years at CSULA, and was team captain in 1978. He represented Butte College in 1976 in Doubles at the California Division II State Championships in which the team placed first.  The Haugen's have four boys, Matt, Shaun, Greg and Jason.Jason played four years on the WashU men's tennis team and ranks 18th on the all-time wins list (115). The family was selected the Austin, Texas Tennis Family of Year in 2000 and the USTA Texas Tennis Family of the Year in 2002.Haugen teaches and coaches tennis independently and consultants on tennis programing, tennis camps and the college recruiting process, and the past three years he has been coaching at St. Stephen's Tennis Academy.Updated May 12, 2020