Saint Leo University Athletics

Chad Berryhill, who captured a national championship as head coach at Hillsborough Community College, returned to the state where he enjoyed his greatest coaching and recruiting success, this time as the new head men's and women's tennis coach at Saint Leo University in October 2016.

While at the helm for the Saint Leo women’s tennis program, Berryhill has compiled a 49-20 career record, named Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Coach of the Year, earned back-to-back NCAA postseason appearances, showcased eight All-SSC honors and three Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) South Region honors along with a team South Region Community Service Award.
 
Berryhill led the 2019 Lions to a 20-7 campaign that earned a trip to the NCAA South Regional I after drawing the third-seed in the SSC Championship Tournament and four All-SSC honors. The ITA named Marta Vicens Miquel the 2019 South Region Player to Watch in its year-end awards along with naming the Saint Leo Lions the region’s Community Service Team Award.
 
In 2018, Berryhill was named the SSC Coach of the Year leading the Saint Leo Lions to a 19-7 overall record, going 7-3 in the SSC. Under the direction of Berryhill, Saint Leo picked up a No. 9 ITA national ranking (March, 2018) and advanced to the NCAA postseason. Berryhill’s SSC Coach of the Year honor was complemented with two All-SSC members in Marta Vicens Miquel and Kristyna Jurkova. In addition, Marta Vicens Miquel was named the ITA South Region Rookie of the Year alongside of Andrada Gordan who was honored as the Most Improved Senior in the South Region.
 
In 2017, the Saint Leo Lions earned a 10-6 overall record, going 5-4 in the SSC. Berryhill saw Marine Beugre-Guyot and Kristyna Jurkova named to the All-SSC teams.

Prior to accepting the position at Ferris State, Berryhill was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Central Florida from 2010 to 2012, where he assembled a Fall 2012 recruiting class for the Golden Knights that was ranked No. 17 in Division I by TennisRecruiting.net.

Berryhill began his coaching career as the head women's tennis coach at Hillsborough Community College in 2005, and continued in that role prior to making the move to UCF in 2010. His five-year stint at HCC was highlighted by leading the Lady Hawks to the 2008 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship, and reaching the championship in 2006, 2007, and 2009. Berryhill was a four-time Florida Community College Athletic Association Coach of the Year from 2006 to 2009, and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Region IV Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2009.

During his time at HCC, Berryhill coached two ITA Players of the Year, two ITA Rookies of the Year, and six of his players earned ITA All-America honors.

Berryhill's also coached at the Tennissmith School in Tampa from 2005 to 2010, concurrent with his coaching stint at Hillsborough Community College. He coached numerous future Division I players at Tennissmith, including five players currently among the top 400 in the ATP singles rankings.

Berryhill, a native of Lansing, Mich., is a 2005 graduate of Ferris State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. He went on to receive his Master of Science with a concentration in physical education from the University of South Florida in 2009. He and his wife, Mollye, who hails from Lake Mary, Fla., are the proud owners of a lab terrier, Marley.