Boise State men's tennis has become a familiar player on the national collegiate tennis scene thanks in large part to head coach Greg Patton, who enters his 15th season at the helm of the Bronco men's tennis program. Patton has led Boise State to six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and four WAC titles since the beginning of his second tenure in 2003.

Patton has put together an impressive 669-306 record as a head coach at the collegiate level. That success has continued through his 14 years at Boise State, where he has posted a 318-113 record while winning nine conference championships in three different conferences.

Boise State enjoyed another successful season in 2009-10 as the Broncos earned a trip to the NCAA National Championships as an at-large selection from the tournament committee. Boise State strengthened its tournament resume behind nine wins over nationally ranked opponents throughout the spring. Their success against the nation's best kept the Broncos ranked in the top-75 all season long, including a season-high No. 21 ranking in late January. Boise State ended the 2009-10 season ranked No. 42 after bowing out of the NCAA tournament with a 4-0 loss to No. 29 Florida State in the first round.

Individually, Patton also coached several players to highly successful seasons in 2009-10. Patton helped sophomore James Meredith emerge as one of the up and coming stars in college tennis, as Meredith earned Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors en route to qualifying for the 2010 NCAA Individual National Championships. Patton also saw newcomer Filipp Pogostkin garner WAC Freshman of the Year honors, while the Broncos earned three first-team All-WAC honors and one second-team All-WAC selection.

Since returning to Boise State in 2003, Patton has guided the team to WAC titles in four of six seasons (2003, 2005-07) as well as a WAC regular season championship in 2009. Patton has also coached numerous players to All-America status during his tenure, including Clancy Shields in singles as well as Kean Feeder and Meredith in doubles in 2009.

While successfully leading the Broncos program for 14 seasons, Patton has captured many individual honors including being inducted to the Boise State University Athletic Hall of Fame (2001), NCAA National Coach of the Year (1997), Intercollegiate Tennis Association Region Coach of the Year (1994, 1997, 2004), WAC Coach of the Year (2004-07, 2009), Big West Coach of the Year (1997) and Big Sky Coach of the Year (1993-96).

Patton has been credited with turning Boise State into a national tennis power since his arrival in 1993. In his first season at the reigns of the Broncos, Patton led the team to its first conference championship since 1974. His success did not stop there as Boise State won the Big Sky four consecutive seasons (1993-96) and the Big West Championship its first year in the league (1997). During the 1997 season, Boise State was ranked as high as second in the nation and went to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships, finishing fifth in the process.

Following the 1998 season, Patton accepted a position as a coach with the U.S. National team. Patton coached at the junior level from 1998-2003 leading the National Boys' 14s to the 2003 World Cup Championship, defeating teams from Argentina and Spain in the process.

Patton also coached the junior national team from 1984-87 leading many junior players to top five world rankings. At the junior level, Patton has helped groom some of the finest tennis players America has had to offer including Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, David Wheaton, and Malavai Washington.

Prior to becoming the head coach of Boise State in 1993, Patton coached at U.C. Irvine from 1979-92. During his tenure he led the Anteaters to nine Big West championships (1981, 1983-85, 1987-90, 1992) and multiple top 25 finishes in the final national rankings. He was named NCAA Coach of the Year in 1987 and was a five-time Big West Coach of the Year. He was elected to the UC Irvine Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

Patton played his collegiate tennis at U.C. Santa Barbara from 1972-74. His first job as a coach was with his alma mater from 1976-78 before spending time at CSU Bakersfield (1978-79) and then moving onto U.C. Irvine.

Patton has a daughter, Chelsea (19), son, Garrett (17).

Overall Coaching Record    

Boise State (1993-98 & 2003-08)        318-113

UC Irvine (1980-92)                             288-150

Cal State Bakersfield (1979)                19-19

UC Santa Barbara (1977-78)                44-24