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Dave Borelli is in his fourth season as the head coach of the TCU women's tennis team. Hired in June 2002, Borelli arrived in Fort Worth, Texas, with seven national championships on his résumé that he achieved during his tenure as the women's tennis head coach for his alma mater, Southern California. In his first three seasons with the Horned Frogs, Borelli has guided the team to an overall record of 49-23 (.681), pushing his career record to 351-68 (.838) in 17 seasons. The 2004-05 season saw TCU become a force on the national scene. The Frogs ended the year with a 21-5 record, and their final ranking of 19th marked the first top 20 finish since 1981. At one point during the spring, TCU was rated as high as No. 14, tying a school record that was established over 20 years ago. TCU finished second at the Conference USA Championship and narrowly missed out on making the school's first appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16 when Tulane won a 4-3 decision in the second round in New Orleans. For his efforts, Borelli was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Southwest Region Coach of the Year. His players earned numerous honors as well, headlined by Story Tweedie-Yates, who became one of Borelli's first two All-Americans at TCU. Tweedie-Yates was a singles All-American, and she earned the accolade in doubles with partner Ana Cetnik. They were just the fifth and sixth Horned Frogs in school history to earn All-America recognition. Borelli's Frogs set a school record for most participants in one year at the 2005 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships with four. Helena Besovic and Tweedie-Yates both competed in singles, and Tweedie-Yates advanced deeper than any other Frog in school history by reaching the quarterfinals. Cetnik and Tweedie-Yates set a school record as well in the doubles by making it to the semifinal round. In 2003-04, Borelli's team was the C-USA Championship runner-up for the second-straight year, and the Frogs made their first NCAA appearance under Borelli. The then second-year coach guided Paty Aburto to an at-large bid in the NCAA Singles Championship, which marked the first time a Horned Frog had competed in the event since 1993. The Frogs ended the season ranked 28th in the country, an improvement of 28 spots from Borelli's first season in 2003. Throughout his career, Borelli has coached collegiate, professional, club and camp tennis. He spent 14 seasons (1974, 1976 to 1988) at Southern California, where his teams earned seven national titles, three runner-up finishes and 10 conference championships. During his time in Los Angeles, he coached five individuals to national collegiate singles titles and two doubles teams to collegiate championships. In total, 25 different players earned 56 All-America honors under Borelli at USC. Following the 1981 season, Borelli was named the NCAA National Collegiate Coach of the Year after leading his team to a 33-1 overall record and a third-place national finish. Two years later in 1983, Borelli became the youngest coach to win an NCAA women's tennis title at the age of 32 when the Women of Troy finished with a perfect 33-0 record. In his career with the Women of Troy, Borelli posted an incredible .870 winning percentage thanks to 302 victories and just 45 defeats. Over an eight-year period, his teams won 88 straight home matches. Prior to TCU, Borelli served as the men's professional tour coach for the United States Tennis Association, where he was in charge of the rookie pro program for USA player development. Several of his players have been ranked in the top 100 in the world, including 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Mardy Fish, Robby Ginepri, Brian Vahaly and Jeff Morrison. Also during his tenure, Borelli worked with former NCAA men's singles champion Alex Kim, who won the title in 2000. For two summers, Borelli served as the head coach for the Sacramento Capitals, a professional tennis team. He was also a tennis pro at a Fresno, Calif., country club and a private pro tour coach for four years after he left collegiate coaching. Borelli has served as the chair of the National Collegiate Tennis Coaches Committee, the Western Collegiate Athletic Association, the Pac-10 Coaches Committee and was on the board of directors for the Central California Tennis Association. He currently serves on the ITA and NCAA Southwest Regional committees. A 1974 graduate of Southern California, Borelli was a four-year varsity member of the USC men's tennis team. He was named the school's Outstanding Scholar Athlete as a senior and was an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship recipient.
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