UNLV REBELS

Lew De Leon

Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 1st Year

A longtime member of the Las Vegas tennis community Lew De Leon was named UNLV men's tennis assistant coach in August 2011.

De Leon, who spent the 2010-11 season as the team's volunteer coach, worked as a staff professional at the Darling Tennis Center for the previous four years and also served as the Youth Tennis and Diversity Coordinator for USTA Southern Nevada.

"Lew did a great job as the volunteer assistant last year and I am excited that he joined us as assistant coach," Hambrook said. "He is one of the top young developmental coaches in the country and his energy, passion, and experience will play a big part in our future success."

De Leon, who played his first season of college tennis at Northern Arizona and was a member of the Rebels in 2005, graduated from Las Vegas' Foothill High School in 2003. He was a three-time Sunrise Zone champion and a two-time state runner-up for the Falcons.

A former top local junior, De Leon won USTA Intermountain sectional titles in 16-and-under, 18-and-under singles and 18-and-under doubles. He was ranked as high as No. 1 regionally and 72 nationally in the 18-and-under division en route to earning the Las Vegas Review-Journal All Sports Award and the state's Pancho Gonzalez Award in 1997.