Mark Roberts

Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 2nd Year

2010 he was named ITA Mountain Region Assistant Coach of the Year, becoming just the third representative of the program to earn the award.

"We are so proud of Mark, who is very deserving of this honor," said head coach Kevin Cory. "He is one of the top assistants in college tennis and we feel fortunate to have him at UNLV."

Roberts joined the Lady Rebels after serving as a teaching pro since 2006 at the Upper St. Clair Tennis Development Program in Pittsburgh. He also was a pro at clubs in Deerfield and Lake Forest, Ill., from 2004-06. Previous to that, Roberts was a graduate assistant coach at New Mexico State. A 2004 graduate of NMSU, Roberts was team captain while playing in the No. 1 spot in singles and doubles for the Aggies during his senior campaign. He transferred to Las Cruces after having played his first three seasons at Boise State where he rose to as high as 74th in singles and 23rd in doubles in the national rankings.

An NCAA Doubles Championship participant in 2003, Roberts also tied the school record for singles victories in a season as a sophomore with 31.

A native of Durban, South Africa, Roberts previously competed on the ATP Tour and earned world rankings as high as 974 in singles and 1272 in doubles in 2001. He and his wife, Jessica, were married in 2005.