EVANSVILLE, Ind. - University of Southern Indiana Men's and Women's Tennis has officially announced the hiring of Jacob Weiss as the assistant coach.
 
"I'm extremely excited about the hiring of Jacob," said Head Coach Chris Crawford. "He has numerous years of coaching and teaching experience in tennis. He has a lot of energy and a great work ethic. I look forward to working with him and having him work with our student athletes here at USI."
 
Weiss joins USI after a four-year stint at Trine University (Angola, Indiana) as the assistant men's and women's tennis coach (2021-25). During his time with the Thunder, he helped lead the men's team to a 45-32 four-year record and the program's first conference regular-season title (2024), while helping guide the women's team to a 43-31 mark.
 
The Thunder's men's team had nine first and second-team All-MIAA awards, in addition to the women's team's earning four first and second-team conference honors.
 
Weiss also coached at Richmond High School (Richmond, Indiana), helping guide the Red Devils in the 2021 spring season as an assistant coach.

Weiss graduated from Trine in the spring of 2020, where he was a standout player for the Thunder's men's tennis team. He tallied 32 wins in doubles action, 27 wins in singles play, and recorded a four-year .548 winning percentage.

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