Sport(s) Women's tennis Name Roland Thornqvist Record 249–30 (.892) Role Coach | Titles Head coach 1997–1998 University of Kansas | |
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Born March 3, 1970 (age 54)
Stockholm, Sweden ( 1970-03-03 ) 1993–1996 University of North Carolina 1999–2001 University of North Carolina Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Team Florida Gators women's tennis | ||
2002–current University of Florida Conference Southeastern Conference | ||
Gators roland thornqvist talks about no 1 women s tennis team
Roland Thornqvist (born March 3, 1970) is a Swedish-born American college tennis coach and former college tennis player. Thornqvist is the current head coach of the Florida Gators women's tennis team of the University of Florida. He is best known for leading the Florida Gators to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I national championships in 2003, 2011, 2012, and 2017.
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- Gators roland thornqvist talks about no 1 women s tennis team
- Postmatch with gator coach roland thornqvist
- Early years
- College career
- Coaching career
- References
Postmatch with gator coach roland thornqvist
Early years
Thornqvist was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1970.
College career
Thornqvist attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he played for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's tennis team from 1990 to 1993. He was recognized as a three-time first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection in 1991, 1992 and 1993, and a first-team All-American in 1993. Thornqvist graduated from North Carolina with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1996.
Coaching career
Thornqviust was the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks women's tennis team at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas in 1997 and 1998. From 1999 to 2001, he was the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels women's tennis team at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina.
In 2002, Thornqvist became the head coach of the Florida Gators women's tennis program at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Since then, Thornqvist has been one of the top college tennis coaches in the country. He has compiled a record of 249–30 overall at the University of Florida, and has an overall coaching record of 324–80. His teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament every year since he has been the head coach of the Gators. In 2003, 2011, 2012 and 2017, the Gators women's tennis team won the NCAA Division I National Championship. Thornqvist's Lady Gators have also finished second in the NCAA tournament in 2002 and 2010.
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) named Thornqvist as its national Coach of the Year in 2011.