Men's Tennis
Jacoby, Jake
Jake Jacoby
- Title:
- Assistant Men's Tennis Coach
- Phone:
- 662-325-2896
A rising star in the college tennis coaching ranks is set to join the Mississippi State men’s tennis program, as head coach Matt Roberts announced Jake Jacoby as assistant coach in June 2019.
Jacoby joins the Bulldogs after one season as an assistant at Charlotte in which he helped the 49ers finish the season ranked seventh in the Carolina Region.
“We are excited to welcome Jake to the Bulldog family,” head coach Matt Roberts said. “He is a young man of great character and will be a huge asset in developing our culture and team. In a short period of time, Jake has shown he belongs in this profession with his success developing players at Charlotte while recruiting all over the world.”
Under Jacoby’s tutelage, 49er Luca Keist was nationally ranked for the majority of the 2018-19 season while finishing the year ranked 109th and earning first-team All-Conference USA singles honors as well as Conference USA All-Academic team honors. Constandinos Christoforou and Keist reached a program-best 18th in the ITA doubles rankings during the season. They earned first-team All-Conference USA doubles honors while being named alternates to the NCAA Doubles Championships.
“I’m extremely excited to be joining Coach Roberts and the Mississippi State Bulldog tennis program,” Jacoby said. “There has been an amazing culture built here in Starkville, and I can’t wait to be a part of it and build on it for the future as we continue to compete for SEC Championships and at the highest level nationally.”
Prior to his stint in Charlotte, Jacoby was a standout at the University of Iowa from 2014-18. In his collegiate playing career at Iowa, Jacoby finished his Hawkeye career with 128 combined singles and doubles wins, which rank him fifth in Iowa history. He tallied 60 doubles wins, which stands seventh-most in the program’s history, and his 68 singles wins rank ninth in Iowa history.
As a senior in 2018, he was part of a doubles team that won 16 doubles matches, including a career-high seven-match winning streak. He recorded at least 13 doubles wins in each of his four years, while also recording 20 wins twice.
The three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and 2017 ITA Scholar-Athlete graduated from Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in finance in 2018.
Hailing from Roberts’ hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, Jacoby enjoyed a stellar juniors career. He was a five-star recruit who was ranked among the top 75 recruits. A four-time Arkansas state champion, Jacoby competed in the 18’s USTA National Clay Courts Tournament and the National Championships in the summer of 2014. Not only did he excel on the tennis court, but he earned All-State honors on the soccer field as a goalkeeper.
Jacoby joins the Bulldogs after one season as an assistant at Charlotte in which he helped the 49ers finish the season ranked seventh in the Carolina Region.
“We are excited to welcome Jake to the Bulldog family,” head coach Matt Roberts said. “He is a young man of great character and will be a huge asset in developing our culture and team. In a short period of time, Jake has shown he belongs in this profession with his success developing players at Charlotte while recruiting all over the world.”
Under Jacoby’s tutelage, 49er Luca Keist was nationally ranked for the majority of the 2018-19 season while finishing the year ranked 109th and earning first-team All-Conference USA singles honors as well as Conference USA All-Academic team honors. Constandinos Christoforou and Keist reached a program-best 18th in the ITA doubles rankings during the season. They earned first-team All-Conference USA doubles honors while being named alternates to the NCAA Doubles Championships.
“I’m extremely excited to be joining Coach Roberts and the Mississippi State Bulldog tennis program,” Jacoby said. “There has been an amazing culture built here in Starkville, and I can’t wait to be a part of it and build on it for the future as we continue to compete for SEC Championships and at the highest level nationally.”
Prior to his stint in Charlotte, Jacoby was a standout at the University of Iowa from 2014-18. In his collegiate playing career at Iowa, Jacoby finished his Hawkeye career with 128 combined singles and doubles wins, which rank him fifth in Iowa history. He tallied 60 doubles wins, which stands seventh-most in the program’s history, and his 68 singles wins rank ninth in Iowa history.
As a senior in 2018, he was part of a doubles team that won 16 doubles matches, including a career-high seven-match winning streak. He recorded at least 13 doubles wins in each of his four years, while also recording 20 wins twice.
The three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and 2017 ITA Scholar-Athlete graduated from Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in finance in 2018.
Hailing from Roberts’ hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, Jacoby enjoyed a stellar juniors career. He was a five-star recruit who was ranked among the top 75 recruits. A four-time Arkansas state champion, Jacoby competed in the 18’s USTA National Clay Courts Tournament and the National Championships in the summer of 2014. Not only did he excel on the tennis court, but he earned All-State honors on the soccer field as a goalkeeper.
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