Doug Elly enters his fifth season with the Cardinals in 2022-2023.
• January 29, 2019 - Named Head Tennis Coach
• February 1, 2019 - First men's win vs. Baker (6-1)
• February 1, 2019 - First women's win vs. Baker (4-3)
• Led the Cardinal women's program to their highest win total since 2015 in 2022, including first GLVC victory since 2019
• Recruited and coached Ugnius Bickauskis to All-GLVC honors as a true freshman in 2022, the first All-Conference performer since 2013
• Mentored freshman Pedro Braga to a 6-0 start in 2019, the best start for any men's player in the NCAA era
• The 2020 men's team had already doubled their win total from the previous year before the season was cut short due to COVID-19
• Has a combined 25 Academic All-GLVC performers and five Team Academic All-GLVC honors
• Served as the Assistant Pro for Legends Golf and Country Club in Fort Myers, Florida
• Spent 22 years in Springfield, Missouri serving as the Associate Pro at Hickory Hills Country Club and Cooper Tennis Complex
• Made stops as the head coach of Missouri State where he mentored Pavel Hanek who following his collegiate career went on to play on the ATP World Tour where he earned a win on a top-10 ranked player
• Spent time as head coach at Evangel University as well as a stint as the assistant coach at Drury University
• Has coached more than 50 youth players who have gone on to play collegiately
• Was a two-time Conference Player of the Year at No. 1 singles and doubles at NCAA-I Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State)
• Earned three All-Mid-Continent honors in doubles and two in singles
• Played on the professional tour from 1988-1991, followed by a national rank of No. 3 in Men's 45 singles in 2008
• Has also taken part in the Team USA Dubler Cup World Championships, was a Gordon Murphy USA Team member, and a National Grass Court Doubles Champion in three consecutive years
• His playing career took him to France and Finland as a part of the Team USA Fred Perry Cup World Championships in 2015 and 2016
• Mentored by three former No. 1 world players, Rod Laver, Pancho Segura, and Bobby Riggs
• A native of San Diego, California
• Holds a bachelor's degree in Spanish language with a minor in literature from Missouri State University
Elly Year-by-Year
| Season |
Men Overall |
Men GLVC |
Women Overall |
Women GLVC |
| 2019 |
3-19 |
1-5 |
8-13 |
2-4 |
| 2020* |
6-9 |
0-0 |
0-13 |
0-0 |
| 2021 |
3-12 |
0-4 |
0-14 |
0-6 |
| 2022 |
7-15 |
0-5 |
9-14 |
1-5 |
| Career |
19-55 |
1-14 |
17-54 |
3-15 |
| Total Career: 36-109 |
