Ryan Frankel was named the new Head Coach for Men's & Women's Tennis at the College of Staten Island in late-November, 2018.
A highly-decorated student-athlete, Frankel's coaching experiences may not necessarily be long, but they are distinguished. The top level NCAA Division II standout at Queens College parlayed a very successful playing career into coaching with the Knights since 2016. Â
An English native, Frankel attended the Bournemouth School in England before starting his collegiate tennis career at the University of Indianapolis. He transferred to nearby Queens College in 2014 and assumed a major role on the team, capturing a 12-2 singles record and 14-3 doubles record in 2015, helping lead the Knights to the NCAA Division II East Regional Semifinals. In his senior season Frankel registered seven wins in Singles and continued to excel as a tremendous Doubles player, posting a 13-5 overall mark with four different partners, as Queens advanced out of the NCAA Tournament Preliminary Round and into the East Region Final.
From there, Frankel was an assistant coach with the men's and women's units at Queens. The Knights captured an ECC Championship on the men's side in 2017, advancing to the NCAA's Sweet 16 round of play, while the women's unit accomplished the same in 2016 and advanced to the Sweet 16 again in 2017. All the winning helped Frankel understand the tasks needed to build a championship-contender on the east coast.
Frankel's coaching extends beyond the collegiate scene at Queens. He has served as a tennis professional with Annacone Tennis Management, and has served as an Associate Head Pro and Head of the Junior Program at Key Tennis in East Hampton, NY. Working with youth primarily has helped Frankel understand the process of working with many different types of players and abilities, and he hopes it will serve him better on the recruiting circuit.
