PHONE NUMBER: 828-773-5075
EMAIL: Mosleybe@appstate.edu
Blake Mosley, a 26-year coaching veteran, has been named Appalachian State University women’s tennis head coach, Appalachian State director of athletics Doug Gillin announced on Tuesday.
"We’re excited to welcome Blake Mosley to the Appalachian family,” Gillin said. “I first would like to thank the members of our search committee, chaired by associate athletics director Brittney Whiteside, for their hard work and the outstanding job they did identifying the right person to lead our women’s tennis program moving forward. Blake has a myriad of experiences throughout the country and the world. He fits Appalachian State and our core values. We are all thrilled for the future of Mountaineer women’s tennis!”
Mosley brings 26 years of coaching experience, which includes coaching stints at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Santa Clara and Colorado, while serving as the head coach of Chaminade University from 2007 to 2012.
“I’d like to thank the search committee chair, Brittney Whiteside, director of athletics Doug Gillin and the entire hiring committee for this great opportunity,” said Mosley. “Their vision for the future of Appalachian State athletics and the women’s tennis program are inspiring. My wife, Aline, and I are excited to involve ourselves in the Boone community and get started with the upcoming season.”
For the past three seasons, Mosley has served as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado. While in Boulder, Mosley has been a part of many program firsts. The team’s 26 wins are the most in a three-year span since the late 2000s. In his three years in Boulder, Mosley has coached four all-Pac-12 student-athletes, including a first-team selection in 2015 (Julyette Steur). Five of Mosley’s student-athletes have earned Pac-12 all-academic honors.
He helped lead the Buffaloes to a national ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) ranking (No. 44) in 2014-15 - its highest since 2009. During the 2013-14 season, Colorado spent six weeks in the national rankings. With Mosley at CU, the Buffaloes earned its first ITA Mountain Region Singles and Doubles Titles in school history, while coaching an ITA West Region Rookie of the Year.
Prior to his three seasons at Colorado, Mosley spent one season at Santa Clara University and helped lead the Broncos to five weeks in the national rankings and a West Coast Conference regular season title - the program’s first. Seven Broncos received WCC for both athletic and academic achievements, in addition to one of Santa Clara’s student-athletes (Katie Le) becoming the first-ever tennis player in the women’s program to qualify for the NCAAs, and the first player to win a match at the singles championshipsFor five seasons, Mosley was at the helm of the Chaminade University women’s tennis program. For his efforts in Honolulu, Mosley earned the 2010 ITA West Region Coach of the Year award. In his first season, the Silverswords won more games than all previous seasons combined.
Mosley got his start as a Head Tennis Professional at Padres Isles Country Club in Texas and coached one season as an assistant coach at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. He has also coached and competed in Austria and Switzerland. Mosley has been certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association at the level of Pro I.
As a player, Mosley was ranked the No. 3 men’s player in the Texas Open Division in 1999 before heading to Europe. Starting in 1999, after coaching at Texas A&M Corpus Christi under current Texas A&M head tennis coach Steve Moore, Mosley traveled to Austria to play professionally. He played No. 1 singles and doubles for TC Goetzens in the Austrian Club League while coaching many rising stars. While in Austria, he was a sparring partner for Sylvia Plischke, who was ranked No. 29 WTA.
Mosley moved on to Switzerland to continue playing and coaching. While there, he played No. 1 singles and doubles for TC Pfaffikersee. He also served as a traveling coach at the International Tennis Academy and was the sparring partner of Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, who was ranked as high as No. 70 in 2009.
Mosley played collegiately at College of Charleston from 1991-95, playing No. 3 singles and No. 1 and 2 doubles. He completed his Bachelor of Science in biology in 1996. A native of Riverside, Calif., Mosley attended Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi.
He is married to the former Aline Fiorini Sartori of Florianopolis, Brazil.
MOSLEY’S COACHING CAREER AT A GLANCE
1998-99 – Texas A&M Corpus Christi (assistant coach)
2007-12 – Chaminade University (head coach)
2012-13 – Santa Clara University (assistant coach)
2013-16 – University of Colorado (assistant/associate head coach)
HONORS AND AWARDS
2010 – ITA West Region Coach of the Year
PROFESSIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1999-2007: Texas Open Division, Austria, Switzerland
COLLEGIATE PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1991-95: College of Charleston
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT BLAKE MOSLEY
“We are all really excited for this opportunity for Blake and his family. He has worked hard and put in the time to lead a team such as App State. I believe he will make an immediate positive impact in the Sun Belt Conference with the program. Blake brings a great skill set and will provide an environment that will benefit the players in bringing out their best. It will be fun to see the progress of the program from afar.”
- Nicole Kenneally, head coach at the University of Colorado
“Appalachian State just got very good in women’s tennis with the hire of Blake Mosley. Blake is as good a coach as there is at building team culture and is an elite recruiter. The team will love his energy and really benefit from his knowledge. He was a big part of helping our teams at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi become nationally ranked and did a great job improving the program at Colorado. Great hire for Appalachian State!!!”
- Scott Moore, director of tennis at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
“Blake is an outstanding player developer and role model both athletically and academically. He is quiet and confident, humble and affable. His student-athletes will be successful on the courts and in the classroom. Congratulations to Blake and to Appalachian State.”
- Dave Porter, head coach at BYU-Hawai’i
