Greg Coache has served as the head coach of the Southern New Hampshire University women’s tennis program since August 2007 and took over the men’s program in March 2010. Since his arrival, Coache has transformed both teams into perennial contenders in the Northeast-10 Conference and the East Region. His exceptional leadership has earned him ten NE10 Coach of the Year honors and six ITA East Region Coach of the Year awards. Through the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, his programs have posted a combined record of 414–214, reflecting a .659 winning percentage.
The SNHU women’s tennis team completed the 2024–25 season with a 10–5 record, matching its result from the previous year. Under Coache’s guidance, the women’s team has finished every season with at least a .500 record for 18 consecutive years. The Penmen have captured five NE10 Championships, including three straight titles from 2010 to 2012, a shared title in the COVID-shortened 2019–20 season, and most recently, the 2022–23 championship. The women’s program has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, highlighted by a five-year streak from 2009 to 2013. Additionally, nine players from SNHU have earned the prestigious NE10 Vern Cox Player of the Year award, including Alina Kupfer (2023), Magdalena Hubickova (2021, 2022), Natalie Kallmunzerova (2021), Abla Chadli (2016), Alena Mukdaprakorn (2011, 2012), and Amber Chandronnait (2009, 2010).
On the men’s side, the 2024–25 team finished with a 6–13 record following back-to-back 14–6 seasons. Under Coache’s leadership, the men have captured six NE10 Championships, beginning with their first in the 2013–14 season, followed by an impressive run of four consecutive titles from 2015 to 2019, and most recently, a championship in 2023. The men’s team has reached the NCAA Tournament eleven times and advanced to the Round of 16 in both 2019 and 2022. Members of the men’s program have been named NE10 Vern Cox Player of the Year six times, including Jesse Den Hartog (2023 co-player of the year), Jonathan Berling (2022), Tiago Fernandes (2017, 2018, 2019), and Mitch Dobek in 2011.
Before arriving at SNHU, Coache spent a decade as a high school tennis coach, where he consistently led his teams to success. He guided his teams to the playoffs in nine of those ten years, highlighted by a state championship and five state semifinal appearances. His achievements earned him the distinction of New Hampshire’s Coach of the Year during the championship season.
In addition to his coaching career, Coache has extensive experience as a player. In 1992, he earned the No. 1 doubles ranking in New England. He continues to compete in USTA team tennis, where his teams have made ten appearances at the regional championships and qualified for the national tournament twice, with trips to Hawaii and Palm Springs. Coache played his collegiate tennis at Springfield College from 1976 to 1980, where he majored in Health, Recreation, and Physical Education.
Coache holds the prestigious USPTA Elite Professional certification and is also a certified Wheelchair Tennis Instructor through the United States Professional Tennis Association. In December 2015, he completed both the Competitive Coaching Course and the Pro Coaching Course, taught by Emilio Sanchez Vicario at the renowned Academia Sanchez-Casal Tennis Academy.
Outside of SNHU, Coache owns and operates the Coache Tennis Academy, a high-performance tennis program based in central New Hampshire. He resides in Bow, N.H., with his wife Sheila, and is the proud father of three sons and grandfather to eight grandchildren.
