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Thomas, Tyson
Tyson Thomas
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- Phone:
- 540-568-8036
- Physical Address:
- Bridgeforth (261 Bluestone Dr.) / MSC 2306
Tyson Thomas was selected as James Madison University's sixth women's tennis head coach on July 6, 2023 and completed his second season in 2024-25.
In two seasons, he's guided JMU to an 18-26 record, which included a 10-13 mark in year two after venturing through the program's toughest schedule in program history. The Dukes finished 7-4 in Sun Belt Conference play and reached the Sun Belt semifinals.
In his first season at the helm, Thomas guided the Dukes through the gauntlet of another tough schedule, going 8-13 during the spring season. He coached Daria Munteanu to Second Team All-Sun Belt singles honors, as she went 6-4 at the top spot during conference play. During fall-tournament play, he helped coach Cate Broerman and Hope Moulin to the the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship doubles semifinals, as the duo ranked as high as #26 in the ITA national rankings during the 2023-24 season.
Thomas ventured to Harrisonburg in the summer of 2023 with a decade of Division I collegiate coaching experience, including five as a head coach.
Most recently, Thomas was assistant coach at Penn for the 2022-23 season serving as head coach at Saint Joseph's for a month prior to his appointment at JMU. Thomas has also had stops at Virginia and Nebraska Omaha, in addition to his coaching around the world.
In his lone season with the Quakers, he coached the team to 11 dual-match victories and helped two student-athletes earn All-Ivy League honors.
Prior to his stint in Philadelphia, Thomas was volunteer assistant coach at Virginia for three years (2019-22).
During his time with the Cavaliers, he helped the team to 49 victories and a pair of NCAA Championship appearances, including a trip to the 2022 quarterfinals. Thomas coached three UVA players to All-America accolades, including 2021 NCAA singles champion Emma Navarro.
He began his collegiate coaching career at the Nebraska Omaha, where he spent six seasons (2013-19). Thomas was an assistant coach with both the men’s and women’s tennis teams in his first year before transitioning to lead the men’s tennis program for five years as its head coach.
In his five years leading the Maverick men, the team tallied 51 victories and reached the Summit League title match in his third season in 2017. Thomas coached six players to All-Summit honors, including Razvan Grigorescu, who had a career-high ranking of #52 and earned a berth into the 2017 NCAA Singles Championship.
Thomas played his college tennis at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, where he gained both singles and doubles all-conference honors in his junior and senior seasons. Thomas was a member of UNK's first two conference championship teams in 2004 and 2005 and helped the Lopers reach the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in 2005.
After college, Thomas worked as a Tennis Director at Peter Burwash International. While with PBI, he coached at and managed programs in Palm Springs and Carmel, Calif., St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, South Korea, Beijing, China, Peninsula Papgayo, Costa Rica and Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE. In 2008, Thomas coached one of his students to a win in the Girls U18 Abu Dhabi ITF Junior Championship.
As a member of the Peace Corps, Thomas moved to Mali, West Africa from 2009-2011, where he co-directed the creation of the Malian National Junior Tennis Center. He trained Mali's top male and female junior athletes and accompanied them to International tournaments in Accra, Ghana and Dakar and Winneba, Senegal. In his second year, Thomas coached Malian Seydou Diallo to a title in the boy's U18 category at the ITF West African Junior Championships.
A native of Columbus, Neb., Thomas earned a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska-Kearney in comprehensive psychology in 2005. Thomas is married to the former Meggan Mills, and the two have two daughters, Fiona (8) and Margo (6).
In two seasons, he's guided JMU to an 18-26 record, which included a 10-13 mark in year two after venturing through the program's toughest schedule in program history. The Dukes finished 7-4 in Sun Belt Conference play and reached the Sun Belt semifinals.
In his first season at the helm, Thomas guided the Dukes through the gauntlet of another tough schedule, going 8-13 during the spring season. He coached Daria Munteanu to Second Team All-Sun Belt singles honors, as she went 6-4 at the top spot during conference play. During fall-tournament play, he helped coach Cate Broerman and Hope Moulin to the the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship doubles semifinals, as the duo ranked as high as #26 in the ITA national rankings during the 2023-24 season.
Thomas ventured to Harrisonburg in the summer of 2023 with a decade of Division I collegiate coaching experience, including five as a head coach.
Most recently, Thomas was assistant coach at Penn for the 2022-23 season serving as head coach at Saint Joseph's for a month prior to his appointment at JMU. Thomas has also had stops at Virginia and Nebraska Omaha, in addition to his coaching around the world.
In his lone season with the Quakers, he coached the team to 11 dual-match victories and helped two student-athletes earn All-Ivy League honors.
Prior to his stint in Philadelphia, Thomas was volunteer assistant coach at Virginia for three years (2019-22).
During his time with the Cavaliers, he helped the team to 49 victories and a pair of NCAA Championship appearances, including a trip to the 2022 quarterfinals. Thomas coached three UVA players to All-America accolades, including 2021 NCAA singles champion Emma Navarro.
He began his collegiate coaching career at the Nebraska Omaha, where he spent six seasons (2013-19). Thomas was an assistant coach with both the men’s and women’s tennis teams in his first year before transitioning to lead the men’s tennis program for five years as its head coach.
In his five years leading the Maverick men, the team tallied 51 victories and reached the Summit League title match in his third season in 2017. Thomas coached six players to All-Summit honors, including Razvan Grigorescu, who had a career-high ranking of #52 and earned a berth into the 2017 NCAA Singles Championship.
Thomas played his college tennis at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, where he gained both singles and doubles all-conference honors in his junior and senior seasons. Thomas was a member of UNK's first two conference championship teams in 2004 and 2005 and helped the Lopers reach the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in 2005.
After college, Thomas worked as a Tennis Director at Peter Burwash International. While with PBI, he coached at and managed programs in Palm Springs and Carmel, Calif., St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, South Korea, Beijing, China, Peninsula Papgayo, Costa Rica and Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE. In 2008, Thomas coached one of his students to a win in the Girls U18 Abu Dhabi ITF Junior Championship.
As a member of the Peace Corps, Thomas moved to Mali, West Africa from 2009-2011, where he co-directed the creation of the Malian National Junior Tennis Center. He trained Mali's top male and female junior athletes and accompanied them to International tournaments in Accra, Ghana and Dakar and Winneba, Senegal. In his second year, Thomas coached Malian Seydou Diallo to a title in the boy's U18 category at the ITF West African Junior Championships.
A native of Columbus, Neb., Thomas earned a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska-Kearney in comprehensive psychology in 2005. Thomas is married to the former Meggan Mills, and the two have two daughters, Fiona (8) and Margo (6).
| The Tyson Thomas File |
|---|
| Alma Mater | Nebraska-Kearney '05 |
| Wife | Meggan Thomas |
| Children | Fiona and Margo |
| Collegiate Coaching Experience |
|---|
| 2013-14 | Assistant Coach, Omaha (men's and women's) |
| 2014-19 | Head Coach, Omaha (men's) |
| 2019-22 | Volunteer Assistant, Virginia |
| 2022-23 | Assistant Coach, Penn |
| 2023-present | Head Coach, James Madison |
| Playing Experience |
|---|
| 2001-05 | Letterwinner at Nebraska-Kearney Team Captain Two-time All-Conference singles Two-time All-Conference doubles |
| Thomas Year-by-Year as a Head Coach |
|---|
| All-Time Record | 69-110 (.385) - 7 seasons |
| 2014-15 | 3-21 |
| 2015-16 | 11-15 | Summit League Final |
| 2016-17 | 9-14 | Summit League Final |
| 2017-18 | 10-17 |
| 2018-19 | 8-17 |
| Omaha Record | 51-84 (.378) - 5 seasons |
| 2023-24 | 8-13 | Sun Belt Conference Second Round |
| 2024-25 | 10-13 | Sun Belt Conference Semifinals |
| JMU Record | 18-26 (.409) - 2 seasons |
| Thomas Postseason, Team and Player Awards as a Head Coach |
|---|
| NCAA Singles Championship Qualifiers | 1 (2017) |
| College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ® | 5 |
| ITA All-Academic Team | 4 (2017, 2018, 2024, 2025) |
| ITA Scholar-Athletes | 28 (11 at JMU, 17 at Omaha) |
| Sun Belt All-Conference Selections | 1 (1 singles) |
| Summit League All-Conference Selections | 6 |
| Summit League Newcomer of the Year | 1 (2017) |
| Other Experience |
|---|
| Peter Burwash International Tennis Director |
Palm Springs, Calif. Carmel, Calif. St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands South Korea Beijing, China Peninsula Papgayo, Costa Rica Abu Dhabi, UAE Dubai, UAE |
| Malian National Junior Tennis Center Co-Director (while in the Peace Corps) |
2009-11 Accompanied players to tournaments in Accra, Ghana and Dakar and Winneba, Senegal ITF West African Junior Championships |
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