DENVER – Former University of Denver men's tennis associate head coach Drew Eberly has been named the program's next head coach, Vice Chancellor for Athletics, Recreation and Ritchie Center Operations Karlton Creech announced Wednesday.

"We're very much looking forward to Drew rejoining our staff to lead the men's tennis program," Creech said. "He enters his new role with a full understanding of the student-athletes, tennis program, athletic department and facilities, and knows what it means to be a representation of the University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation. His ability to cultivate relationships has made him successful both on the recruiting trail and with his student-athletes on his roster, and we look forward to seeing how he can lead this already successful program to new heights in the coming years."

Eberly spent two seasons as the program's assistant coach in 2015 and 2016 before being promoted to associate head coach, a role he spent four seasons in prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I would like to thank Karlton Creech and Emily Boone for the opportunity to be reunited with our players and the program as the next head coach," Eberly said. "I am thrilled to be back at DU working with our amazing student-athletes. Denver is a special place for me and my family and I can't wait to get started."

In his previous time at Denver, Eberly helped lead the Pioneers to four Summit League regular season titles, three Summit League Tournament titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances. A pair of Eberly's teams under former head coach Ricardo Rubio were ranked in the top-35 in the country, including the 13-1 Pioneers' that had their season cut short by the pandemic in 2019-20.

The 2016 ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year helped the Pioneers achieve great things in the classroom as well, with the men's tennis program earning the top male team GPA in the athletics department in 2018 and 2019. Throughout his initial stint on the Denver men's tennis staff, the program fundraised approximately $100,000 for various projects. The Pioneers also earned their second APR Public Recognition Award in program history in 2019 for finishing in the top-10% in the country in multi-year APR in their sport.

Eberly is a 2009 graduate of Ohio State University and completed his Masters last December in Real Estate and Construction Management in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.