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The accolades continue to pour in for Butler head coach Jason Suscha as he begins his 11th season at the helm of the Bulldog's men's tennis team and his ninth year with the women's program.
The five-time Horizon League Men's Tennis Coach of the Year watched his squad continue its dominance of conference foes, going a perfect 5-0 in the regular season before claiming back-to-back wins in the tournament for the Bulldogs' sixth-straight Horizon League title and appearance in the NCAA Championship. The win in the tournament gave the Butler men's team its ninth victory in 12 league championships. Meanwhile, the Butler women's team came just one match shy of tallying its first-ever Horizon League Championship, battling regular-season champion UIC to a 3-3 tie before falling in the final point. The Butler men's squad has amassed a 156-93 dual meet record during Suscha's tenure, advancing to the NCAA Championships the past six seasons and touting the league Player of the Year in six of the past seven years. Additionally, the Bulldogs have finished no lower than second in the league tournament in each of his nine seasons at the helm, earning him coach of the year honors in five of the last six seasons.
Suscha also took on the responsibilities of the women's team in just his second season at Butler, and has guided the Bulldogs to an 100-92 record in eight seasons. Additionally, the Bulldogs have been the most prominent team when it came to the All-Horizon League teams in the past four seasons, touting the most representatives of any school in the conference since 2004.
Neither the men's nor the women's record has come at the expense of sub-par competition. Suscha consistently schedules the toughest regional competition, including schools from the Big Ten, SEC and the MAC in 2006-07. His teams have also had unparalleled success against Horizon League foes during his time, boasting a 62-1 men's record and a 58-19 women's mark.
Suscha's Butler teams not only succeed on the court but in the classroom as well. Twelve men and six women have received Academic All-American status during his tenure, and the 2003-04 men's team was tabbed as an ITA All-Academic Team, with six players earning individual academic honors.
Suscha also currently serves on the ITA Regional Committee and on the ITA National Rankings Committee.
Before coming to Butler, Suscha spent two years as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt, where he was involved in all aspects of the Commodores' successful tennis program. He also served for four months as interim head coach at Vandy, compiling a 4-0 record in dual matches.
Prior to his duties at Vanderbilt, Suscha worked for two years as a tennis professional in Doha, Qatar with Peter Burwash International, the world's largest tennis management company, and with the Tri-Cities Tennis Association. Suscha graduated from the University of Evansville in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in political science.
He and his wife, Liz, have a son, Anthony, who was born on Jan. 17, 2007.
Jason Suscha's Year-by-Year Records (Men)
Jason Suscha's Year-by-Year Records (Women)
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