Christopher Newport University

Andrew Connolly comes to Christopher Newport after graduating from NAIA national powerhouse Keiser University in 2019. While at Keiser, Connolly helped lead the Seahawks to three consecutive Sun Conference Championships from 2017-2019 as well as a #2 NAIA national ranking in 2018. During his time there, the Seahawks advanced to the NAIA National Championships Semi-Finals in 2017 and the Finals in 2018.

While competing at Keiser, Connolly was ranked as high as 5th in the ITA South Region and 7th in the NAIA in doubles. That year he amassed a 12-12 doubles record, which included a 6-4 record at the #1 slot, with partner Marc Algeri. Subsequently, Connolly and his partner were named NAIA All-Americans for the 2017 – 2018 season.  In addition, Connolly was also named Sun Conference Player of the Week in the spring of 2017.

A native of Dallas,Texas, Connolly trained at the prestigious T Bar M Tennis Academy during his junior years. A 4-star tennis recruit out of Texas Virtual Academy High School, Connolly was ranked as high as 114th in the USTA and 7th in the state of Texas as reported by TennisRecruiting.net. He achieved a career high UTR of 12.5 and an overall record of 38-21 with a notable wins over both blue chip and five-star recruits.

Connolly returned to Dallas to coach at T Bar M High Performance Junior Tennis Academy as well as at the Canyon Creek Tennis Academy. He also has spent time as a coach at the Wilson Collegiate Tennis Camp.
 

“I’m very excited to add Andrew to our staff for this upcoming season. He has achieved at the highest level as a player, coach, and student and I am confident that he will be instrumental in helping our student athletes maximize their potential both on and off court”- David Weiner