West Nott

Biography

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics hired West Nott as the new head coach on Aug. 8, 2019. Nott brings a wide range of experience, covering the full spectrum of player development from beginners, national junior champions, NCAA champions, ITF Pro Circuit champions, all the way up to professional Grand Slam tournaments. Nott has led the Vaqueros on an upward trajectory from going 1-11 in his first year to 11-10 in his third. Off the court, Nott's impact has helped the women's tennis team win the UTRGV Academic Team of the Year award in 2020 and finish with the highest spring GPA in 2022. Nott spent 10 seasons at USC helping the Trojans reach No. 1 nationally, No. 1 seed at the NCAA Championships, two NCAA Final Fours, four PAC-12 Team Championships, and six national individual collegiate champions. From the players he recruited and developed at USC, five have gone on to compete at Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, and the Australian Open. In college, Nott played one year at Florida before transferring to Georgia Tech where he helped lead the team to the finals of the ACC Team Championships. In his junior career, Nott was consistently ranked in the nation's top-10 for his age group and won the US National Indoor Junior Championships in 1998. Nott also spent six months in 2006 as the full-time coach for #1 national junior Canadian Rebecca Marino, who reached a career high No. 38 WTA ranking.