[su_spacer size=”20″] Georgia women’s tennis assistant Drake Bernstein has been promoted to associate head coach, according to an announcement Wednesday by head coach Jeff Wallace.[su_spacer size=”40″] Bernstein recently completed his third season with the program, and in that span, the Bulldogs have finished ranked in the top five in the country each year. Most recently, Georgia went 24-7 and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2009. Also, the Bulldogs made appearances in the finals of both the ITA National Team Indoor Championship and the SEC Tournament.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “Drake has made a strong impact in our program, and this is a well-deserved promotion,” Wallace said. “We were excited when this Georgia Bulldog came back home in 2013, and since he has returned, the team has excelled on and off the court.
[su_spacer size=”40″] For the past two years, Bernstein has been honored as the ITA Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year. During Bernstein’s time on the Bulldog staff, Georgia has compiled a 72-16 record, captured an SEC regular season and SEC tournament title and made three appearances in the NCAA Championships. The team posted the highest grade point average (GPA) for all UGA sports in 2013 and compiled a GPA of at least a 3.0 for three straight years.
[su_spacer size=”40″] A native of Winder, Ga., Bernstein is a 2011 graduate of UGA where he was a four-year letterman on the tennis team. He was a part of the 2008 national championship team. As a senior, he earned All-SEC Second Team honors and was the recipient of the Dick Copas Leadership Award while serving as a team captain.