Justin DeSanto is entering his second season as the assistant tennis coach of the William's men's and women's programs. During DeSanto's first season with the Ephs he helped coach the women's program to a 2015 NCAA National Championship, a NESCAC Championship, as well as the first undefeated season in program history. In addition to a team National Championship, the Ephs doubles team of Juli Raventos and Linda Shin won the 2015 Doubles NCAA Championship.
In the fall season, the Ephs hosted the ITA Regional Championships where Williams saw a singles player and doubles team claim the title. Throughout the season the team had two singles players and two doubles pairings receive All-American status. In addition, four Williams tennis players earned All-Conference honors including three All-NESCAC singles selections and four All-NESCAC doubles honorees.
DeSanto also assisted the men's program and was able to help lead them to a victory over defending national champion and #2 ranked Amherst. This victory put the Ephs in the finals of the NESCAC tournament as well as making it the fifth team they had defeated that spring that ranked inside the ITA top 20.
DeSanto spent the 2013-14 academic year as a volunteer assistant at Yale University, helping the Bulldogs to a second place finish in the Ivy League and a season end ranking of 49th in the country. DeSanto had a strong on court presence at Yale and helped two singles players and a doubles team achieve All-Ivy recognition
In August of 2012 DeSanto served as the assistant coach at Marywood University, in Scranton, Pa. In addition to capturing its first CSAC championship and an automatic NCAA Tournament berth in 10 years, Marywood finished with a .900 win percentage in conference matches. Marywood, which was ranked third in the preseason CSAC coaches' poll, defeated four-time reigning conference champions Gwynedd-Mercy College to earn the title.
While at Marywood, DeSanto helped coach the CSAC Rookie of the Year and four singles players and a doubles team received All-CSAC recognition.
DeSanto has spent his past two summers working Wilson tennis camps all over the country. In that time he has had the privilege to coach alongside and learn from coaching greats such as former ATP world #4 Todd Martin, and Notre Dame head coaches Ryan Sachire and Jay Louderback.
A native of Pittston, Pa., DeSanto graduated from Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., with a degree in psychology and minors in Spanish and sociology in 2012.
