Experienced tennis coach Tom Rees has been named to lead Georgia Gwinnett College's successful program by Executive Athletics Director Dr. Ian Potter. He becomes the third head coach in program history.

GGC tennis has captured 20 NAIA national championships, with 10 titles each by the men's and women's programs. The women's tennis team won the 2025 national title. The men's tennis team started the 2025-26 season by sweeping the individual NAIA singles and doubles national championships at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Cup.

Before coming to Lawrenceville, Rees served as associate head coach of the women's tennis program at NCAA Division I Clemson University (South Carolina) during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He helped the Tigers qualify for the NCAA championships for the first time since 2018 and the team had a No. 16 team ranking.

Previously, Rees was head coach of one NCAA Division I program, University of Incarnate Word (Texas), for the 2022 and 2023 seasons; was an assistant coach at Division I Kansas State University, from 2020-21; and two NCAA Division II colleges, Lenoir-Rhyne University (North Carolina) from 2017-19 and University of Illinois Springfield from 2015-16. His coaching career started as an assistant coach at Division II University of North Georgia from 2013-14.

"We're thrilled to welcome Tom Rees to the Grizzly family," said Potter. "His leadership, experience and history of success make him an exceptional fit for our tennis program and the entire GGC athletics community. I have no doubt that he will continue to build upon our national-championship legacy and strengthen our tradition of excellence that defines GGC Athletics."



As head women's coach at Incarnate Word, Rees guided a team to a runner-up finish in the Southland Conference and had a doubles team win the 2022 ITA Texas regional and qualify for the NCAA national championships. He also mentored players that earned Southland Conference honors as the player, freshman and newcomer of the year.

Rees' men's and women's teams at Lenoir-Rhyne and Illinois Springfield had multiple all-conference players and both Lenoir-Rhyne programs achieved their first national rankings.

"I'd like to thank Dr. Ian Potter for his confidence in me through the search process and am honored to be named the next head coach for the men's and women's tennis at GGC," said Rees. "This program is well established as one of the premier programs across any division and the goals moving forward won't change. We will strive for excellence in every area, compete for championships and continue to further the programs' La Familia (family culture) traditions."

Rees played collegiately at the Division I University of North Carolina Asheville from 2010-12, earning all-Big South Conference honors. He received a bachelor's of arts degree in French, with a minor in management. Rees added a master's degree in public administration at North Georgia.