BOZEMAN, Montana – Trey Morris, who led Montana State men's tennis as the program's interim coach during the 2019-20 season, was elevated to full-time head coach by MSU Director of Athletics Leon Costello on Thursday.
 
Morris joined the program as assistant coach in September before becoming interim head coach. The Bobcats stood 5-4 when the COVID-19 pandemic ended the 2020 season in March.
 
"I appreciate the job Trey did guiding the men's tennis program this season, and I'm happy to remove 'interim' from his title," Costello said. "He led the program with positive energy and the student-athletes responded to him in competition and in the classroom. I'm excited for the future of the Bobcat men's tennis program with Trey as the head coach."
 
Morris has brought considerable playing and coaching experience to Montana State. He worked as Tennis Director and Associate Owner at Baskin-McGill Tennis Academy in Marietta, Georgia, in 2018-19, and before that was the Assistant Tennis Pro (2016- 2017) and Head Tennis Pro ( 2017-2018). He also worked as an assistant tennis pro at Tennis Dynamics in Marietta, Georgia (January-April 2018). Morris' college coaching career began as a volunteer assistant for the Appalachian State University men's and women's tennis programs in 2017. 
 
"I want to thank our Athletic Director Leon Costello, Senior Associate Athletics Director Thijs Goossens, and the search committee for trusting me to lead this program to future success," Morris said. "I will work tirelessly to build a championship culture and winning mentality both on and off the courts, here at MSU. In the past year I have truly fallen in love with Montana State University, this tennis program, and the beautiful community of Bozeman. I cannot wait to get back to work!" 
 
Morris earned all-conference doubles (2015) and all-academic (2017) honors as a student-athlete at Appalachian State University (2015-17). He served as a team captain his Senior year and finished his collegiate career with a 44-27 singles record and a 42-23 doubles mark. Before his time at Appalachian State he played at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia, in 2014, when his squad finished third in the national junior college ranks. Following his college career Morris played professionally in Germany for the T C Rot-Weiss Bliesheim Club in the Bundesliga (2018-2019) where he went 11-1 in all competition.
 
 
What They Say About Trey Morris
Jerry Baskin Team USA Hall of Fame Coach: "Trey has been the best assistant/colleague I have ever had in my 40+ years of coaching. He will bring not only a great work ethic, but also world class technical, tactical, and psychological knowledge of the game to Montana State. Trey has always had the Integrity and Charisma to be a phenomenal head coach and leader. Montana State Tennis just got a heck of a coach and human being!"
 
Blake Mosley Appalachian State University Head Women's Tennis Coach: "Montana State Men's Tennis just got better with the hire of Coach Morris. His high energy and recruiting contacts will take the team to the next level!"
 
Craig Schwartz Appalachian State University Head Men's Tennis Coach: "Congrats to Montana State on making a great hire in selecting Trey Morris. Trey is one of the brightest up and coming coaches out there. He will make an immediate impact to the Bobcat athletics family and the Bozeman community. His players will succeed on the court, in the classroom and in the community. I am excited to see what the future holds for the Montana State men's tennis program!"
 
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