Men's & Women's Tennis Head Coach
Christopher N. Bizot

When Chris Bizot came to The University of Texas at Tyler in 2004 to become head tennis coach, he quickly continued his professional string of building successful programs. Under Bizot, the Patriots men's team has claimed back to back American Southwest Conference East Division Championships, and the women's team also won their first ASC East Division.

Under Bizot in 2006, the Patriots won ASC East Division championships for both the men and women, and both teams advanced to the conference championships. UT Tyler placed eleven players on All-ASC tennis teams last year and three different players earned ASC player of the week honors. The future is bright for the Patriots, as Beth Launius won both the Freshman Player of the Year and overall Player of the year awards, and Bryan Jolly won Newcomer of the Year for the East Division.

Bizot was named ASC East Division Women's Coach of the Year for his work in 2006. His teams excelled on the court and also in the classroom, with his women's team posting a 3.42 GPA in the Fall 2006 semester, and his men bringing in a 3.21 GPA.

In his first year, Bizot's teams were also successful. The men's team was undefeated, winning the ASC East, while the women finished in second place. Twelve Patriots earned ASC All-Conference honors, with Jordan Repsher and Kristin Thomas sweeping the division's Newcomer of the Year awards. Bizot won the East Division's men's co-coach of the year award in his first season at UT Tyler.

Bizot has also successfully hosted the ITA Southwest Regional Tennis Championships and the ASC Individuals Championships at UT Tyler.

Prior to coming to UT Tyler, Bizot was the head tennis coach for NAIA Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. His men's and women's teams were both ranked in the top twenty and qualified for the national championships. In 2004, Bizot was named the NCCAA National Women's Coach of the Year, and his women's team won the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championship.

Bizot is responsible for coordinating all practices, matches, scheduling, recruiting and budgeting for the University's tennis program. In addition, he manages the daily operations of UT Tyler's Summers Tennis Center.

Bizot holds a Masters of Social Science in History and also a Bachelors of Science in Administration of Justice from Mississippi College. While attending college, he served as varsity tennis team captain all four years.

Chris and his wife Rachel have one child, daughter Camden Renee Bizot, born during the 2006 ASC Championships...which luckily were hosted by UT Tyler.

Chris Bizot: Year-by-Year

Chris Bizot can be reached at 903-566-7499 or by email at cbizot@uttyler.edu.

Assistant Coach
Adam Stone

Former UT Tyler tennis standout Adam Stone begins his third season as the assistant coach for men's and women's tennis at UT Tyler.

During the previous two seasons, Stone has helped lead the Patriots to two consecutive American Southwest Conference East Division Championships in men's and women's tennis.

As a player, Stone lettered for two years at Colorado-Colorado Springs where he complied a 24-15 singles record and an 8-14 doubles mark.

Stone transferred to UT Tyler as a junior and continued to win, posting a 26-8 singles record and a 23-8 doubles record over his final two seasons. During that time, he notched two singles wins over nationally ranked players.

In 2003-2004, Stone was named to the ASC East Second Team and in 2004-2005, he earned first team All-ASC East honors as well as being named team MVP.

Stone has played a part, as a coach or player, in every ASC East title won by UT Tyler.