TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona Men’s Tennis head coach Clancy Shields has agreed to a contract extension to lead the Wildcats through 2028. Under his leadership, the program has rewritten the record books while achieving excellence on the court, in the classroom and in the community.
“Clancy’s exceptional leadership has grown our men’s tennis program into a national power in college tennis,” said Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke. “He has also taken our program to new heights on the court, in the classroom and in the community. Arizona Men’s Tennis achieves excellence at the highest levels through Clancy’s tremendous passion for recruiting, coaching and development. Since Clancy was hired in 2016, the men’s tennis program has continued to embody our Wildcat Way mission by developing academic, athletic and life champions. I look forward to the incredibly bright future of Arizona Men’s Tennis under Clancy’s leadership that will continue to make history.”
The 2022-23 season saw Arizona Men’s Tennis clinch a share of the Pac-12 championship after winning it outright the year before. Those two conference titles were the first in program history after 43 years of competing in the Pac-12. The Wildcats went on to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center for the first time ever, sweeping Boise State and Oklahoma State to earn the program’s second Sweet 16 appearance in school history.
“I’ve been lucky to call Tucson home for the past seven years, which is a special place with incredible people,” Shields said. “It has been a great honor to lead this program, and I love coaching our student-athletes as they make this the best job I could ask for. I am very proud of our program, which we have built the right way. I believe we will continue to have success for many years to come. I want to thank Dave Heeke for his belief in our program and the investment our administration has made with Arizona Men’s Tennis. Our future is incredibly bright!”
Shields won back-to-back Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors in 2019 and 2021, becoming the fourth coach in conference history to do so. He has also guided Arizona Men’s Tennis to its only Sweet 16 appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 2021 and 2023. Under his leadership, student-athletes have received all-conference honors…
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