LA JOLLA, Calif. –  Two assistant coaches complete the men's tennis staff this season, with the appointment of Cedrik Stebe to the coaching staff. Stebe and Matthew Hollingworth alongside Interim Head Coach Jake De Vries lead the Tritons in their last season of Big West competition before UC San Diego transitions to the WCC.
 
Stebe joins UC San Diego from an over 15-year career of professional tennis, playing in 28 Grand Slams, earning 10 Challenger titles, and reaching a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 71. Combined with his tour experience, Stebe is a DTB-Licensed Performance Coach.
 
Hollingworth joined the Tritons during the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach, continuing in the role during the 2025-26 season and the upcoming year. Hollingworth is a 2024 graduate of Gonzaga University. As a Bulldog he set the record for most career wins in singles and ranked as high as 25 in the country in doubles. During his time as a collegiate tennis player he also was awarded with Academic All-American honors.
 
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"We are thrilled to welcome Cedrik to the Triton family and to bring Matt back for his third season with the program," Interim Head Coach Jake De Vries states.
 
"Cedrik brings as wide of a professional and international tennis experience as we could hope to have within our program. We are incredibly fortunate that his first major work as a coach will be with us here at UC San Diego. He brings incredible strategic and technical knowledge of the game, and he has the temperament to coach our guys to the next level as we prepare to move to the West Coast Conference."
 
De Vries continues, "in Matt's two years here, he has connected incredibly well with our team, and they have grown to trust him as a coach and mentor on and off the court. Matt's strong work ethic and success as a collegiate player has shaped him into an excellent young coach and an amazing role model for our players."

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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.