PHILADELPHIA – The Albert G. Molloy Head Coach of men's tennis, David Geatz, has announced the addition of David DiLucia to his staff as assistant coach.
 
"Our team is very lucky to have a person with Dave's qualifications," said Geatz. "Dave was a former touring pro, the number-one ranked player in college tennis, coached the best American juniors in his role with the USTA, and also coached professionally with several top-10 pros. Dave really brings a lot to the table, and his impact is already being felt."
 
DiLucia is no stranger to the Philadelphia area. He competed in World TeamTennis for the Philadelphia Freedoms, leading them to their first league championship in 2001. In addition, the former world number 242 in singles and 92 in doubles on the ATP World Tour competed at the US Pro Indoor in Philadelphia, reaching the round of 16 in singles in 1992.
 
The former pro competed in the singles main draw of the Australian, Wimbledon, US Open and all four majors in doubles reaching the second round in both the US and French Open in 1998 and the round of 16 at Wimbledon in 1993. During his professional career, DiLucia represented the United States on the 1993 Davis Cup team as well as at the 1991 Pan American Games where he won a silver medal in singles and a gold medal in mixed doubles. His top career singles result came in 1998 where he reached the quarterfinals of the Championship Series event in Tokyo, defeating Kenneth Carlsen and former top 15 player David Wheaton.
 
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, DiLucia was named Notre Dame Athlete of the Year in 1990 and 1992. He was a five time All-American at the NCAA level earning top singles and doubles rankings and made the NCAA Team Finals in 1992. In 2007 he was inducted into the Collegiate Hall of Fame.
 
Prior to turning pro, DiLucia competed at the junior level. He was a semi-finalist at the Junior US Open in singles in 1987 and was the doubles champion in Kalamazoo. Because of these accomplishments, he earned a spot on the US Junior Davis Cup Team in both 1987 and 1988.
 
Following his pro career, DiLucia traveled the world and coached one of the greatest doubles teams in history, Bob and Mike Bryan, who ranked number one in the world. He also coached the number one women's doubles team of Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs. In 2006, DiLucia was the coach of former world number one and International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee, Lindsay Davenport.
 
DiLucia has also developed and coached some of the nation's top junior, collegiate and professional players as a National Coach for the United States Tennis Association. Since 2011, he has been a Director at CITRS, Inc., an organization whose mission is to help youth and organizations achieve excellence through comprehensive character education, leadership, and professional development.