Shane Vinsant - Men's Tennis Coach - Texas A&M Athletics

Shane Vinsant

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Former Texas A&M All-American Shane Vinsant was named the volunteer coach for the Aggie men's tennis team by head coach Steve Denton on August 17, 2018.

Vinsant, who earned All-American status in doubles as a junior in 2015 and in singles following his 2014 sophomore campaign, completes the A&M staff. The Keller, Texas native was No. 19 in the junior world rankings and helped the Aggie men win two Southeastern Conference tournament championships (2014, 2015) and one regular season championship (2014), as well as the 2013 SEC Western Division title in Texas A&M's inaugural season in the league during his four-year career. The Aggies also advanced to the NCAA Championship every year of his career, reaching the Elite Eight for the second time in program history in 2015 and finishing the season with a then program-best No. 5 ranking in the final Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll.

Vinsant posted a 99-48 singles record while leading the Maroon and White to a 95-35 team record from 2013-16. He earned All-SEC accolades all four years and was a two-time participant in the NCAA Singles Championship. The right-hander garnered All-America honors in singles by reaching the NCAA Round of 16 as a sophomore. As a senior, Vinsant reached the second round after posting his highest ranked win of 2016, a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over seventh-ranked Christopher Eubanks of Georgia Tech in the opening round. He was ranked in every singles and doubles poll as a senior and finished his career No. 44 in singles and No. 68 in doubles with partner Arthur Rinderknech.

Vinsant posted a 98-52 career record in doubles and earned All-America honors with partner Harrison Adams in 2015 as the duo finished No. 10 in the final ITA doubles rankings. The pair went 12-5 against ranked opponents, including 4-1 against top-five tandems. Vinsant and Adams competed in the NCAA Doubles Championship in Waco, Texas, where they fell to eighth-ranked Diego Galeano and Julian Lenz of Baylor in the first round.

Vinsant played on the professional circuit following his graduation from A&M in 2016 with a degree in finance. He won two doubles titles and made a singles final and reached a career-high No. 657 ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles tour and No. 637 on the ATP world doubles tour.

Vinsant spent the 2018 season serving in the same role for the women’s team, helping guide the Aggies to an impressive 13-2 home record and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.