One of the nation’s top young collegiate tennis coaches, former Texas A&M All-American Barnaby Smith returned to Aggieland as an assistant coach in the Fall of 2023.
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In his three seasons as assistant coach, the Aggies have advanced to the NCAA Championships three times, including a pair of trips to the Super Regional round of the tournament. The Aggies have produced a pair of 20-win seasons during his tenure. A tireless recruiter, Smith was instrumental in bringing All-Americans Theo Papamalamis and Togan Tokac to Texas A&M.
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Smith played under head coach Steve Denton at A&M from 2018-2021, compiling a 57-26 singles record and leading team in singles and doubles wins in 2018-19. He played a key role in the Aggies’ undefeated SEC Regular Season Championship (12-0) and program-best NCAA Final 4 appearance in 2018. He earned All-America honors in doubles in 2019 and was ranked as high as No. 1 in doubles and No. 35 in singles that season. His teammates voted Smith as the 2019 Aggie Heart Award recipient.
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He played his final collegiate season at Florida State, where he helped lead the Seminoles to 20-9 record, which included runs to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament and the second round of the NCAA Championships.
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A native of High Wycombe, Great Britain, Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from Florida State in 2023. He served as a tennis coach for the Seminole High-Performance Academy in Tallahassee, Florida after the conclusion of his collegiate career.
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THE SMITH FILE
Hometown: High Wycombe, Great Britain
College:Â Â Â Â Â Texas A&M (2018-21)
                 Florida State (2022-23)
                 Bachelor’s in Social Science (2023)
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Updated: June, 2026