Tomas Pitra | Men's Tennis Coach

Tomas Pitra

Title:
Student Assistant Coach

A former player on the Wisconsin men's tennis team, Tomas Pitra joined the Badgers' coaching staff in 2016 as a student assistant coach. In his current role, Pitra is involved in daily practice instruction with the student-athletes and works closely with the coaching staff on analysis and team planning.

During his UW playing career, Pitra posted a 6-8 singles record and went 5-3 on the doubles courts. He owned a 4-8 singles record during his freshman season in 2014-15, including a mark of 2-3 in Big Ten action. He then won a pair of matches in the fall of 2015 before reoccurring medical complications prematurely ended his playing career.

During his prep career, Pitra won Czech Republic Championship on five separate occasions, taking home the junior title in 2011 and the adult crown in 2012. Pitra climbed as high as No. 150 in the ITF rankings, participating in numerous international tournaments.

Pitra spent four years playing for the Czech Republic national tennis team. During that tenure, he claimed the 2008 tennis bronze medal at the European Championship. For his accomplishment, the Czech Republic Minister of Education awarded Pitra the prestigious recognition of “successful representation of the Czech Republic in the athletic field.”

A native of Prague, Czech Republic, Pitra speaks English, Czech and Russian. Upon his state graduation in the Czech Republic, Pitra scored in the 96th percentile of the national exam. He is an agricultural business major at Wisconsin with an anticipated graduation in 2019.

Head coach Danny Westerman on Pitra
“We are extremely lucky to have Tomas as a Student-Assistant Coach. His playing career was unfortunately cut short, but he is channeling his passion for tennis towards our current Badgers. He was a fantastic tennis player and has been involved with tennis at a very high level. Our players will benefit directly from these experiences and I am excited to get his perspective on our team on a daily basis. Tomas cares deeply for this program and university, and I am very grateful that he wants to continue to contribute to our team, now as a coach.”