Bobby Goeltz brought a wealth of experience to his job as Idaho State's head tennis coach. He is in his 18th year with the Bengals, and previously had served 10 years in a similar capacity at the University of Maryland.

Head Coach Bobby Goeltz

Goeltz has a track record of success both on and off the courts. Only the second tennis coach in Maryland history, his men's teams compiled a 145-85 record and the women's teams were 81-71. He coached several Atlantic Coast Conference champions, his teams won several prestigious tournaments and his men's team was ranked 16th nationally in 1986.

At Idaho State, his men are 140-135, have finished second in the Big Sky three and third six times. His women are 116-126 and placed second in the Big Sky Conference in 1991, 1992 and 1996.

His teams are coming off their best seasons in years as the men finished second in the Big Sky Conference and had three first team All-Big Sky Honorees. Malcolm Swan set ISU records for singles wins in a season and combined wins in the process. The women went 13-8 and tied for third in Big Sky, with two players earning All-Big Sky recognition.

His athletes have been highly successful in the classroom. At ISU, every senior he coached has graduated, while only one at Maryland failed to graduate. At Maryland, his tennis teams were always among the top teams academically, and he coached two Rhodes Scholar candidates, one ACC Academic Athlete of the Year, 51 All-ACC Honor Roll Award winners, a Magna Cum Laude graduate in architecture and a state of Maryland Chancellor's Scholar.

Two of his notable ISU players were Omer Rashid and Mike Castrilli. Rashid was an NCAA Academic All-American and was the winner of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Castrilli was the only individual to be selected MVP of the Big Sky tennis championships for three consecutive years. In 1993, that duo became the first to represent ISU in doubles at the NCAA Tennis Championships.

Bobby Goeltz's Record at ISU

Year    W    L    Pct.   BSC Finish

1991    14    6   .700    2nd

1992    15    9   .625    2nd

1993    10    8   .566    5th

1994     4   15   .211    6th

1995     6   10   .375    4th

1996    15    7   .682    2nd

1997     8    9   .471    t3rd

1998     2   12   .167    t5th

1999     7    9   .438    t3rd

2000     8   10   .444    t3rd

2001     6   10   .375    t5th

2002     8   13   .381    t5th

2003    13    8   .619    t3rd

2004     9   10   .473    t4th

2005     1   17   .055     7th

2006     1   16   .059     7th

2007     2   10   .167     7th

Totals  130  180  .419