Men's Tennis
Flowers, Mike
Mike Flowers
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- flowers@ath.msu.edu
Former Spartan letterwinner Mike Flowers was named an assistant coach for the program in July 2022.
Flowers, a USTA High Performance Coach, has experience coaching some of the best junior players in the world. He has coached at all four Grand Slam junior tournaments in addition to coaching Spartan Ozan Baris (then No. 15 ITF Juniors), Qavia Lopez (No. 19 ITF Juniors) and Ellie Coleman (No. 24 ITF Juniors).
The Memphis, Tennessee native spent the previous three seasons as an associate coach for both the men's and women's teams at Davenport University in Grand Rapids. He helped the Panthers' men's team to an 18-8 record and their first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2021. Flowers also served as an assistant coach at Davenport in 2011-12.
In addition to coaching at the collegiate level, Flowers has been the director of player development at Grand Rapids Racquet and Fitness since September 2017. He previously served as the head tennis professional at Court One Athletic Clubs from May 2013 to September 2017.
Flowers was a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain for the Spartans from 2004-07 and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors three times. He graduated from MSU in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in finance. During his junior career, he was nationally ranked as high as No. 3 in doubles and No. 25 in singles.
Flowers and his wife, Joslyn, have four children: MJ, Addie, Breslyn and Ari.
Flowers, a USTA High Performance Coach, has experience coaching some of the best junior players in the world. He has coached at all four Grand Slam junior tournaments in addition to coaching Spartan Ozan Baris (then No. 15 ITF Juniors), Qavia Lopez (No. 19 ITF Juniors) and Ellie Coleman (No. 24 ITF Juniors).
The Memphis, Tennessee native spent the previous three seasons as an associate coach for both the men's and women's teams at Davenport University in Grand Rapids. He helped the Panthers' men's team to an 18-8 record and their first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2021. Flowers also served as an assistant coach at Davenport in 2011-12.
In addition to coaching at the collegiate level, Flowers has been the director of player development at Grand Rapids Racquet and Fitness since September 2017. He previously served as the head tennis professional at Court One Athletic Clubs from May 2013 to September 2017.
Flowers was a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain for the Spartans from 2004-07 and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors three times. He graduated from MSU in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in finance. During his junior career, he was nationally ranked as high as No. 3 in doubles and No. 25 in singles.
Flowers and his wife, Joslyn, have four children: MJ, Addie, Breslyn and Ari.
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