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West Nott

Position: Associate Head Coach Experience: 6th season College: Georgia Tech 2003

EMAIL WEST at nott@usc.edu
CALL WEST at 213-725-3091
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West Nott enters his sixth season as assistant coach at USC, honored as the 2009 ITA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year in his second season with the Women of Troy. He came to Troy after serving as a volunteer assistant with the Washington men's program, following a successful collegiate playing career at Georgia Tech.

Summary of 5 year USC Career

• 4 Trojans reached #1 NCAA singles ranking
• 2 Trojan doubles teams reached #1 NCAA
• 4 National Individual Championships (1 Singles, 3 Doubles)
• 2 PAC-12 Team Championships
• 1 NCAA Team Final Four
• 1 ITA/National Team Indoor Final Four
• Maria Sanchez cracked top #127 WTA

Fall 2012-Present
• Entering 6th season with the Trojans
• Sabrina Santamaria is ranked #1 NCAA in singles and doubles
• Danielle Lao is ranked #3 NCAA singles
• Kaitlyn Christian/Sabrina Santamaria #1 NCAA in doubles
• 2 All-American Semifinalists - Danielle Lao and Zoe Scandalis
• All-American Doubles Champions - Christian/Santamaria
• National Indoor Doubles Champions - Christian/Santamaria
• Sabrina Santamaria captured Las Vegas with 6-0, 6-2 win over Hardebeck (Stanford)

2011-2012
• First season where West personally recruited each girl on the team
• PAC-12 Team Champions clinching it with a 6-1 win over #1 ranked UCLA
• NCAA Team Final Four defeating #4 Stanford 4-2 in quarterfinals
• ITA National Team Indoor Final Four
• 3 Trojans finished the year ranked in the top #18 NCAA Singles, more than any other program
• National Indoor Doubles Champion - Santamaria and Christian

2010-2011
• Maria Sanchez ITA National Player of the Year. Awarded to best college player.
• National Indoor Singles Champion - Maria Sanchez
• Maria Sanchez #1 NCAA after starting #5 in Trojan lineup as freshman, now #127 WTA

Prior to his arrival in Los Angeles, Nott was a volunteer assistant coach for the Washington men under head coach Matt Anger, a former Trojan. During his coaching career, Nott continues to compete in Davis Cup competition as a member of the Pacific Oceania team, having beaten the No. 1 and No. 2 players from Iran during the summer's 2011 Davis Cup and also competing in matches vs. China, New Zealand, South Korea, Malaysia and Pakistan as a member of the Pacific Oceania team. He also claimed victory in the deciding singles match against Pakistan at the 2006 Davis Cup. In college, Nott played one year at Florida before transferring to Georgia Tech. In three seasons, Nott rose to No. 5 on the all-time career singles wins list and reached No. 2 all-time in single-season doubles wins.

In his junior career, Nott was consistently ranked in the nation's top-10 for his age group. He was consistently ranked No. 1 in the Midwest Section and won the US National Indoor Junior Championships in 1998.Teaming with his mother, Elizabeth, Nott won the 2006 National Mother-Son Doubles Championships in 2006 and reached the final in 2010.

Nott also spent six months as the full-time coach for Canadian Rebecca Marino, who reached a career high #38 WTA ranking. In his free time, Nott has founded a website -- www.CAtennis.com -- with free tennis articles and tennis tips. He also teaches private lessons, for more information visit www.CAtennisLessons.com

Although born in the Marshall Islands, Nott spent his childhood hitting against the wall on an island in Micronesia called Pohnpei until the age of 11. His family includes his parents, Sam and Elizabeth, his sister, Shimiko, who graduated from Princeton, and brother, Noah, who currently attends Washington.