Bio

Mike Belmonte was elevated to head men's tennis coach in November 2017 after serving as the associate head men's and women's tennis coach since 2015. Belmonte's 18-year tenure with the Carnegie Mellon tennis program began in 2008 as a part-time assistant. He became the program's first full-time tennis assistant coach in the fall of 2010.

The 2024-25 season finished with the Tartans ranked 29th in the nation after a 10-10 dual-match season with a sixth-place finish in the University Athletic Association (UAA). For the second straight season, Belmonte mentored the ITA Atlantic South Region Rookie of the Year and ITA Southeast Region Singles Champion. Freshman Alex Feies competed at the ITA Cup and the NCAA Singles Championship, earning All-America honors.

Major Team Highlights

• Eight straight years in the national rankings
• Highest national ranking: 10 in 2018
• Two ITA National Team Indoor Championship invites: 2018 and 2019
• Two NCAA Championship Bids: 2018, 2021
• ITA Atlantic South Community Service Honorable Mention in 2020
• ITA All-Academic Teams: 8

Major Player Highlights

• 8 All-America Honors by four players
• Players in NCAA Singles Tournament: 4
• Pairs in NCAA Doubles Tournament: 1
• ITA Southeast Regional Champions: 3 singles, 1 doubles
• UAA First Team selections: 7
• UAA Player of the Year selections: 1
• UAA Rookie of the Year selections: 2
• ITA All-Academic selections: 62

Career Coaching Highlights

• Assistant coach at Carnegie Mellon University starting in the fall of 2008 in a part-time role before taking on a full-time role in 2010
• 2009 ITA National Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year
• 2009, 2014 & 2016 ITA Atlantic South Assistant Coach of the Year
• Helped mentor the 2013 ITA National Singles Champion
• Helped mentor 6 ITA Southeast Regional Singles Champions and 3 ITA Southeast Regional Doubles Champions
• 18 All-America honors by 10 players from 2009 through 2017 for the men
• 26 All-America honors by 11 players from 2009 through 2017 for the women
• 2009 women won the ITA National Team Indoor Championship and made first NCAA quarterfinals appearance in program history
• 5 NCAA quarterfinal appearances for the women from 2009 through 2017
• 5 runner-up finishes at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship for the women from 2009 through 2017
• Head coach of Keystone Oaks High School from 2006-2008
• Head tennis pro at Churchill Valley Country Club from 2007-2009
• Certified Tennis Professional by the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA)

Playing Career

• Captain at Duquesne as a senior
• Led team in victories as a sophomore