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Jimmy Davis

James (Jimmy) Davis

Jimmy Davis is in his 11th season as the head coach of Mason’s men’s tennis. During his tenure as head coach, he has amassed 79 wins for the program. 

Last season, Coach Davis led the team to commanding victories against Atlantic 10 rivals with a 4-2 win over Saint Joseph’s and a 4-0 win against Duquesne, achieving an overall record of 7-10. 

Three men’s tennis student-athletes, Jacco Arends, Milan Gonela, and Niza Simunyola, were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Arends also earned a spot on the A-10 All-Academic Team and VaSID All-State. Juniors Monil Lotlikar and Ekansh Kumar were named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team.

During the 2015-16 season, Davis became an associate head coach after his stint as an assistant coach with George Mason Men’s Tennis. In his tenure, Davis has led two players to All-Atlantic-10 First Team selection and eight players to All-Atlantic-10 Second Team honors. 

Throughout his time at Mason, he has coached teams that have excelled and created history. In the Fall 2021 season, junior Momin Khan made history by becoming the first Patriot to win a match at the elite ITA All-American Championship. In the Spring of 2021, the program matched its best-ever seed heading into the Atlantic 10 Championship, entering the event as the No. 5 seed. Monil Lotlikar became the first Patriot to reach the Round of 64 at the ITA All-American Championship in the Fall of 2022.

Originally a transfer from Longwood, Davis played three years for Mason, earning First Team All-Conference honors in the Atlantic 10 his senior year. He finished his senior season primarily playing in the No. 1 position and amassed a record of 16-9 in singles play and a record of 14-9 in doubles competition. He also earned All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team honors in his junior year and finished with a 20-8 overall record, going 13-5 in the spring season.

Davis was the #2 ranked player in Virginia, a top 10 Mid-Atlantic player, and a top 100 player in the country. He has also spent time as an ATP coach at the Citi Open. Davis is also the CFO and Director of High Performance at A Plus Tennis.
 
Davis Record
2024-25: 7-10 (2-2)
2023-24: 9-12 (3-1)
2022-23: 7-8 (3-2)
2021-22: 7-10 (1-4)
2020-21: 3-6 (1-2)
2019-20: 5-5 (1-0)
2018-19: 11-10 (4-2)
2017-18: 8-15 (2-6)
2016-17: 12-10 (3-5)
2015-16: 10-14 (2-6)
79 – 100 (22-30)

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