Chad Braun joined the Fighting Scots tennis team as the head men’s tennis coach in 2004 and the program has steadily risen up the ranks.
Braun's 139 career dual match victories is by far the most in the history of the program. Now entering his 12th year at the helm, Braun is also easily the program's longest-serving coach.
The veteran coach has raised the bar when it comes to success for the Fighting Scots men's tennis program. His 2006 squad set the school record with 22 dual match victories and his 2011 squad nearly equaled the mark with 20 wins. Under Braun's direction, the Scots have finished second in the Midwest Conference four times since 2009, their highest finishes since winning the team title in 1938. In 2011 he was named the conference’s Coach of the Year. The 2013 squad brought home three Midwest Conference titles from the season-ending tournament. The squad duplicated that success in 2014, giving Monmouth players nine league titles in a four year span. Additionally, the Scots top doubles team has earned regional rankings in each of the last two seasons.
Braun helped resurrect the tennis program which returned to intercollegiate competition in 2002-03 after a 10-year layoff. The program boasts an outstanding $1 million outdoor facility and the $22 million Huff Athletic Center, which features four indoor courts and provides student-athletes the opportunity to play year-round.
Braun was an All-MWC performer at Illinois College and earned his master’s degree in physical education/sports management from Western Illinois University. He resides in Monmouth with his wife Jen and their four children.
