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Men’s Tennis Adds Tristan Kaye and Emil Reinberg as Assistant Coaches
9/25/2025 12:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Brown men's tennis head coach Mike Fried '91 has announced the additions of Tristan Kaye and Emil Reinberg to the program's coaching staff.
Kaye and Reinberg join a Brown program that made history with 18 wins last season, the most since 2009. The Bears also won 16 home matches in 2025, which tied the most in a single season (2006).
"We're extremely excited to put together our coaching team with Tristan and Emil," Fried said. "Tristan was an NCAA Doubles Champion and ITA Assistant Coach of the Year, and Emil was an All-American at the University of Georgia. He reached a high of 798 in the ATP singles world rankings, competed in Junior Wimbledon, the U.S. and French Opens, and is an elite player development coach. Moreover, Tristan and Emil are all-in in their commitment to furthering Brown as one of the premier college tennis programs in the country and providing an extraordinary experience for the student-athletes on our team."
Kaye comes to Brown after serving as an assistant coach at Middlebury for the last three seasons. In 2024, he was named the ITA Northeast Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. Middlebury reached the NCAA Final Four twice with Kaye on staff, and the Panthers also earned two NESCAC Championships (2023 & 2025). Kaye coached eight ITA All-Americans including four doubles, and one NCAA semifinalist.
At the Kass Tennis Academy, Kaye was a High Performance Travel Coach from January 2021 to July 2022. There, he hit with and coached ATP/WTA/ITF junior players JJ Wolf, Mikael Torpegaard, and Katrina Scott. He accompanied Scott to WTA 125s in Europe, helping her reach a career-high 149 WTA ranking. He also coached Eleana Yu to a 646 WTA ranking after starting at 1216.
A 2017 graduate of Kenyon College, Kaye was an NCAA DIII National Doubles Champion (2016), 2013 ITA DIII National Indoors Team Champion (2013), and a four-time NCAC Team Champion (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017). Also at Kenyon, Kaye reached the NCAA Elite Eight twice (2013, 2016) and the NCAA Sweet 16 twice (2014, 2017).
A 2019 graduate of Georgia, Reinberg was ranked as high as No. 4 in singles and No. 31 in doubles. The Bulldogs made two trips to the Final Four with Reinberg on the squad, Reinberg competed at the highest collegiate level at the ITA and NCAA Men's All-American Championships. Georgia also claimed the SEC Tournament Championship in 2016 and 2017. As a sophomore in 2017, Emil was named SEC Tournament MVP after going 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles, he was named Second Team All-SEC and was ranked 51st nationally. He won a team-best 35 singles matches and clinched a berth for Georgia to the NCAA Quarterfinals with a win over 88th-ranked Logan Smith from USC. He also defeated seventh-ranked Hugo DiFeo of Ohio State in the First Round of the NCAA Championship Singles Tournament.
As a senior in 2019, Reinberg was named First Team All-SEC and received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Singles Championships. He finished his senior season ranked No. 38 in singles and No. 61 in doubles by the ITA. In the fall season as a senior, Reinberg became the first Bulldog in over a decade to advance to the ITA All-American Championship Semifinals; he finished the fall season No. 15 in the ITA top 125 singles rankings.
Reinberg also represented the United States in international events such as the 13th annual Master'U BNP Paribas International Collegiate Team Competition in Grenobie, France in 2018.
Prior to his time at Georgia, Reinberg competed at Wimbledon, the French Open, and the US Open. He was ranked as high as No. 44 in the World in ITF Juniors.
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Kaye and Reinberg join a Brown program that made history with 18 wins last season, the most since 2009. The Bears also won 16 home matches in 2025, which tied the most in a single season (2006).
"We're extremely excited to put together our coaching team with Tristan and Emil," Fried said. "Tristan was an NCAA Doubles Champion and ITA Assistant Coach of the Year, and Emil was an All-American at the University of Georgia. He reached a high of 798 in the ATP singles world rankings, competed in Junior Wimbledon, the U.S. and French Opens, and is an elite player development coach. Moreover, Tristan and Emil are all-in in their commitment to furthering Brown as one of the premier college tennis programs in the country and providing an extraordinary experience for the student-athletes on our team."
Kaye comes to Brown after serving as an assistant coach at Middlebury for the last three seasons. In 2024, he was named the ITA Northeast Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. Middlebury reached the NCAA Final Four twice with Kaye on staff, and the Panthers also earned two NESCAC Championships (2023 & 2025). Kaye coached eight ITA All-Americans including four doubles, and one NCAA semifinalist.
At the Kass Tennis Academy, Kaye was a High Performance Travel Coach from January 2021 to July 2022. There, he hit with and coached ATP/WTA/ITF junior players JJ Wolf, Mikael Torpegaard, and Katrina Scott. He accompanied Scott to WTA 125s in Europe, helping her reach a career-high 149 WTA ranking. He also coached Eleana Yu to a 646 WTA ranking after starting at 1216.
A 2017 graduate of Kenyon College, Kaye was an NCAA DIII National Doubles Champion (2016), 2013 ITA DIII National Indoors Team Champion (2013), and a four-time NCAC Team Champion (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017). Also at Kenyon, Kaye reached the NCAA Elite Eight twice (2013, 2016) and the NCAA Sweet 16 twice (2014, 2017).
A 2019 graduate of Georgia, Reinberg was ranked as high as No. 4 in singles and No. 31 in doubles. The Bulldogs made two trips to the Final Four with Reinberg on the squad, Reinberg competed at the highest collegiate level at the ITA and NCAA Men's All-American Championships. Georgia also claimed the SEC Tournament Championship in 2016 and 2017. As a sophomore in 2017, Emil was named SEC Tournament MVP after going 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles, he was named Second Team All-SEC and was ranked 51st nationally. He won a team-best 35 singles matches and clinched a berth for Georgia to the NCAA Quarterfinals with a win over 88th-ranked Logan Smith from USC. He also defeated seventh-ranked Hugo DiFeo of Ohio State in the First Round of the NCAA Championship Singles Tournament.
As a senior in 2019, Reinberg was named First Team All-SEC and received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Singles Championships. He finished his senior season ranked No. 38 in singles and No. 61 in doubles by the ITA. In the fall season as a senior, Reinberg became the first Bulldog in over a decade to advance to the ITA All-American Championship Semifinals; he finished the fall season No. 15 in the ITA top 125 singles rankings.
Reinberg also represented the United States in international events such as the 13th annual Master'U BNP Paribas International Collegiate Team Competition in Grenobie, France in 2018.
Prior to his time at Georgia, Reinberg competed at Wimbledon, the French Open, and the US Open. He was ranked as high as No. 44 in the World in ITF Juniors.
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the backbone of our athletics program, playing a crucial role in enhancing the student-athlete experience. This is possible through philanthropic support from our alumni, parents, fans, and friends. Your gift through the Sports Foundation can immediately impact today's Brown Bears, helping them excel in the classroom, in competition, and, most importantly, in the community. Please click here to learn more about how you can support the Bears.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on X and @BrownU_Bears on Instagram. Like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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