Felix Corwin was hired as the men's tennis assistant coach in July of 2022. He arrived in West Lafayette following an impressive playing career in the professional and collegiate ranks at Minnesota.
Following a standout playing career at Minnesota from 2014-18, Corwin embarked on a professional career that saw him climb up to No. 479 on the World ATP rankings and No. 210 in the World ITF rankings.
Corwin turned pro in 2018 and posted a 179-126 singles record over four years. He reached 33 quarterfinals, 10 semifinals and four championship matches. His first professional title came in 2020 at the M15 Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt.
His doubles career has seen him climb up to No. 467 in the World ATP rankings on 80 career victories. He added a pair of titles to his trophy cabinet in doubles play both in 2021 at the M25+H Rodez in France and M15 Ramat Hasharon in Israel. He has reached 51 quarterfinals, 20 semifinals and 10 championship matches.
Prior to his jump to the professional ranks, Corwin was a standout for Young at Minnesota for four seasons. Compiling a career 89-42 singles record and a 78-38 mark in doubles, Corwin was twice named to All-Big Ten. His 25 doubles wins as a freshman in 2015 and 78 career, rank seventh and fifth in program history, respectively. He played a major part in helping the Golden Gophers reach the NCAA Tournament in three of his four campaigns.
As a senior in 2018, Corwin went 27-9 in singles action to earn All-Big Ten and ITA Most Improved Senior honors, as well as a bid into the NCAA Singles Championship.
He graduated from Minnesota in 2018 with a degree in business.
Originally from Elm Grove, Wis., Corwin won back-to-back Wisconsin singles state titles in 2013 and 2014. He garnered three all-state honors, team MVP of Team Midwest that won the 2013 national team championship, won the 2013 USTA National Winter Championships doubles title, claimed the 2012 USTA National Open 18s championship and earned the Wallace R. Holzman Sr. Award.
Hailing from a tennis family, Corwin's father Timon played at Kalamazoo College from 1983-86 and was inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame in 2014.