# Brian Kalbas

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{{Short description|American tennis coach (born 1966)}}
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| name                   = Brian Kalbas
| image                  = Brian Kalbas (2023 US Open) 01.jpg
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| caption                = Kalbas at the [2023 US Open](/source/2023_US_Open_(tennis))
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| full_name              = Brian Kalbas
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| height                 = 5 ft 7 in
| college                = [Notre Dame](/source/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men's_tennis) (1985–1989)
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| CoachYears            = 1989–present
| CoachPlayers          = {{ubl|[Notre Dame men's team](/source/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men's_tennis) (1989–1992)|[William & Mary women's team](/source/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_women's_tennis) (1992–2003)|[North Carolina women's team](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_women's_tennis) (2003–present)}}
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'''Brian Kalbas''' (born 1966) is an American college [tennis](/source/tennis) coach. He has been the head coach of the [North Carolina Tar Heels women's tennis](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_women's_tennis) team since 2003. He played college tennis and started his coaching career at the [University of Notre Dame](/source/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men's_tennis) before becoming the head women's tennis coach at the [College of William & Mary](/source/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_women's_tennis) in 1992. He is a three-time [Intercollegiate Tennis Association](/source/Intercollegiate_Tennis_Association) (ITA) Coach of the Year and the winningest women's tennis coach in [Atlantic Coast Conference](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) (ACC) history.<ref name="UNCbio">{{cite web|url=https://goheels.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/coaches/brian-kalbas/200|title=Brian Kalbas – Women's Tennis Coach|website=goheels.com|publisher=[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels)|access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref>

==College career==

Kalbas attended the [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) in [Notre Dame, Indiana](/source/Notre_Dame%2C_Indiana), where he played for the [Fighting Irish tennis team](/source/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men's_tennis). He compiled a singles record of 85 wins, 54 losses,<!--[WP:CALC](/source/WP%3ACALC) (1989-04-28 says two matches left)--> playing mostly in the team's {{nowrap|No. 1}} or {{nowrap|No. 2}} spot.<ref name="UNCbio"/><ref name="ND1989-05-01">{{cite news|url=https://archives.nd.edu/observer/1989-05-01_v22_130.pdf|title=Irish ready for future after season-ending win|last=Mitchell|first=Bob|date=May 1, 1989|page=14|work=[The Observer](/source/The_Observer_(Notre_Dame))|type=student newspaper|via=Archives of the University of Notre Dame|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="ND1989-04-28">{{cite news|url=https://archives.nd.edu/observer/v22/1989-04-28_v22_129.pdf|title=Kalbas 'everything' to Irish|page=21|last=Mitchell|first=Bob|date=April 28, 1989|work=[The Observer](/source/The_Observer_(Notre_Dame))|type=student newspaper|via=Archives of the University of Notre Dame|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref> A strong [counterpuncher](/source/counterpuncher)<!--<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archives.nd.edu/observer/1987-04-13_v21_125.pdf|work=[The Observer](/source/The_Observer_(Notre_Dame))|type=student newspaper|page=9|date=April 13, 1987|last=Travers|first=George|access-date=July 1, 2023|title=Irish blow away EMU in impressive outing|via=Archives of the University of Notre Dame}}</ref>-->, he made up for his {{convert|5|ft|7|in|adj=on}} size with good court awareness, grit, and a willingness to play through injury.<ref name="ND1989-04-28"/><ref name="ND1988-02-08">{{cite news|url=https://archives.nd.edu/observer/v21/1988-02-08_v21_085.pdf|title=ND netters remain unbeaten, dominate visiting Toledo|page=14|last=Mitchell|first=Bob|date=February 8, 1988|work=[The Observer](/source/The_Observer_(Notre_Dame))|type=student newspaper|via=Archives of the University of Notre Dame|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Akron1984">{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-brian-kalbas2/127580443/|title=Teams will miss departing young players|newspaper=[Akron Beacon Journal](/source/Akron_Beacon_Journal)|date=August 12, 1984|last=Nold|first=Bob|access-date=July 3, 2023|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|page=E11}} Another citation for this height: {{cite news|url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-brian-kalbas/127580013/|title=Kalbas Rebounds for Third|last=Dulac|first=Gerry|date=June 2, 1983|access-date=July 3, 2023|newspaper=[The Pittsburgh Press](/source/The_Pittsburgh_Press)|pages=E9–10|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref> Teammates considered him an informal leader by his junior year.<ref name="ND1988-04-29">{{cite news|url=https://archives.nd.edu/observer/v21/1988-04-29_v21_133.pdf|title=Men's tennis finishes season at Illinois State|page=25|last=Travers|first=George|date=April 29, 1988|work=[The Observer](/source/The_Observer_(Notre_Dame))|type=student newspaper|via=Archives of the University of Notre Dame|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref> As the team captain in his senior year in 1988–89, he missed half of the season due to a sore shoulder and other injuries and fell to No. 3; he had helped recruit the player, freshman [David DiLucia](/source/David_DiLucia), who replaced him in the top spot.<ref name="ND1989-04-28"/><ref name="ND1988-04-29"/> Before the end of his senior year, he was hired as an assistant coach for the next season.<ref name="ND1989-05-01"/>

==Coaching career==

Kalbas remained an assistant coach at Notre Dame for three years.<ref name="UNCbio"/> In his last year, Notre Dame reached the final of the [1992 NCAA Championships](/source/1992_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Tennis_Championships).<ref name="UNCbio"/>

Kalbas served as the head coach of the [William & Mary Tribe women's team](/source/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_women's_tennis) from 1992 to 2003.<ref name="WMHOFbio">{{cite web|url=https://tribeathletics.com/news/2015/5/10/210082704.aspx|title=Brian Kalbas 2015 Hall of Fame Wrap Up|date=May 10, 2015|publisher=[William & Mary Athletics](/source/William_%26_Mary_Tribe)|website=tribeathletics.com|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref> The team, under Kalbas, won the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; now [Coastal Athletic Association](/source/Coastal_Athletic_Association)) league title nine times.<ref name="WMHOFbio"/> The [Intercollegiate Tennis Association](/source/Intercollegiate_Tennis_Association) (ITA) named him Coach of the Year in 1998, the year of William & Mary's second consecutive quarterfinal finish in the NCAA Championships.<ref name="WMHOFbio"/>

Kalbas became the head coach of the University of North Carolina women's team in the summer of 2003.<ref name="UNCbio"/> Since its breakthrough 2009–10 season, the team has consistently held a place in the top 5 of the ITA rankings,<!--Apr 2022 source--> and they have won the [ACC Championships](/source/List_of_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_champions) six times and the ITA National Team Indoor Championships seven times.<ref name="UNCbio"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://goheels.com/news/2022/4/13/womens-tennis-50-years-unrelenting-excellence|title=50 Years: Unrelenting Excellence|date=April 13, 2022|website=goheels.com|publisher=[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels)|access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> In Kalbas's twentieth season, North Carolina won its first NCAA team title at the [2023 Championships](/source/2023_NCAA_Division_I_Women's_Tennis_Championships); he had led the program to five previous appearances in the NCAA semifinals, including one final appearance in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/stay-current/national/2023-ncaa-championships---special--unc-team-wins-its-first-ever-.html|title=2023 NCAA Championships: 'Special' UNC team wins its first-ever D1 women's team title|last=Chiesa|first=Victoria|date=May 20, 2023|publisher=[United States Tennis Association](/source/United_States_Tennis_Association)|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://chapelboro.com/sports/unc-sports/coach-brian-kalbas-building-powerhouse-tennis-program-chapel-hill|title=Coach Brian Kalbas Building Powerhouse Tennis Program At Chapel Hill|date=June 4, 2014|website=[chapelboro.com](/source/chapelboro.com)|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref> One of his North Carolina players has won an NCAA singles title ([Jamie Loeb](/source/Jamie_Loeb) in 2015), and three North Carolina teams have won the NCAA doubles title ([Jenna Long](/source/Jenna_Long)/[Sara Anundsen](/source/Sara_Anundsen) in 2007, [Makenna Jones](/source/Makenna_Jones)/[Elizabeth Scotty](/source/Elizabeth_Scotty) in 2021, and [Fiona Crawley](/source/Fiona_Crawley)/[Carson Tanguilig](/source/Carson_Tanguilig) in 2023).<ref name="UNCbio"/> Kalbas was named the national Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2023.<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621133006/tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/061610aab.html|archive-date=June 21, 2010|url=http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/061610aab.html|title=Kalbas Named National Coach Of The Year|date=June 16, 2010|website=[tarheelblue.cstv.com](/source/cstv.com)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wearecollegetennis.com/2023/06/12/2023-division-i-womens-tennis-ita-national-awards/|title=2023 Division I Women's Tennis ITA National Awards|date=June 12, 2023|publisher=[Intercollegiate Tennis Association](/source/Intercollegiate_Tennis_Association)|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref> The active leader in [NCAA {{nowrap|Division I}}](/source/NCAA_Division_I) dual match wins as a coach<!--Jeff Wallace has retired-->, he has signed a contract extension with North Carolina through 2027.<ref name="UNCbio"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://goheels.com/news/2023/6/29/womens-tennis-carolina-womens-tennis-coach-brian-kalbas-agrees-to-contract-extension.aspx|title=Brian Kalbas Agrees to Contract Extension|date=June 29, 2023|website=goheels.com|publisher=[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels)|access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Kalbas has two children with his wife, Suzanne.<ref name="UNCbio"/> His brother, Tim Kalbas, was a fellow member of the Notre Dame tennis team.<ref name="ND1988-02-08"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://und.com/an-irish-day-in-the-sun-5/|title=An Irish Day in the Sun|last=LaFleur|first=Pete|publisher=[University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame)|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref>

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Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's tennis coaches
Category:William & Mary Tribe women's tennis coaches
Category:North Carolina Tar Heels women's tennis coaches
Category:American tennis coaches

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