Men's Tennis
Gustafsson, Jakob
Jakob Gustafsson
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jakob@GoCards.com
- Phone:
- 852-1664
Jakob Gustafsson recently completed his fifth season as an assistant coach at the University of Louisville. His duties include practice and match preparation and recruiting.
In his four seasons as an assistant coach at UofL, he has helped guide his alma mater to 90 wins and two NCAA team appearances. Along with the team accomplishments, the Cardinals have had two players and a pair of doubles teams in the NCAA Individual championships and produced an All-American and five all-ACC selections since Gustafsson joined the coaching staff.
In 2019, Gustafsson helped lead Louisville to a 15-12 overall record. Among some of the more notable accomplishments, Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff was named to the All-ACC third team, becoming the first player in program history to earn All-ACC honors three times. Additionally, two players, Morin-Kougoucheff and senior Brandon Lancaster, were ranked among the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s ranked singles players with Morin-Koughoucheff reaching as high as No. 36 and Lancaster standing at No. 104. The two seniors also teamed for a doubles ranking of No. 53 while the duo of Lancaster and senior George Hedley appeared at No. 34 and Morin-Kougoucheff paired with freshman Fabien Salle at No. 90 in the national doubles rankings.
The 2018 Cardinals posted a 15-11 overall record and competed in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. All-ACC selections Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff and Parker Wynn appeared in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Doubles Rankings all 11 weeks they were eligible, reaching as high as No. 6 at the conclusion of the fall tournament season and finished the year at No. 25. It marked the second straight NCAA doubles appearance for Wynn who also earned an at-large bid as a freshman in 2017.
Morin-Kougoucheff was selected as an alternate for the NCAA singles tournament and earned a spot in the 64-player field. He was ranked eight times throughout the season, reaching as high as No. 53 and finishing at No. 69. He became the ninth NCAA singles selection in program history and only the third player to qualify in both singles and doubles.
In 2017, the Cardinals posted a 22-10 overall record and posted six conference wins in the midst of a daunting ACC slate. After a rebuilding season in 2016, Louisville returned to the NCAA team championships while advancing to the regional finals. Additionally, the doubles team of senior Sean Donohue and freshman Parker Wynn earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Doubles Championship after spending the majority of the season in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s top 25 rankings. Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff and Wynn also earned All-ACC recognition.
During the 2015 campaign, his first as an assistant at Louisville, Gustafsson helped guide the Cardinals to the program’s 11th NCAA appearance and an impressive 23-9 overall record. Louisville went 7-5 in its inaugural ACC season and was ranked as high as No. 23 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association team rankings.
Gustafsson was also on hand as senior Sebastian Stiefelmeyer became the first Louisville player to win the ITA All-American Championship. The 2015 senior who had entered the preseason at No. 110 in the national singles rankings, subsequently vaulted to the top-ranked singles player in the nation – a spot he held twice – and remained in the top 10 throughout the season. He earned the overall No. 5 seed in the NCAA Singles Championship and went on to earn All-America honors after reaching the round of 16. The All-ACC first team selection was also Louisville’s first national ITA Arthur Ashe Award winner and the Ohio Valley Most Improved Senior of the Year.
Fellow 2015 senior Albert Wagner also earned All-ACC honors and spent 10 weeks in the ITA singles rankings reaching as high as No. 59. The doubles team of Jeffrey Brown and Alex Gornet were also among the top 100 tandems in the nation during six ranking periods and reached as high as No. 56.
Gustafsson joined the Cardinals from Longwood University where he was the head coach of both the men’s and women’s tennis teams. Jakob Gustafsson spent three seasons (2012-14) as the men’s coach and two seasons (2011-13) as the women’s head coach. He served as an assistant coach for both programs at Longwood from 2008-09.
Prior to his stint at Longwood, Gustafsson was an assistant coach at Morehead State from 2006-08.
Gustafsson returned to his alma mater where he was a standout player from 2003-06. The two-time all-conference selection was nationally ranked in both singles and doubles while collecting 72-29 career singles record, and a 77-43 career mark in doubles. The four-year starter was a member of three NCAA tournament teams and helped lead the 2006 squad to the BIG EAST title.
In singles, Gustafsson stood at No. 120 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings during the 2006 season. He was an All-Conference USA selection in 2005. In 2006, the Cardinals’ inaugural season in the BIG EAST, Gustafsson was a unanimous all-conference selection in both singles and doubles en route to the team’s championship title.
In doubles, Gustafsson teamed with Jeremy Clark to appear in the national doubles rankings for two years - reaching as high as No. 19 in 2006. Gustafsson and Clark became the first-ever UofL doubles team to play in the 2006 NCAA championship when they earned the BIG EAST Conference’s automatic bid.
“Jakob is a great role model,” said Ecarma upon Gustafsson’s hiring. “He is a humble champion who helped us win UofL’s first Big East Tournament in 2006. In his final match as a Cardinal, he was in the third set against former Illinois player and current top 20 ATP professional, Kevin Anderson, during the NCAA tournament second round which was held in Louisville.”
His success on the court carried over into the classroom. Gustafsson was a two-time ITA Scholar Athlete and earned 2004-05 Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year honors. The two-time C-USA Sportsmanship Award recipient also earned the 2006 ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship.
The Hollviken, Sweden native earned bachelor of science degree in health and human performance with a concentration in exercise science from Louisville in 2006. He went on to earn his master of arts degree in health, physical education and sports sciences with a specialization in sport management at Morehead State in 2008.
Jakob and his wife, Elissa, have a son, Elias and a daughter, Eloise.
In his four seasons as an assistant coach at UofL, he has helped guide his alma mater to 90 wins and two NCAA team appearances. Along with the team accomplishments, the Cardinals have had two players and a pair of doubles teams in the NCAA Individual championships and produced an All-American and five all-ACC selections since Gustafsson joined the coaching staff.
In 2019, Gustafsson helped lead Louisville to a 15-12 overall record. Among some of the more notable accomplishments, Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff was named to the All-ACC third team, becoming the first player in program history to earn All-ACC honors three times. Additionally, two players, Morin-Kougoucheff and senior Brandon Lancaster, were ranked among the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s ranked singles players with Morin-Koughoucheff reaching as high as No. 36 and Lancaster standing at No. 104. The two seniors also teamed for a doubles ranking of No. 53 while the duo of Lancaster and senior George Hedley appeared at No. 34 and Morin-Kougoucheff paired with freshman Fabien Salle at No. 90 in the national doubles rankings.
The 2018 Cardinals posted a 15-11 overall record and competed in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. All-ACC selections Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff and Parker Wynn appeared in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Doubles Rankings all 11 weeks they were eligible, reaching as high as No. 6 at the conclusion of the fall tournament season and finished the year at No. 25. It marked the second straight NCAA doubles appearance for Wynn who also earned an at-large bid as a freshman in 2017.
Morin-Kougoucheff was selected as an alternate for the NCAA singles tournament and earned a spot in the 64-player field. He was ranked eight times throughout the season, reaching as high as No. 53 and finishing at No. 69. He became the ninth NCAA singles selection in program history and only the third player to qualify in both singles and doubles.
In 2017, the Cardinals posted a 22-10 overall record and posted six conference wins in the midst of a daunting ACC slate. After a rebuilding season in 2016, Louisville returned to the NCAA team championships while advancing to the regional finals. Additionally, the doubles team of senior Sean Donohue and freshman Parker Wynn earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Doubles Championship after spending the majority of the season in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s top 25 rankings. Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff and Wynn also earned All-ACC recognition.
During the 2015 campaign, his first as an assistant at Louisville, Gustafsson helped guide the Cardinals to the program’s 11th NCAA appearance and an impressive 23-9 overall record. Louisville went 7-5 in its inaugural ACC season and was ranked as high as No. 23 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association team rankings.
Gustafsson was also on hand as senior Sebastian Stiefelmeyer became the first Louisville player to win the ITA All-American Championship. The 2015 senior who had entered the preseason at No. 110 in the national singles rankings, subsequently vaulted to the top-ranked singles player in the nation – a spot he held twice – and remained in the top 10 throughout the season. He earned the overall No. 5 seed in the NCAA Singles Championship and went on to earn All-America honors after reaching the round of 16. The All-ACC first team selection was also Louisville’s first national ITA Arthur Ashe Award winner and the Ohio Valley Most Improved Senior of the Year.
Fellow 2015 senior Albert Wagner also earned All-ACC honors and spent 10 weeks in the ITA singles rankings reaching as high as No. 59. The doubles team of Jeffrey Brown and Alex Gornet were also among the top 100 tandems in the nation during six ranking periods and reached as high as No. 56.
Gustafsson joined the Cardinals from Longwood University where he was the head coach of both the men’s and women’s tennis teams. Jakob Gustafsson spent three seasons (2012-14) as the men’s coach and two seasons (2011-13) as the women’s head coach. He served as an assistant coach for both programs at Longwood from 2008-09.
Prior to his stint at Longwood, Gustafsson was an assistant coach at Morehead State from 2006-08.
Gustafsson returned to his alma mater where he was a standout player from 2003-06. The two-time all-conference selection was nationally ranked in both singles and doubles while collecting 72-29 career singles record, and a 77-43 career mark in doubles. The four-year starter was a member of three NCAA tournament teams and helped lead the 2006 squad to the BIG EAST title.
In singles, Gustafsson stood at No. 120 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings during the 2006 season. He was an All-Conference USA selection in 2005. In 2006, the Cardinals’ inaugural season in the BIG EAST, Gustafsson was a unanimous all-conference selection in both singles and doubles en route to the team’s championship title.
In doubles, Gustafsson teamed with Jeremy Clark to appear in the national doubles rankings for two years - reaching as high as No. 19 in 2006. Gustafsson and Clark became the first-ever UofL doubles team to play in the 2006 NCAA championship when they earned the BIG EAST Conference’s automatic bid.
“Jakob is a great role model,” said Ecarma upon Gustafsson’s hiring. “He is a humble champion who helped us win UofL’s first Big East Tournament in 2006. In his final match as a Cardinal, he was in the third set against former Illinois player and current top 20 ATP professional, Kevin Anderson, during the NCAA tournament second round which was held in Louisville.”
His success on the court carried over into the classroom. Gustafsson was a two-time ITA Scholar Athlete and earned 2004-05 Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year honors. The two-time C-USA Sportsmanship Award recipient also earned the 2006 ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship.
The Hollviken, Sweden native earned bachelor of science degree in health and human performance with a concentration in exercise science from Louisville in 2006. He went on to earn his master of arts degree in health, physical education and sports sciences with a specialization in sport management at Morehead State in 2008.
Jakob and his wife, Elissa, have a son, Elias and a daughter, Eloise.
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