Men's Tennis
Morin-Kougoucheff, Christopher
Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff
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- Assistant Coach
Chris Morin-Kougoucheff made his return to the University of Louisville Men’s Tennis team in summer 2025 as an assistant coach. Head coach Rodrigo da Silva hired Morin-Kougoucheff because of his strong work ethic, professionalism and dedication to excellence.
Morin-Kougoucheff was a three-time All-ACC selection over his four seasons with the Cardinals, picking up second team honors in 2017 and 2018 and third team accolades in 2019. He reached his career best singles ranking at No. 36 during his senior season (2018-19). He served the Cards as a team captain in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
As a junior, he competed in both NCAA Championships for singles and doubles after ranking as high as No. 53 in the ITA Singles rankings and No. 6 in doubles with partner Parker Wynn. The Biarritz, France, native is tied for 10th on Louisville’s most doubles wins in a single season list for his 29 victories during his junior campaign.
As a sophomore in 2017, Morin-Kougoucheff played in the lead singles spot and No. 3 doubles spot during the NCAA Championship when Louisville defeated UCF in the opening round of the tournament. It was the first time the Cardinals had advanced to the second round since 2011.
Morin-Kougoucheff was a three-time ITA Scholar Athlete, three-time All-ACC Academic team member, four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree and earned the Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award. He was selected as Freshman of the Year in 2016 and Junior of the Year in 2018 at the Louie’s.
Following his graduation from UofL with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in finance, Morin-Kougoucheff spent a season as a volunteer assistant coach with Duke men’s tennis before coaching high performance tennis in Miami at the Royal Palm Tennis Club for several years. Additionally, he has been a sparring partner for Venus Williams and Emma Raducanu.
Awards and Honors
Two-Time All-ACC Second Team Selection (2017, 2018)
All-ACC Third Team Selection (2019)
Team co-captain (2017, 2018, 2019)
2018 Team Captain
2018 NCAA Championship Singles and Doubles Participant
Three-Time ITA Scholar Athlete
Morin-Kougoucheff was a three-time All-ACC selection over his four seasons with the Cardinals, picking up second team honors in 2017 and 2018 and third team accolades in 2019. He reached his career best singles ranking at No. 36 during his senior season (2018-19). He served the Cards as a team captain in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
As a junior, he competed in both NCAA Championships for singles and doubles after ranking as high as No. 53 in the ITA Singles rankings and No. 6 in doubles with partner Parker Wynn. The Biarritz, France, native is tied for 10th on Louisville’s most doubles wins in a single season list for his 29 victories during his junior campaign.
As a sophomore in 2017, Morin-Kougoucheff played in the lead singles spot and No. 3 doubles spot during the NCAA Championship when Louisville defeated UCF in the opening round of the tournament. It was the first time the Cardinals had advanced to the second round since 2011.
Morin-Kougoucheff was a three-time ITA Scholar Athlete, three-time All-ACC Academic team member, four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree and earned the Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award. He was selected as Freshman of the Year in 2016 and Junior of the Year in 2018 at the Louie’s.
Following his graduation from UofL with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in finance, Morin-Kougoucheff spent a season as a volunteer assistant coach with Duke men’s tennis before coaching high performance tennis in Miami at the Royal Palm Tennis Club for several years. Additionally, he has been a sparring partner for Venus Williams and Emma Raducanu.
Awards and Honors
Two-Time All-ACC Second Team Selection (2017, 2018)
All-ACC Third Team Selection (2019)
Team co-captain (2017, 2018, 2019)
2018 Team Captain
2018 NCAA Championship Singles and Doubles Participant
Three-Time ITA Scholar Athlete
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