Jeff Osborn was hired as Siena's first full-time men's and women's tennis coach on September 1, 2015, and enters his eighth season at the helm of the programs in 2022-23.
In the last two years, Osborn has transformed both programs to new heights. In 2021-22, the men's team ended their season with a new program record of 14-9, and a 4-2 regular season mark in the MAAC. The second seed was the highest seed in program history, with the appearance in the tournament being the first since 2009-10. The women's team was equally successful, finishing with a 5-1 regular season mark in the MAAC and claimed a share of the program's first regular season title since 2005-06.
Osborn the Siena women's team captured its second MAAC Championship title in program history during the 2020-21 campaign. The Saints entered the MAAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed and cruised to 4-1 wins over No. 2 Fairfield and No. 1 Quinnipiac to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006.
Multiple Saints on the women's team earned All-MAAC honors during their miracle season, with Megan Brown earning Second Team All-MAAC honors for #1 singles, Kylie Mullaney taking home Second Team All-MAAC accolades for #2 singles, and Emma Boggiali earning Second Team All-MAAC honors for #5 singles. Additionally, Brown and Mullaney were Second Team All-MAAC selections for #1 doubles, while Boggiali and Maayna Viswanath earned Second Team All-MAAC honors for #3 doubles.
The Saints have also performed well in the classroom under Osborn's leadership, with both teams earning ITA All-Academic Scholar honors each of the last three seasons.
Osborn has been responsible for both teams' consistent growth during his time in Loudonville.
2018-19 saw Osborn lead the women's program to three All-MAAC performers in Kylie Mullaney (2nd Team No.2 Singles), along with Natalie Weaver and Dilara Spicer (2nd Team No. 2 Doubles). The women would once again reach the MAAC Tournament, and finish the season 10-10 after starting the year off with four straight victories. On the men's side, Osborn helped guide freshman Tomas Del Olmo into the lineup in which he competed in either No.1 and No.2 singles throughout the season. Finishing 4-12, the men's squad will return the whole starting lineup back in 2019-20.
Osborn was successful with a solid season in 2017-18. The women's program, with the strong play behind Ivana Boberic and Rina Sakai helped the women's program to a 12-9 finish on the season. On the men's side, Osborn added Sagar Bains, Guillermo Lopez Torres, and Muhammad Sawani as players to make an impact in the near future, as the program collected five wins for the second straight season.
The 2016-17 season was an unforgettable one for the Saints. Osborn coached the women to a 15-0 start which is the best start for any sport in Siena history. The Saints ended their season with an 18-2 record and 6-1 conference record. Osborn guided the Saints to another MAAC Tournament berth and a chance to take the title from Quinnipiac. This was the first Championship match for the Saints since they won the title in 2006. Osborn also boasted Ali Garrity and Mitsuki Fukamachi to a First Team All-MAAC doubles selection at one doubles. He also helped the Saints sweep the All-MAAC Second Team for singles and took two All-MAAC Second Team doubles courts.
For the men, Osborn helped push the Saints to five victories in the 2016-17 season, which was the most wins since the 2012-13 season. Siena finished the conference season with a 3-4 record that marked a fifth place overall finish in the standings. The Saints just missed out of the MAAC Tournament which takes the top-four teams.
In his first season with the Saints, Osborn led the women's team to their first MAAC Tournament appearance since 2006. Three players in the women's lineup posted double-digit victories in singles during their 2015-16 campaign. Allysa Singh boasted 15 wins, including a perfect 7-0 record in conference. Osborn helped put the Saints back into the MAAC Tournament for this first time since the 2010-11 season. The women went 10-10 and 5-2 in conference play to earn their spot in the tournament. Osborn boasted Ali Garrity and Mitsuki Fukamachi on Second Team doubles for one doubles.
Previous to his time at Siena, Osborn spent two and a half years as the assistant men's coach at RPI, where he helped the Engineers rise to as high as 30th nationally in the Division III polls.
Osborn has been teaching tennis for over two decades in the Capital Region, most recently serving as the head tennis professional at Wolfert's Roost Country Club since 2011, and working as a teaching tennis professional at Tri City Fitness since 2010. RPI's men's program boasted a 27-9 overall record in those two seasons.
"I am honored to be chosen as the first full-time tennis coach at Siena and look forward to working with our men's and women's student athletes to help them reach their athletic and academic goals," Osborn said upon his hiring. "I am looking forward to a great season, and a great future for both programs."
Osborn had a successful 21-year career as a police office before retiring in 2011. He has three decades of playing experience, including several gold, silver and bronze medals in the New York State Police Olympic Games Open Division from 1992-2002. Osborn continues to play local and regional events in the USTA.
Osborn grew up locally in Loudonville and attended Shaker High School, SUNY Cobleskill, the University at Albany and Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) where he received his degree in criminal justice. He competed at top singles and doubles for SUNY Cobleskill from 1985-86 before moving on to HVCC where he helped the Vikings to their first Regional Championship and keyed the program's first appearance in the NJCAA National Tournament.
Osborn and his wife Karen, a 1990 Siena alum, have two children, Courtney and Justin.
