Pete Yellico
Pete Yellico
Title: Head Women's Tennis Coach | SAAC Advisor
Phone: 909-748-8417
Email: pete_yellico@redlands.edu

Peter Yellico became the University of Redlands Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach in February 2022.  As of November he has also been named the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Advisor.

Overall W/L:

115 Wins, 58 Losses

2022

The women came in 3rd in the SCIAC regular season and made it to tthe SCIAC Postseason Tournament. They went 11-8 overall and 5-2 in conference play. The Bulldogs got wins over Washington University, Trinity, Brandeis, Linfield, Colby, and Caltech. The success led to two All-SCIAC selections: Olivia Rockwood (first team) and Kendall Bolock (second team). Another six athletes were named to the ITA All-Academic team.

Bolock made the Ojai Tournament singles finals.

During his five-year stint as the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Pacific, Yellico compiled an impressive 95-41 overall record and a 63-12 mark in Northwest Conference (NWC) action.  He guided the program to its highest national ranking this past year by finishing 17th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III National Polls.  In addition, Yellico coached three players into the national rankings, defeated Whitman College (WA) for the first time in 36 years, and was named the 2021 NWC Coach of the Year.  During his head-coaching tenure, fourteen student-athletes earned All-NWC honors and 34 became All-NWC Scholar-Athletes, while his teams collected ITA All-Academic honors every year and gained 30 ITA Scholar-Athletes.  Finally, his most recent recruiting class was ranked 24th by TennisRecruiting.net.

Beyond Pacific, Yellico volunteered as a Coach-Tutor with Portland Tennis & Education, an organization that serves more than 60 at-risk children from severely under-resourced families.  He also facilitated the grant writing necessary to be awarded the United States Tennis Association's (USTA) Collegiate Court Technology Grant of $10,000 for the Holce Tennis Facility at Pacific. Through this grant, Yellico oversaw the installation of PlaySight technology, which allows family, alumni, and supporters of the men's and women's tennis programs to enjoy live streaming of matches.

Before becoming the head coach, Yellico gained experience as an assistant coach for the Boxers, helping them to three second-place finishes in the NWC Tournament.  In 2016, Pacific men's tennis won a school-record 16 dual matches en route to an overall record of 18-4 and an 11-1 mark in the NWC, which led to Yellico being named ITA NCAA Division III West Region Assistant Coach of the Year.  

In 2012, Yellico was recruited by 1993 French Open doubles champion Murphy Jensen to work as an elite tennis professional at the Sea Island Resort in Sea Island, Georgia.  In that role, Yellico taught juniors and adults with a wide variety of playing experiences and skill levels while coordinating and competing in exhibition matches with Murphy and his doubles partner Luke Jensen.  Yellico also worked as the professional hitting partner for WTA player Emily Harman.

From 2009 to 2012, Yellico grew as a tennis professional at the Bremerton (WA) Tennis & Athletic Club. During his tenure, he coached junior teams that reached USTA national competitions and coached five, nationally ranked, junior players.

Prior to his career as a tennis professional, Yellico served five years in the United States Navy as an Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class on the U.S.S. John C. Stennis, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, before being honorably discharged in 2009.

Yellico played one season of collegiate tennis at the Savannah College of Art & Design.  He graduated from Pacific University with his bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in finance.