Rowland (Randy) Phillips joined the UNF men's tennis staff as assistant coach in August of 2021.
His second year was another championship campaign for North Florida as UNF claimed the ASUN Regular Season Championship with a 16-7 overall record and 7-1 tally in league play. The Ospreys went 11-3 at home and advanced to the ASUN Championship Finals for the first time since 2019. UNF had two First Team All-ASUN honorees in Jonas Hartenstein and Rodrigo Crespo, a duo that would earn UNF's first-ever ASUN Doubles Pair of the Year honor. Hartenstein was also tabbed to the ASUN All-Academic squad and freshman Andreas Scott earned ASUN All-Freshman honors.
During his first year as an assistant at North Florida, the Ospreys went 16-8 and 6-2 in league play, posting a 9-1 mark at home. North Florida had three all-conference honorees and Dominik Barton earned a trip to the NCAA Singles Championships in Champaign, Ill.
After growing up in Jamaica, Phillips was a 2015 graduate of UNC Greensboro, Phillips made a name for himself in the Southern Conference (SoCon). Phillips emerged as the program’s number one player and team captain, putting up the third-most wins in program history.
The First Team All-SoCon performer continued his playing days far past college, going on to win the most matches in Jamaica’s Davis Cup history. Phillips helped Jamaica earn their first promotion in 10 years, bumping the country up from Group 3 to Group 2. Additionally, he’s the first player in national history to earn an ATP ranking in the last decade.
As a 25-year old Phillips had the opportunity to represent Jamaica in the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. His last ATP registered event played was in May of 2021 in Pensacola.
Phillips was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada before moving to and growing up in Jamaica. He later moved to Georgia prior to attending high school and college. At Brookwood High School in Snellville, Ga., Phillips helped his team win the Georgia High School Association AAAAA state title. He was named an all-american in 2011.
Quick Points
- Third most wins in UNCG history
- Most wins of any Jamaican Davis cup player
- Aided Jamaica in earning a promotion in Davis Cup play
- Racked up five years of experience on the tour
