Men’s Tennis Adds Siddiqui To Coaching Staff
June 13, 2025 | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State head men's tennis coach Matt Roberts announced the hiring of Derek Siddiqui as the program's new associate head coach.
Siddiqui joins the Mississippi State coaching staff after serving as the head coach of the men's tennis program at Grand Canyon University for three seasons. After taking over a program that had won just six matches in 2021, Siddiqui improved the program each year, highlighted by a 13-win season in 2025, the program's best season since 2019.
At GCU, Siddiqui coached a pair of First Team All-WAC performers and guided the Lopes to a berth in the WAC Championship match in 2024.
Before his time at Grand Canyon, Siddiqui had coaching stints at Gonzaga and TCU. On TCU's staff for four seasons, Siddiqui was part of a Horned Frogs program that was in the nation's top 25 every week of his tenure. In 2022, TCU spent the entire season in the top five, with seven weeks as the nation's top team.
Siddiqui was on staff for a historic run by TCU from 2020 to 2022, as the Horned Frogs posted a cumulative 57-17 record with two Big 12 regular-season titles and three straight Elite Eight appearances in the NCAA tournament.
In 2022, TCU finished with 26 wins, which was tied for the most in program history. The Horned Frogs entered the NCAA tournament as the overall No. 1 seed.
Siddiqui oversaw player development in his time with the Horned Frogs while simultaneously directing junior development programs as the Dallas Fort Worth Tennis Academy Director.
Prior to TCU, Siddiqui was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Gonzaga from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, he helped Gonzaga to its first winning season in the 20-year history of the program. While at Gonzaga, Siddiqui developed eight All-WCC honorees.
As a player at San Deigo State, Siddiqui was an All-Mountain West player in singles and doubles. As a senior in 2013, he was ranked as the No. 71 singles player in the nation and posted an 11-8 record against a difficult slate of opponents in the No. 1 singles position. He recorded three victories over nationally ranked opponents.
His collegiate career began with two seasons at Cerritos College in the Los Angeles area, where he was ranked as the top player in Southern California and No. 4 in the nation for junior colleges.
A native of Long Beach, California, Siddiqui married his wife, Mason, in December 2020.
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Siddiqui joins the Mississippi State coaching staff after serving as the head coach of the men's tennis program at Grand Canyon University for three seasons. After taking over a program that had won just six matches in 2021, Siddiqui improved the program each year, highlighted by a 13-win season in 2025, the program's best season since 2019.
At GCU, Siddiqui coached a pair of First Team All-WAC performers and guided the Lopes to a berth in the WAC Championship match in 2024.
Before his time at Grand Canyon, Siddiqui had coaching stints at Gonzaga and TCU. On TCU's staff for four seasons, Siddiqui was part of a Horned Frogs program that was in the nation's top 25 every week of his tenure. In 2022, TCU spent the entire season in the top five, with seven weeks as the nation's top team.
Siddiqui was on staff for a historic run by TCU from 2020 to 2022, as the Horned Frogs posted a cumulative 57-17 record with two Big 12 regular-season titles and three straight Elite Eight appearances in the NCAA tournament.
In 2022, TCU finished with 26 wins, which was tied for the most in program history. The Horned Frogs entered the NCAA tournament as the overall No. 1 seed.
Siddiqui oversaw player development in his time with the Horned Frogs while simultaneously directing junior development programs as the Dallas Fort Worth Tennis Academy Director.
Prior to TCU, Siddiqui was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Gonzaga from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, he helped Gonzaga to its first winning season in the 20-year history of the program. While at Gonzaga, Siddiqui developed eight All-WCC honorees.
As a player at San Deigo State, Siddiqui was an All-Mountain West player in singles and doubles. As a senior in 2013, he was ranked as the No. 71 singles player in the nation and posted an 11-8 record against a difficult slate of opponents in the No. 1 singles position. He recorded three victories over nationally ranked opponents.
His collegiate career began with two seasons at Cerritos College in the Los Angeles area, where he was ranked as the top player in Southern California and No. 4 in the nation for junior colleges.
A native of Long Beach, California, Siddiqui married his wife, Mason, in December 2020.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU Men's Tennis on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateMT"
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