JESSE PLOTE QUICK BIO
In August of 2020, Jesse Plote was named the fourth head coach in the history of the Daemen men's and women's tennis program. Plote brings an impressive background in the game as both a player and coach, including 14 years of coaching experience across NCAA Divisions I, II and III.
Certified with the U.S. Professional Tennis Registry for more than 15 years, Plote holds eight seasons of head coaching experience. From 2004-07, he led the men's and women's teams at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, an NCAA Division II program. In that span, Plote led the UNK men to three consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament and was a two-time Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. He was also named the North Central Region Coach of the Year after guiding the Lopers to a 16-7 overall record during the 2005-06 season.
Plote followed with a five-year (2008-13) stint leading the NCAA Division I men's program at Bradley University. Inheriting a team that went 21-58 in the four seasons prior to his arrival, Plote orchestrated the program's resurgence as the Braves averaged 11.6 wins over his five seasons. The Braves achieved three successive winning seasons from 2010-11 through 2012-13, the program's first such stretch since the 1980's. In 2011-12, Plote led the Braves to 15 wins, the program's highest total since winning 16 matches in 1988-89. His teams also achieved the top grade point average among men's teams at Bradley in three of the final four semesters of his tenure. Plote also served as interim head coach of the Bradley's women's team in 2012.
Plote has also served as an assistant coach at Division I Creighton University (his alma mater) as well as Division III University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He has most recently been a volunteer assistant at Wisconsin-Eau Claire from 2016-20, his second stint with the Blugolds (also 2003-04).
