Rollyson was announced as the ninth head coach of the Florida Southern College Men's Tennis program on July 15, 2022. Rollyson has spent nearly three decades coaching, training, and promoting the field of tennis.
In his first year with the Moccasins, Rollyson led the team to a 15-9 overall record, the most wins in program history since 2011 and the best overall record since 2010. A highlight of the year was beating No. 4 Flagler 4-3 at home as the best-recorded program victory in history. Rollyson led the team as a six-seed in the SSC Championships and finished the year with Mario Garoz named the SSC Freshman of the Year and Chris Fok Kow/Matteo Feggi named to the All-SSC First Team for doubles.
Rollyson's second year with Florida Southern saw continued success that culminated in the program's 21st NCAA appearance. The Mocs nearly upset No. 1 Saint Leo in their regional matchup with a 4-3 loss, but ended the season with another 15 wins. Rollyson led the team to arguably the best week in FSC tennis history with a 4-0 week highlighted by consecutive wins against No. 4 Mississippi College, No. 28 Auburn Montgomery, and No. 1 UIndy, the first time in program history to beat the No. 1 team in the country. Mocs were rewarded with a No. 8 ITA ranking, the highest since 2011 when FSC was seventh nationally.
After a historic run in the SSC tournament in 2025 and title game appearance, Rollyson earned his first SSC Coach of the Year honor, with Garoz named the SSC Athlete of the Year. Garoz set a new program record of 22 wins in a single season, helping Rollyson and company to a third-straight yera of 15+ wins as a program. He made his second consecutive NCAA regional in 2025, ending in the first round to Barry.
Before leading the Mocs, Rollyson spent the last three years as an assistant tennis coach at the University of South Florida, helping lead the Bulls to a conference title in 2019 and runner-up in 2021. During each of his years at USF, the Bulls advanced to the NCAA tournament. In addition to his on-court coaching, Rollyson helped with practices, recruiting, and community engagement.
AT FLORIDA SOUTHERN (2022-present):
- ITA All-American (1): 2024 - Chris Fok Kow
- ITA South Region Senior Player of the Year (1): 2024 - Chris Fok Kow
- SSC Coach of the Year (1): 2025
- SSC Freshman of the Year (1): 2023 - Mario Garoz
- All-SSC (7): 2025 - Mario Garoz (S1, D2), Chris Fok Kow (S1, D2); 2024 - Chris Fok Kow (S1, D1), Mario Garoz (D1, S2); 2023 - Mario Garoz (S2), Matteo Feggi (D1), Chris Fok Kow (D1)
- SSC Player of the Week (12): 2025 - Chris Fok Kow (3/3/25, 3/17/25); Sam Frizelle (4/14/25); Mario Garoz (4/7/25); 2024 - Chris Fok Kow (3/18/24, 4/1/24, 4/15/24), Mario Garoz (3/11/24), George Russell (3/4/23); 2023 - Chris Fok Kow (2/6/23), Matteo Feggi (2/13/23), Alex Fascio (2/27/23)
AT FLORIDA SOUTHERN (2022-present):
- SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (27): 2024 - Elliott Altman, Bosko Boskovic, Inaki Braun Simo, Matteo Feggi, Lukas Bonfante, Chris Fok Kow, Mario Garoz, Matthew Hewitt, Reese Hilsen, Gabriel Jornert, Luke Lau, Edoardo Melindo, Hunter Nussbaum, Ryan Rajakar, Tanner Simpson; 2023 - Elliott Altman, Inaki Braun Simo, Alex Fascio, Matteo Feggi, Lukas Bonfante, Chris Fok Kow, Reese Hilsen, John Gidefjord, Edoardo Melindo, Nick Mora, Ryan Rajakar, Danny Thomas
- CSC Academic All-America (3): 2025 - Mario Garoz, Chris Fok Kow; 2024 - Chris Fok Kow
- CSC Academic All-District (9): 2025 - Bosko Boskovic, Chris Fok Kow, Sam Frizelle, Mario Garoz; 2024 - Chris Fok Kow, Mario Garoz; 2023 - Matteo Feggi, Chris Fok Kow, Danny Thomas
- D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (12): 2024 - Inaki Braun Simo, Chris Fok Kow, Matteo Feggi, Lukas Bonfante, Mario Garoz, Reese Hilsen, Edoardo Melindo, Ryan Rajakar; 2023 - Danny Thomas, Nick Mora, Matteo Feggi, Chris Fok Kow, Lukas Bonfante, Ryan Rajakar, Inaki Braun Simo
A passionate coach and leader, Rollyson has worked with several NCAA champions, such as Ryler DeHeart, Jeff Dadamo, and Austin Krajicek. Rollyson also coached Sasha Gozun in his runner-up finish at Boys Nationals in Kalamazoo, Mich.
The Plant City native has a great deal of success on the court himself, having qualified for the USTA Open Tennis League National Championships five times. The USTA Intersectionals 35's National Runner-Up in 2004, Rollyson was named 2019 YMCA Strong Leader of the Year as a member of the Plant City YMCA Board of Directors.
Prior to his time at USF, Rollyson was the founder and co-owner of Ace Sports Group where he worked as tournament director for multiple events to raise money for tennis organizations. A promotional and technical representative for Babolat and Prince Sports from 1996-2004, Rollyson was charged to boost brand awareness for tennis companies to sign players such as Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick.
While obtaining his bachelor's degree in telecommunications at the University of Florida, Rollyson worked in the athletic department as a reporter for Gator Magazine and the Steve Spurrier Show. Outside of tennis, Rollyson serves the community in a variety of roles, raising money for multiple organizations. He was added as the Regional Advisory Committee in 2023 representing the SSC for men's tennis.
RHETT ROLLYSON YEAR-BY-YEAR
| YEAR |
INSTITUTION |
DIV. |
RECORD |
PCT |
| 2023 |
Florida Southern |
NCAA-II |
15-9 |
.625 |
| 2024 |
Florida Southern |
NCAA-II |
15-9 |
.625 |
| 2025 |
Florida Southern |
NCAA-II |
17-9 |
.654 |
| Career (3 Seasons) |
47-27 |
.635 |
