Joe Gribbin is in his second season as an assistant coach with the CUA men’s tennis program.  A 2011 graduate of Catholic University, Gribbin was a four-year member of the Cardinals, culminating with his selection to the All-Landmark Conference Team as a senior.

Gribbin posted a mark of 16-1 in 2010-11, including 16 straight victories to close out the season.  His lone loss of the entire academic year came vs. Division I Loyola (Md.) and from there he went unbeaten.  Gribbin was a perfect 6-0 in conference play and won 15 of his 16 singles matches at the sixth flight.  He also picked up two wins in doubles.

Gribbin was honored with CUA’s Jone Dowd Student-Athlete Role Model Award, which is presented annually to a male and female student-athletes who exudes graciousness in victory, humility in defeat and rallies their peers to consistently compete at a high level in athletics and beyond.

A native of Washington, D.C., Gribbin earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics.  He was a multi-year member of the Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll.