Noblet Named Men’s Tennis Head Coach

Christophe Noblet, Stetson University
Christophe Noblet, Stetson University
Christophe Noblet, Stetson University Men’s Tennis head coach

Christophe Noblet, Stetson’s Associate Head Coach for men’s and women’s tennis for the past two seasons, was recently promoted to men’s tennis head coach. The announcement was made today by Stetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier.

Noblet, who will begin his fourth season overall with the Hatters this fall, replaces former Director of Tennis Pierre Pilote, who resigned in June.

“This is a well-deserved promotion for Christophe and is based upon his performance over the past three years,” said Altier. “Christophe had a tremendous mentor in Pierre Pilote and is poised to continue the advancement of this already outstanding program.”

Noblet has spent the past three seasons aiding Pilote with nearly every aspect of running Stetson’s tennis programs. Working primarily with the men’s team in 2014-15, Noblet helped guide the Hatters to a 12-10 overall mark and a berth in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship semifinals for the third straight season.

“Pierre was a colleague, mentor, and friend to me,” said Noblet. “He gave me an opportunity to prove myself as a coach, and I will be forever grateful for that. I feel honored and humbled to serve as the new men’s tennis head coach, and I want to thank Stetson University President Dr. Wendy Libby, Jeff Altier and Associate A.D. for Compliance P.J Moses for trusting me in leading our men’s tennis team. I will work tirelessly to bring success and significance to this program.”

Since Noblet arrived at Stetson in the fall of 2012, the Hatters produced a total of 34 A-Sun all-conference honorees, including seven first-team selections. Included among those are former A-Sun Freshman of the Year selections Simon Julin (2013) and Loic Blanco (2015).

A native of France, Noblet played collegiately at Columbus (Ga.) State, where he earned national rankings in both singles (No. 2) and doubles (No. 31) in 2011. During the 2010-2011 season, Noblet earned All-American honors as CSU advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four.

Noblet received his Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at Columbus State University and his Bachelor of Science at Universite Du Sud in Toulon, France in 2009.

by Cris Belvin