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TEMPE, Ariz. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Bruce Levine, a beloved figure within the tennis community whose impact was felt across the professional, collegiate and high school levels.
Levine, who had been the head coach of Division III Salve’s men’s and women’s tennis programs since 2021, had decades of experience in the tennis industry ranging from playing, coaching and operations. After graduating from Springfield College in 1979, he played for three-plus years on the ATP tour, mainly in doubles.
“He pushed us everyday not only to be better athletes, but more importantly better people. He was so proud of each and every one of us, and never held back from letting us know that,” Salve Women’s Tennis penned on social media. “Words can never express how big of a loss this is for the Salve tennis family, both present and past.”
A graduate from Springfield College (1975-79), Levine served as an assistant women’s tennis coach at Skidmore from 1980-99, helping lead the Thoroughbreds to the Division III national championship in 1998.
He had also served as the head coach for the men’s program at Division III Muhlenberg College in 2016. After his first season with the Mules, Levine also took on head coaching duties for the women’s team. He had a brief stint as the interim head coach for Division III Vassar College in 2016.
Levine was a technical advisor for racquets and strings for Tennis Magazine for more than three decades and later founded tennis2tennis, a consulting firm working alongside tennis clubs to address specific operational issues, including marketing, programming, staffing and more. Prior to this, he was the general manager and partner at Courtside Racquet Club from 2005-2014, leading the club to the 2009 Facility of the Year Award by the USTA.
Outside of the collegiate game, Levine was also highly involved at the high school level. He had a successful tenure as the boys’ tennis coach at Amity Regional (Connecticut) from 1998-2006, winning the state championship in 2004. Because of his efforts, Levine was named the New Haven Register Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2004.
In addition to later serving as the girls’ tennis head coach at Cheshire High School in Connecticut, Levine also spent many summers working at the Cheshire Copper Valley Swim and Tennis Club.
As evidenced by his various coaching stops, Levine built a career off of serving others. He was previously the treasurer of the USTA Middle States Board of Directors and was a chairmember of the Junior Development Committee of the USTA. Additionally, he was the USPTA Middle States President and a member of the National Adult Competition Committee.
The ITA thanks him for his steadfast commitment to tennis and offers condolences to his family. He is survived by his children, Noah, Zachary, and Samuel Levine; his sister, Lori Corken; his mother, Marsha Levine; and many family and friends.
