Robin Cambier enters his fourth season as assistant tennis coach for Washington State University. During his time at WSU, Cambier has assisted Head Coach Lisa Hart in all facets of the Cougar Tennis program.
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Cambier has been instrumental in recent recruiting efforts, which have produced some of the most decorated recruits in Coach Hart’s tenure. Included in that has been the signing of Guzal Yusupova, who has reached a career-best world ranking of 746, and Michaela Bayerlova, who captured two pro titles in 2017 and reached a career-high of 583. Both players enter the 2018 spring season as underclassmen at WSU.
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Following the 2016 season, Cambier was recognized by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as the Northwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year, the second assistant under Hart to receive the honor.
Cambier arrived at WSU after spending time as assistant coach & assistant director of college placement at the Weil Tennis Academy & College Preparatory School in Ojai, Calif. His duties there included designing short- and long-term plans for academy players, coaching players in both domestic and international competitions, while also assisting players with NCAA eligibility and promoting academy players to collegiate coaches.
Cambier, a native of Brussels, Belgium, is a graduate of the University of Oregon, where he was one of the most successful players in program history while earning a degree in business administration. Cambier left Oregon as the record holder for career singles wins (90), career doubles wins (93), season doubles wins (29), career singles and doubles wins (183), career doubles wins by a team (57), consecutive singles wins (15) and consecutive doubles wins (10).Â
He finished his career with a No. 75 ITA singles ranking and third in the Northwest Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. In doubles action, Cambier and teammate Kevin Farin came in at No. 55.
Additionally, Cambier was also recognized for his work on and off the court, earning second-team All-Pac-12 honors and Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention. He served three years as the men’s tennis team representative for Oregon’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), was a three-time Oregon Scholar-Athlete and was Oregon’s male recipient of the Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal, given for performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. He also worked with the Pac-12 Networks, serving a three-month internship in the Affiliate Sales and Marketing department.
