Mickaël Sopel
Co-founder & Head Coach NCAA Division I (Youngstown State University)
Current position
- Head Women's Tennis Coach, Youngstown State University, USA (NCAA Division I) — 13th season (2025-26)
- 8 Horizon League Conference Championship titles (postseason)
- 8 NCAA Tournament appearances
- 5 Horizon League Regular Season titles
- Two-time Horizon League Coach of the Year (2015, 2023)
- Record: 146-129 in 12 years | 19-2 in Horizon League Tournament
- 2 Conference Players of the Year, 19 First Team All-League selections
Previous experience
- Assistant Coach, Men's and Women's teams, Gonzaga University, USA
- Elite Coach, John McEnroe Tennis Academy, New York City, USA
- Tennis Director at UCPA and Club Med, Serre-Chevalier, les Orres
- Assistant National Coach, Midi-Pyrenees Tennis Training Center, Toulouse
NCAA record (Youngstown State University)
Women's team:
- 2025, 2023, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014: Horizon League Conference Champions
- 2024, 2023, 2018, 2017, 2015: Horizon League Regular Season Champions
- 2023, 2015: Horizon League Coach of the Year
- 2025, 2023, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014: NCAA DI Tournament
Men's team (2013-2018):
- 2017: Program record for wins (19 victories)
- 9 All-Conference players, 2 conference special awards
Elite athlete experience
- Lewis-Clark State College, USA — College tennis & cross-country
- Two-time NAIA Academic All-American (tennis and cross-country)
- Two NAIA National Championship appearances (tennis and cross-country)
Education
- MBA, Gonzaga University, USA (2012)
- Bachelor in Business Administration, Lewis-Clark State College, USA (2009)
- French National Tennis Coaching Diploma (DE), FFT (2007)
- Bachelor's in Sports Science, Sports Coaching, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse (2007)
- Bachelor's in Sports Science, Education & Motor Skills, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse (2007)
Languages
French (native), English and Spanish (fluent, spoken and written)
