Hall of Fame
Tony Bresky remains as the Western Illinois men’s tennis all-time leader in victories. A two-time Mid-Continent Conference ‘Player of the Year’ (1995 and 1997), he earned All-Conference honors all four years. He helped the Leathernecks win back-to-back Mid-Con Tournament titles in 1995 and 1996. During his senior year, playing for two-time Mid-Continent Conference (now Summit League) 'Coach of the Year' Art Peterson, Western won 15 matches - which still ranks in a tie for seventh-most win in Summit League season history.
Bresky holds the season records for singles victories (27) and combined victories (51). His 89 career wins in singles play and 181 combined wins (singles and doubles) still rank first in the WIU record books.
A former ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year in 2005 at Virginia, Bresky served as the head coach at Cornell in 2011 leading the Big Red to their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth.
He took over at Wake Forest in the following fall and returned the Demon Deacons to a ‘Top 25’ program ranking. Bresky was named the Atlantic Coast Conference ‘Coach of the Year’ in 2013, leading Wake Forest back to the NCAA Tournament. Last spring Wake Forest won its first two NCAA Tournament matches before falling in the ‘Sweet 16’. One of Bresky’s players advanced to the NCAA Singles Championship finals as he was named Regional Coach of the Year in 2015.
During his coaching career, Bresky has been a part of nine conference championships at: Indiana State (2), Virginia (6) and Cornell (1).
Bresky earned his bachelor's degree in accountancy in 1998 then later earned his MBA from Indiana State. He and his wife Christine reside in North Carolina.
