Linfield University Athletics

Ben Belletto is in his seventh year as men's tennis coach at Linfield.

He joined the Linfield staff in 2015 after a highly successful coaching career in Southern California, where he was head men’s tennis coach at Whittier College and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges for a combined 11 seasons, the majority of which was at Pomona-Pitzer. From 2003 until 2013, his teams were ranked for seven consecutive seasons among the top NCAA Division III programs. At Pomona-Pitzer, Belletto twice guided the Hens to appearances in the NCAA Championships and his teams boasted an ITA Academic All-America in every season from 2006 until 2013.
 
His career accomplishments have included the ITA West Region Men’s Coach of the Year award in 2011, 16 ITA All-America selections, 50 ITA Academic All-Americans, 32 all-conference awards and five straight Top 20 national team finishes.
 
Belletto came to Linfield after leading the Whittier men’s and women’s programs, elevating both to rankings among the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Top 30.
 
Each summer since 2004, Belleto has led the Nike Tennis Camp in Santa Cruz, overseeing a successful summer camp program for kids and adults. He went on to establish a similar summer camp program in Southern California in association with Whittier and Pomona-Pitzer.
 
In addition to NCAA tournament coaching experience, Belletto is well-connected within the Division III tennis community, having served as a national and regional ranking chairperson for the past 11 years.