UPDATED June 1, 2022
Mostafa Aniss joined the Wayne State University women’s tennis coaching staff as a volunteer assistant in August 2017, and concluded his fourth season with the program in the spring of 2022.
After helping lead the Warriors to a second-place finish at the GLIAC Tournament and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2017-18, he assisted in WSU claiming the 2018 GLIAC Tournament title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. Wayne State hosted an NCAA Regional for the second time in program history in 2019 and advanced to the second round.
The 2019-20 Warriors compiled a 17-3 record, including a 9-0 GLIAC mark, along with three 4-0 victories at the conference tournament to secure a bid to the NCAA Tournament, which was cancelled due to COVID-19.
WSU won the 2022 GLIAC Tournament, after sharing the regular-season conference title. The Warriors advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament following a victory over Tiffin.
Despite beginning his tennis career rather late (14 years old), Aniss became the top singles player as a sophomore at Manteca High School, and the eventual Valley Oak League champion his senior year. He received the 2008 Manteca Bulletin All-Area Tennis Player of the Year award, and was named to the 2008 Modesto Bee All-District Team.
After taking a year off, Aniss joined the tennis team at Modesto Junior College in 2010 and played No. 1 singles. He played soccer at Modesto Junior College in 2011, where he was a starter along with being a team captain on a squad that was ranked 11th in the nation among community college teams.
Aniss ended his athletic career at Modesto Junior College and began focusing on his education. He transferred to Sacramento State University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts in Communication Studies. Aniss was then offered a full ride scholarship to University of the Pacific, where he finished his master’s degree in Communication and graduated with a 3.95 grade point average.
A native of Manteca, Calif., Aniss was on a full ride scholarship at WSU while earning his Ph.D. in Communication in the fall of 2020. Aniss served the Wayne State Department of Communication as a graduate teaching assistant, where he taught undergraduate communication classes such as public speaking, communication theory, and interpersonal communication.
Ultimately, Aniss would like to become a professor of communication at a community college, as well as a head coach for that community college’s tennis (or soccer) team.
