Merritt Johnson - Women's Tennis Coach - University of Washington Athletics

Merritt Johnson

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Merritt Johnson rejoins the Husky staff for the 2021-22 season as a volunteer assistant coach after previously serving in the same role during the 2018-19 season which saw the Huskies reach the NCAA Sweet 16. A former top-40 player in the USTA national men’s rankings, Johnson has over 20 years of tennis coaching experience.

Johnson also served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Arizona women's tennis team in 2017-18. Previously he was a volunteer assistant for both the men's and women's programs at George Washington University. The men's program finished the 2016 season 14-9, going 6-0 in conference play and earned a bid to the NCAA Team Championships after winning the Atlantic-10 Championships.

Prior to his time at George Washington, Johnson spent five years at College Park Tennis Training Center as a High Performance Senior Coach, working with nationally and ITF ranked students such as Denis Kudla, Mitchell Frank, Francis Tiafoe and many others.

Johnson spent 15 years coaching at the high school level. He was the head tennis coach at St. John's College High School in Washington DC from 2006 to 2014, winning eight of nine girls’ championships and finishing with a 112-1 record. In 2007 and 2013, Johnson was named the Girls’ High School Coach of the Year by the Washington Post.

Currently a member of the USPTR with a Professional Rating, Johnson also played on the USTA Professional Satellite Tour and has been a practice partner for several top 300 WTA Tour players. Johnson played collegiate tennis at Norfolk State University. During his senior year, he helped the team win the CIAA conference, which sent them to the NCAA Division II National Championships.