Former D&E tennis player Otis Cutshaw ('98) is in his eighth season as the head men's and women's tennis coach at Davis & Elkins College. A former professional player, Cutshaw has held USTA State and Mid-Atlantic Regional rankings over the last 20 years and finished his college career with a combined record of 76-22.
Cutshaw has led the D&E men’s tennis team to back-to-back conference championships, and led the women to a conference title in 2014 with a runner-up finish in 2015.
In six seasons, Cutshaw’s overall record on the men’s side is 39-54. He has been named the G-MAC men’s tennis Coach of the Year each of the past two campaigns and has also coached two-time G-MAC Player of the Year, Vincent Hamon.
On the women’s side, Cutshaw is 47-50 in six seasons and was named G-MAC Coach of the Year in 2014. Julia Hoehn was named G-MAC Player of the Year in 2015.
Cutshaw began his coaching career immediately after high school serving as the assistant coach at Calvert High School and the assistant teaching pro for the officer's club at Pax River Naval Base from 1990-1993. He started his playing career at Charles County Community College where he was a two-time state and regional champion and his team was ranked nationally. As a sophomore Cutshaw finished in the top 8 in the country as a doubles player.
While at D&E Cutshaw was a part of two teams that were regionally ranked and during his senior year he also served as a student assistant coach with the women's team who finished third in the conference. After graduation Cutshaw continued his coaching career as an assistant coach at Lexington High School in Ohio and also served as the teaching pro at the Lakewood Racquet Club.
2009-10
Men: 4-12
Agustin Ochoa - All-Conference WVIAC
Tim Gibson - ITA Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the Year
Women: 2-11
2010-11
Men: 6-16
Agustin Ochoa - All-Conference WVIAC
Agustin Ochoa - ITA Scholar Athlete
Josh Hays - ITA Scholar Athlete
Women: 5-17
Markita Preito - ITA Scholar Athlete
Samantha Howell - ITA Scholar Athlete
2011-12
Men: 8-14
Leonardo Vieira - WVIAC Freshman of the Year
Leonardo Vieira - All-Conference WVIAC
Leonardo Vieira - ITA Freshman of the Year
Agustin Ochoa - Joe Carroll Leadership Award for D&E for Sportsmanship
Agustin Ochoa - ITA Scholar Athlete
Agustin Ochoa - Commissioners Honor Roll for WVIAC.
Tim Gibson - ITA Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the Year
Women: 6-18
ITA All Academic Team
Julia Hoehn - ITA Scholar Athlete
Rhiana Bruce Lyle - ITA Scholar Athlete
Becky Price - ITA Scholar Athlete
Becky Price - Commissioners Honor Roll for WVIAC
Markita Prieto - ITA Scholar Athlete
Markita Prieto - Commissioners Honor Roll for WVIAC
2012-13
Men: 7-10
Charles Brunel - Freshman of the Year
Charles Brunel - All-Conference WVIAC
Charles Brunel - ITA Freshman of the Year
Agustin Ochoa - Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Winner
Agustin Ochoa - ITA Scholar Athlete
Agustin Ochoa - Commissioners Honor Roll for WVIAC
Agustin Ochoa - Scholar Athlete of the Year
Gui Hubsch - ITA Scholar Athlete.
Women: 12-10
ITA All Academic Team
Julia Hoehn - First Team All-Conference WVIAC
Hali Michael - ITA Scholar Athlete
Natela Portshidze - ITA Scholar Athlete
Markita Prieto - ITA Scholar Athlete
Markita Prieto - Commissioners Honor Roll for WVIAC
Becky Price - Commissioners Honor Roll for WVIAC.
2013-14
Men: 16-6
G-MAC Conference Champions
Otis Cutshaw - Coach of the Year
Vincent Hamon - Freshman of the Year
Vincent Hamon - First Team All-Conference
Charles Brunel - First Team All-Conference
Simon Meriau - First Team All-Conference
Will Hill - First Team All-Conference
Jonathan Gainer - ITA Scholar Athlete
Gui Hubsch - ITA Scholar Athletes
Gui Hubsch - GMAC All-Academic Conference Team
Women: 19-5
G-MAC Conference Champions
ITA All-Academic Team
Otis Cutshaw - Coach of the Year
Julia Hoehn - First Team All-Conference
Julia Hoehn - ITA Scholar Athlete
Julia Hoehn - GMAC All-Academic Team
Julia Hoehn - Joe Carroll Leadership Award for D&E for Sportsmanship
Natela Portshidze - First Team All-Conference
Hali Michael - First Team All-Conference
Hali Michael - ITA Scholar Athlete
Hali Michael - GMAC All-Academic Team
Jala Hassan - Second Team All-Conference
Jala Hassan - ITA Scholar Athlete
Jala Hassan - GMAC All-Academic Team
Rhiana Bruce Lyle - Second Team All-Conference
Rhiana Bruce Lyle - ITA Scholar Athlete
Rhiana Bruce Lyle ???????- GMAC All-Academic Team
Erika Ridgway - Second Team All-Conference
Erika Ridgway- ITA Scholar Athlete
Marlene Ridgway - ITA Scholar Athlete
Markita Prieto - ITA Scholar Athlete
Markita Prieto - D&E Academic Player of the Year
Markita Prieto ???????- GMAC All-Academic Team
2014-15
Men: 9-9
G-MAC Champions
Otis Cutshaw - Coach of the Year
Vincent Hamon - G-MAC Player of the Year
Vincent Hamon - First Team All-Conference
Simon Meriau - First Team All-Conference
Thomas Judd - First Team All-Conference
Charles Brunel - D&E Men’s Athlete of the Year
Charles Brunel - First Team All-Conference
Charles Brunel - ITA Scholar Athletes
Jonathan Gainer - ITA Scholar Athletes
Jonathan Gainer - G-MAC All-Academic Conference
Guilherme Hubsch - D&E Academic Athlete of the Year
Guilherme Hubsch - ITA Scholar Athletes
Guilherme Hubsch - G-MAC All-Academic Conference
Women: 12-11
G-MAC Conference Championships Runner-Up
Julia Hoehn - GMAC Player of the Year
Julia Hoehn - First Team All-Conference
Julia Hoehn - ITA Scholar Athletes
Julia Hoehn - G-MAC All-Academic Conference
Hali Michael - First Team All-Conference
Hali Michael - Joe Carroll Leadership Award for D&E for Sportsmanship
Hali Michael - ITA Scholar Athletes
Hali Michael - G-MAC All-Academic Conference
Rhiana Bruce-Lyle - ITA Scholar Athletes
Rhiana Bruce-Lyle - G-MAC All-Academic Conference
Sandra Chindalo - ITA Scholar Athletes
Amanda Fewster - ITA Scholar Athletes
Marlene Ridgway - ITA Scholar Athletes
Marlene Ridgway - G-MAC All-Academic Conference
Whitney Timbrook - ITA Scholar Athletes
2015-16
Men: 11-11
G-MAC Co-Champions
???????Vincent Hamon - All-Conference First Team
Jack Clifton - All-Conference First Team
Samuel Vallieres - All-Conference First Team
Thomas Judd - Joe Carroll Leadership Award for D&E for Sportsmanship
Women: 14-12
G-MAC Regular Season Co-Champions
G-MAC Conference Tournament Champions
First NCAA National Tournament appearance in school history
Otis Cutshaw - Coach of the Year
Hali Michael - All-Conference First Team
Hali Michael - ITA Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award Winner
Hali Michael - D&E Academic Athlete of the Year
Kelsie Roby - All-Conference First Team
Elise Simon - All-Conference First Team
???????Elise Simon - G-MAC Freshman of the Year
Summary:
Athletics
- G-MAC Conference Champions - 5x ( 3 Men, 2 Women)
- G-MAC Coach of the Year - 4x ( 2 Men, 2 Women)
- G-MAC Player of the Year - 3x ( 3 Men, 1 Women)
- G-MAC Freshman of the Year - 1x (1 Men)
- G-MAC First Team All-Conference - 19 x (11 Men, 8 Women)
- WVIAC Freshman of the Year - 2x
- WVIAC First Team All-Conference - 5x
- ITA Atlantic Regional Rookie of the Year - 2x
- ITA Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award Winner - 2x
- D&E Athlete of the Year - 1x
- D&E Freshman of the Year - 1x
- D&E Joe Carroll Leadership Award for Sportsmanship - 4x
Academics
- ITA All Academic Team - 5x
- ITA All Scholar Athletes - 33x
- G-MAC Academic All-Conference Team - 12x
- WVIAC Commissioners Honor Roll - 7x
- D&E Academic Athlete of the Year - 3x???????
Coaching
- NCAA Regional Chair Midwest Region; 1 of 8 Coaches 2015-2018
- NCAA Division II Coaches Council; 1 of 23 Coaches overseeing tennis in the country.
- ITA and NCAA Regional Ranking Committees 2010-2016
- ITA Awards Committee 2012-2016
- USTA / ITA Quickstart Provider of the Year Atlantic Region 2011
- Profession Tennis Registry Rep for West Virginia
- Professional Certified Instructor PTR ( 10 and Under / Juniors / Performance / Adult )
- PTR Professional of the Year 2012 for West Virginia
