John Bernard - Men's Tennis Coach - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

John Bernard

At Florida Atlantic

Playing Career

Completed his final two collegiate seasons playing for the Owls
Served as a team captain for an otherwise young 2024-25 team, a team which he led to a No. 57 season-ending ranking
Played on the top court as a senior, making the jump from court six the previous season
Held a singles ITA rank much of the season and earned All-American Athletic Conference honors
Consistent Dean’s List and 3.0 member in both 2023-24 and 2024-25
Completed his FAU career with a 30-21 overall singles record, including a 20-14 mark in dual match play
Held a 23-14 record in doubles play over the two years including a 17-12 dual match record
Guided a team to ITA Scholar honors in both 2023-24 and ’24-25 and earned individual merits as well
Began his collegiate career at Florida State in 2020-21, a year that most upperclassmen elected to use a “COVID season” which limited his court time
As a redshirt freshman, he represented the Seminoles in both singles and doubles competitions in both the fall and spring and continued to improve throughout his redshirt sophomore season
Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2021 and 2022 and was a member of the FSU Dean’s List