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Scot Reinhart

After four years as an assistant men's tennis coach, Scot Reinhart was named head coach in January of 2021. He holds the same position with the women's program.

Reinhart led the 2025-26 Foresters to the first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in program history and they were 40th in the seasons final Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings. The team finished with an overall record of 16-7 and placed second in the Midwest Conference at 5-1 in league play. Lake Forest defeated Cornell College 4-0 in the semifinals of the MWC Tournament before posting a dramatic 4-3 triumph over Grinnell College in the final. Reinhart is now 69-45 overall with victories in 30 of 35 conference matches in six years as head coach. The team is also 104-81 overall and 49-10 in the MWC since he joined the staff.

Forester Felipe Moraes was the MWC Player of the Year and one of four members of the team to be named All-MWC in singles, doubles, or both in 2026. Since Reinhart came to the College, Lake Forest players have been named All-MWC 31 times.

Eight of Lake Forest's 11 players in 2025-26 were named Academic All-MWC, giving the program 40 selections since Reinhart became head coach. In addition, four Foresters earned Academic All-District® accolades from College Sports Communicators and Ian Villardi earned his third consecutive MWC Elite 20 Award for possessing the highest grade point average of any player in the four-team MWC Tournament.

Reinhart has also directed the Forester women's tennis team to a 78-35 overall record with a 30-5 mark in the MWC over the last six years. He has now helped lead the team to a 138-53 overall record and a 55-7 mark in league play since he joined the staff. Lake Forest has reached the final of each MWC Tournament during that span and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in program history in 2019.

Reinhart was the head boys and girls tennis coach at Lane Tech High School from 2016 to 2020 and led the girls team to a third place finish at the Chicago Public Schools City Tournament his first season. Prior to taking over the program at Lane Tech, he was the head junior varsity and assistant varsity coach at Chicago's Northside College Preparatory High School and led the JV team to four CPS titles.

He resides in nearby Vernon Hills.