Bio

Steven Anschutz serves as the head men's and women's tennis coach at Concordia University Wisconsin and has made his mark on both programs quickly.

Anschutz has been the women's tennis head coach since the spring of the 2012 season and took over the men's program in 2015. Over ten seasons in NACC play for both the men's and women's programs, Anschutz has posted a combined 159-22 conference record, with seven total NACC Regular Season Championships—five for the women and two for the men.

Anschutz's women's tennis program has been dialed in over the past few seasons, winning 85 of 96 NACC matches. The Falcons won three consecutive NACC Regular Season titles in the 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 seasons and most recently claimed back-to-back regular season NACC titles in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. The Blue and White have also captured the NACC Tournament title in 2024, 2023, 2021, 2018, 2017, and 2016. CUW also qualified for the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Tournament all six years.

The men's tennis program finished second in the conference in the regular season and tournament in 2019. In 2018 and 2017, the program stood atop the NACC, winning both regular-season and tournament championships. The 2017 team shared the regular-season title, while the 2018 squad won it outright. The Falcons won four straight NACC Tournament matches by 5-0 scores.

Anschutz has been named NACC Coach of the Year in the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2023 seasons on the women's side and earned the honor in 2018 for the men. In addition, the Falcons have received several All-NACC honors under Anschutz, including Ashley Solberg, who was named the NACC Freshman of the Year (2015) and NACC Player of the Year (2017), as well as Ricki Budewitz, who was named NACC Freshman of the Year (2018), and claimed the NACC Player of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons (2022 and 2023). Budewitz also set the program and NACC record for career victories, career singles victories, and career doubles victories. Most recently, Sofia Buhr claimed the NACC Freshman of the Year on the women's side (2023). On the men's side, under the guidance of Anschutz, five rookies have claimed NACC Freshman of the Year accolades (Brad Guendel in 2014, Christian Docter in 2015, Nolan Rademacher in 2018, Landon Sather in 2022, and Renan Revite in 2024), while Landon Sather won the NACC Player of the Year during the 2022-23 season. 

The 2023-24 season saw the program soar to new heights with Ricki Budewitz and Landon Sather becoming the first athletes to claim CSC Academican All-American Status, as Budewitz was named to the second team, while Sather landed on the third team.

In each of his first seasons with the men's and women's programs, the Falcons placed third. In the following two years on the women's side, CUW finished second in 2013 and 2014 before capturing three straight titles. The Falcons also improved on the men's side, finishing second in 2016 after the third-place finish in 2015 before tying for the top spot in 2017 and winning it outright in 2018.

Anschutz has guided the Falcons to a program record for wins in a season for both of his programs, with the women winning 21 matches in 2015-16 and 2023-24 and the men winning 20 during the 2016-17 year.

During his tenure as head coach, Anschutz has coached 38 All-NACC Singles players and 21 All-NACC Doubles teams on the women's side. In ten seasons leading the men's program, Anschutz has coached 24 All-Singles Players and 17 All-Doubles teams.

Anschutz is a former Falcon who had an impressive collegiate tennis career, helping CUW win three consecutive Northern Athletics Conference regular-season and tournament titles. He finished his career with a 67-39 overall (25-1 NAC) record in singles play and a 63-44 overall (24-3 NAC) record in doubles competition. Since graduation, he has continued his involvement in tennis and has been a part of the distinguished Paley Tennis Center for more than three years.

While being a tennis instructor, Anschutz has helped coach the top-ranked juniors in Wisconsin. He has also helped start two strong tennis programs: the Paley Tennis Camp in Fredonia, Wis., and a kids' summer program in Fox Point, Wis.

Beyond being a tennis instructor, Anschutz has helped coach the Nicolet High School varsity tennis teams. NHS has the highest all-time winning percentage in Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association tennis history and has one of the strongest high school programs in the nation. While coaching at NHS, Anschutz was the singles coach of the boys' and girls' tennis teams. Under his tutelage, three out of four singles competitors on the girls' team made WIAA State Tournament appearances, and two out of four boys' single competitors. None of those players had made it to the WIAA State Tournament previously.

He attributes much of his personal success in tennis to being a student of the game, always learning from other players, coaches, and even his own players. "I have high hopes for the CUW Falcons Tennis programs. Our number one goal will be to continue to grow and achieve individual and collective success."

Women's Tennis under Steve Anschutz

*Took over the program in the Spring of 2012

# The 2019-20 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

Men's Tennis under Steve Anschutz