Tempe, Ariz. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is sad to learn from the sudden death of Bruce Levine, a beloved figure within the tennis community whose impact was felt at the professional, collegial and high school level.
Levine, who had been the head coach of Division III Salf’s men’s and ladies’ programs since 2021, had decades of experience in the tennis industry ranging from playing, coaching and operations. After graduating from Springfield College in 1979, he played on the ATP tour for more than three years, mainly in double.
“He not only pushed us every day to be better athletes, but more importantly, better people. He was so proud of each of us, and never stopped from let us know,” wrote Salve Women’s tennis on social media. “Words can never express how big a loss this is for the Salve Tennis Family, both present and past.”
Levine graduated from Springfield College (1975-79) and served as an assistant tennis coach for women in Skidmore from 1980-99, and helped the Thoroughbreds to the Division III National Championship in 1998 in Leiden.
He also served as head coach for the men’s program to Division III Muhlenberg College in 2016. After his first season with the Mules, Levine also took head coaching tasks for the ladies team. He had a short period as an interim head coach for Division III Vassar College in 2016.
Levine was a technical adviser for racquets and strings for tennis magazine for more than three decades and later founded tennis2 tennis, a consultancy firm that worked together with tennis clubs to tackle specific operational problems, including marketing, programming, staff and more. He was previously the general manager and partner at Courtside Racquet Club of 2005-2014, which led the club to the 2019 Facility of the Year Award through the USTA.
In addition to the collegial game, Levine was also very involved at the level of high school. He had a successful term of office as a tennis coach of the boys at Amity Regional (Connecticut) of 1998-2006 and won the State Championship in 2004. Because of his efforts, Levine was named the New Haven Register Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2004.
In addition to later serving as the tennis head coach of the girls on the Cheshire High School in Connecticut, Levine also spent many summers working in the Cheshire Copper Valley Swim and Tennis Club.
As is apparent from his various coaching stops, Levine built up a career to serve others. He was previously the treasurer of the Executive Board of the USTA Middle States and was chairman of the Junior Development Committee of the USTA. Moreover, he was the USPTA Middle States president and member of the National Adult Competition Committee.
The ITA thanks him for his steadfast dedication to tennis and offers condolences to his family. He is survived by his children, Noah, Zachary and Samuel Levine; his sister, Lori Corren; his mother, Marsha Levine; And many family and friends.
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