Evan Parry
Evan Parry

Bio

Evan Parry was named the Head Coach of the men's tennis team prior to the 2020 season. 

Parry has over 20 years of playing and teaching experience.  A Southern California native, Parry and his family moved to the midwest prior to him starting high school where he was the top singles player at his high school. He eventually earned a scholarship to play college tennis at the NAIA level in the Ohio where he was the captain his junior and senior years at Malone University (OH). He was a former college assistant tennis coach as well at Tabor College (KS) and Point Loma Nazarene University (CA).

In addition to his duties as the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Riverside City College, Parry is also the Director of Tennis at iTennis Riverside (Andulka Park Tennis Center) where he trains several sectionally ranked juniors as well as juniors and adults of all levels. Formerly, he was the Head Professional & General Manager at the Hampton Indoor Tennis Center in Riverside, CA. Prior to that Evan was a staff teaching professional at Murrieta Tennis Club in Murrieta, CA. Parry started teaching tennis in his high school and college years at various tennis programs and clubs including Towpath Racquet Club in Akron, Ohio. 

Parry holds a bachelor’s degree and two Masters degrees. He is a USPTA Elite Professional, former Head Tennis Coach at Woodcrest Christian High School, and is currently serves on the USPTA SoCal Board as the District 5 President. 

Prior to the unexpected end of the 2019-20 season, Parry guided the men's program to a #8 in the nation finish in the ITA/JUCO/CCCAA rankings. The Tigers had notable wins over Cerritos College, Santa Barbara City College, and look forward to even better results next season. 

After a shortened season in 2021-22, where Parry was named OEC Coach of the Year, the Tigers captured the 2022-23 conference championship, the program's first since 2018. The Tigers qualified six players for the 3C2A State Championship in Ojai. As a team, Riverside City made it to the semifinals at the Southern California playoffs, finishing the year ranked fourth in the state. Sophomore Rafael Rullan was selected as the conference Player of the Year, and he and his brother, Carlos, were named to the te conference doubles team of the year. Rafael had a great showing at the state championship, defeating the top seed in the quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals. The Rullan brothers also made it to the semifinals in the doubles draw at the state tournament.

Coach Parry returns four players from the lineup in 2024. The Tigers look to defend the Orange Empire Conference title and finish higher in the state rankings.