Sachin Kirtane

During his nine seasons at Mississippi State, Kirtane helped the Bulldogs to five NCAA appearances and five ITA top 50 finishes. Kirtane coached three All-Americans at Mississippi State and eight NCAA singles selections. Within the Southeastern Conference, MSU reached the SEC Championship quarterfinals in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and athletes earned 11 All-SEC selections. Hired as MSU's assistant coach in Fall 2014, he was elevated to associate head coach following his naming as ITA Southern Region Assistant Coach of the Year in 2017.

Kirtane was inducted into the Valdosta State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005, celebrating a two-time All-America (1997 & 1998) playing career with four Gulf South all-conference selections. He was part of a 1995 VSU team that finished fourth nationally. He earned a marketing degree at VSU (1998) and later received a master's degree in management (2000) while beginning his coaching career as a VSU graduate assistant coach.

Coach Kirtane exudes a passion for teaching and development, and consistently has guided teams to a high level of success.