Younes Limam
	Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 3rd Year Alma Mater: Drury (2003)

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Younes Limam, the ITA Texas Region 2011 Assistant Coach of the Year, is in his third season as the assistant coach for the Rice women's tennis team after a successful three-year stint as the assistant coach at Texas-Arlington.

In his first two seasons at Rice, Limam help guide the Owls back into the national rankings, including a season-long stint in 2011.

In 2009, Liman helped lead the Mavericks women's team to an 11-0 record against Southland Conference teams, a Southland Conference Championship, and a berth in the NCAA Tennis Championship. After the 2006-2007 season, when four of seven student-athletes graduated, he proved his recruiting abilities by bringing in new talent to the team over the next two seasons.

Limam consistently earned a top-three ranking in the Moroccan Juniors and served as a member of the Moroccan Junior Davis Cup team. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 11 in Morocco. After high school, Limam played on the Future Circuits for a year in more than ten countries and recorded wins over ATP ranked players.

As a standout player at Drury University, Limam contributed to four consecutive Division II top-five finishes, including placing second in the nation in 2002. Limam ranks second in the school's all-time singles victories with an 87-17 career record. During his senior year, Limam became the team captain and earned the ITA's Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award. He graduated in 2003 with dual degrees in Business Administration and Sports Science.

Limam began his coaching career at the University of Central Oklahoma as a graduate assistant from 2004-2006, working with the men's and women's teams. He received his master's degree in business administration (MBA) in 2006, and went on to join the staff at UTA later that year. Limam has also worked as a tennis professional at Oak Tree Country Club in Oklahoma and has coached advanced junior players.

Born and raised in Mohammedia, Morocco, Limam speaks English, French and Arabic. He and his wife, Kristen, live in Houston and welcomed their first child, a daughter named Lina in July, 2010.