Bob Rauseo joined Simmons in 2005, beginning what would become the longest coaching tenure in the program’s history.
Program Honors
Rauseo Ranks amongst the top-40 NCAA Division III coaches in both winning percentage and total wins.
Recorded his 200th career victory during the 2023 season.
Led Simmons to a program-record 17 wins in 2014-15
Recorded a streak of 76 straight GNAC victories from 2008-2016
70 GNAC All-Conference selections
10 GNAC Championships (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
9 NCAA Tournament appearances, with three advancing to the second round (2010,
2014, 2015)
9 GNAC Coach of the Year (2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2024)
9 GNAC Rookie of the Year honorees
1 NAC Player of the Year, 2025
1 NAC Championship, 2025* Won it in their first year in the league
3 NAC All-Conference Selections
Rauseo has also served on the ITA Division III Ranking Committee and the NCAA Division III Regional Advisory Committee for over a decade.
Playing Career
A four-year standout at Suffolk University (84), Rauseo was a three-time captain, three-time MVP, and holds the program record with 19 consecutive wins at the top singles spot. He was ranked among New England’s top-20 players and in 2007 became the first tennis player inducted into Suffolk’s Athletic Hall of Fame. A native of Saugus, Massachusetts, he earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy (1984) and an MBA (1990) from Suffolk.
Education
A native of Saugus, Massachusetts, he earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy (1984) and an MBA (1990) from Suffolk.
Updated November 2025
