AWARDS/HONORS
- 2021 Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year
- 7x Wilson/ITA Midwest Coach of the Year (Men's and Women's)
- 14x GLVC Coach of the Year (Men’s and Women’s)
- 15 Midwest ITA Regional individual championships
- 2x ITA Doubles National Champions (2019, 2021)
- 2021 NCAA Runner Up (Women's)
- 2022 NCAA Semi-Finalist (Women's)
- 2023 NCAA Semi-Finalist (Men's)
- 2018 NCAA Semi-Finalists (Men's)
- 2021 NCAA National Runner Up (Women's)
- 16 NCAA Tournament appearances
- 10 trips to NCAA Round of 16 (men’s and women’s programs)
- 13 GLVC Tournament Championships:
- Women: 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Men: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Entering his thirteenth season at the helm of the UIndy tennis programs, Malik Tabet (pronounced tuh-BAY) has the Greyhounds in the national spotlight and atop the ranks of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and the Midwest region. He has solidified a standard of success to both the men's and women's tennis programs, achieving a long list of accolades under his direction. To date, Tabet has led the Hounds to 15 Midwest ITA Regional individual championships, 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, 10 total trips to the NCAA round of 16 (men's and women's programs had never reached round of 16 prior to Tabet's tenure), program-first trips to the NCAA semifinals for both the men's and women's programs, and 13 GLVC Tournament championships (women: 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) (men 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024).
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
- 2023-2024
- Coached Tom Zeuch to a #1 national ranking and ITA Senior Player of the Year Award
- Coached Maissane Aik to a ITA Midwest Regional Senior Player of the Year Award
- Men’s team reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA National Championship
- Women’s team made it to the sweet 16 of the NCAA National Championship
- GLVC titles for both teams
- 2022-23:
- Men’s team reached NCAA semifinals
- Both teams won GLVC titles for the first time since 2019
- Coached Tom Zeuch and Edgar Destouet to the ITA Cup Championship in doubles.
- 2021-22:
- NCAA Midwest Regional Champions for men’s and women’s teams
- Women’s team reached NCAA semifinals; men’s team reached quarterfinals
- Women’s team won GLVC Championship
- Combined 42-8 record
- 2020-21:
- Women’s team won GLVC Tournament; both teams won NCAA regional titles
- Women’s team had a 23-match win streak and NCAA Championship runner-up finish
- Helped the team achieve a number one ranking national ranking
- GLVC Women's Coach of the Year, Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year
- 2019:
- Women’s team went 24-1, reached NCAA semifinals for the first time in program history
- Women’s doubles team of Nikol Alexeeva and Ann Novikova won Midwest Regional Championship
- Hanna Volikova won Midwest Regional Championship in singles
- Men’s team won fourth-straight GLVC title, reached NCAA Sweet 16
- Tabet reached 100th win with both men's and women's teams
- 2018:
- Men’s team reached NCAA semifinals, highest ranking No. 7
- Women’s team earned NCAA regional birth; Hanna Volikova won ITA regional singles title
- Men’s team won third-straight GLVC title, undefeated in conference play
- 2017:
- Men’s team repeated as GLVC Champions, reached NCAA Tournament for fourth straight year, ranked No. 16
- Women’s team reached NCAA Championships, ranked No. 13
Previous Roles:
- Austin Peay State University (2010-2013):
- Men's and women's teams won 2010 OVC Tournament Championship
- Indiana State University (2002-2008):
- ITA Midwest Region Coach of the Year
- Women’s team: 107-51 record, three MVC regular-season titles, NCAA appearance in 2008
- Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year (2005, 2008)
Playing Career:
As a student-athlete himself, Tabet played a significant role in propelling the University of Mobile (Ala.) to the 1997 NAIA National Championship. Tabet reached as high as fifth in the nation in singles, and 12th in doubles for the Rams during their championship season. In 1997 and 1998, the University of Mobile won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship with Tabet earning NAIA All-American each year.
After transferring to the University of West Florida his senior season, Tabet helped the Argonauts earn the 1999 Gulf South Conference Championship and a third-place finish at the 1999 NCAA Division II National Tournament. He was named a Division II All-American after attaining national rankings in singles (No. 12) and doubles (No. 18) play.
Tabet also enjoyed a standout career as an international player, competing for the Algerian National Team from 1991-95, as well as the Algerian Davis Cup team. He won more than 90 tournaments in France. Tabet won the 1995 Sham International Tennis Open in Damascus, Syria, before taking top honors at the 1995 Gillette International Tennis Open in Rosas, Spain. In 1996 and 1997, he was champion of the French Rhone-Alps Region and qualified for the French National Championship, held at Rolland Garros, in Paris.
- University of Mobile:
- 1997 NAIA National Champion
- Ranked No. 5 in singles, No. 12 in doubles
- University of West Florida:
- 1999 Gulf South Conference Champion, third-place at NCAA Division II National Tournament
- Division II All-American
Additional:
- International player for Algerian National Team and Davis Cup
- Fluent in French, English, Spanish, and Arabic
- Holds degrees in foreign languages and applied linguistics; also a baccalaureate in accounting
Tabet Career Head Coaching Record
| Year |
School |
Men's Record (Conf.) |
Notes |
Women's Record (Conf.) |
Notes |
| 2023-2024 |
UIndy |
19-5 (8-0) |
NCAA Quarterfinals Finish
GLVC Championship
Coached Tom Zeuch to the ITA Midwest Senior Player of the Year and a #1 ITA Rank. |
14-6 (8-0) |
NCAA Sweet 16 appearance
GLVC Championship
Coached Maissane Aik to the ITA Midwest Senior Player of the Year Award |
| 2022-23 |
UIndy |
23-3 (5-0) |
NCAA Semifinals Finish, GLVC Championship |
17-6 (6-0) |
GLVC Championship, NCAA tournament birth |
| 2021-22 |
UIndy |
21-5 (6-0) |
NCAA Midwest Regional Champions
NCAA Quarterfinal Appearance
|
21-3 (6-0) |
NCAA Midwest Regional Champions
GLVC Champions
NCAA Semi-Finalists |
| 2020-21 |
UIndy |
19-4 (6-0) |
ITA Runner-up (Men's) |
23-1 (6-0) |
ITA National Indoor Champions (Women's)
NCAA Runner-up (Women's)
|
| 2019-20 |
UIndy |
6-0 (0-0) |
Season cut short due to COVID-19 |
9-1 (0-0) |
Season cut short due to COVID-19 |
| 2018-19 |
UIndy |
17-6 (5-0) |
6th NCAA Appearance, NCAA Regional Champions, 6th straight year without a GLVC loss, 4th straight GLVC Tournament Championship |
24-1 (5-0) |
Program-first trip to NCAA Semifinals, 24-match win streak, 5th straight trip to the NCAA Regional. 4th Regional Championship, GLVC Tournament Championship |
| 2017-18 |
UIndy |
26-3 (5-0) |
Program-first trip to NCAA Semifinals; Regional Champions; 5th straight season without a league loss; 3rd straight GLVC Tournament Championship |
16-7 (4-1) |
4th straight NCAA Regional berth |
| 2016-17 |
UIndy |
16-5 (6-0) |
4th NCAA appearance; 4th straight season without a GLVC loss; 2nd straight GLVC Tournament Championship |
18-4 (6-0) |
3rd straight trip to the NCAA Sweet 16; GLVC Tournament Champions |
| 2015-16 |
UIndy |
18-3 (6-0) |
2nd straight trip to NCAA Sweet 16; 3rd straight season w/o a conference loss. GLVC Tournament Champions |
15-8 (5-1) |
Back-to-back appearances at NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2014-15 |
UIndy |
15-6 (6-0) |
First NCAA Sweet 16 appearance |
15-6 (6-0) |
GLVC Tournament Champions, program's first NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance |
| 2013-14 |
UIndy |
16-4 (6-0) |
GLVC Coach of the Year, program's first NCAA Tournament victory |
11-7 (5-1) |
ITA/Wilson Midwest Coach of the Year |
| 2012-13 |
UIndy |
6-6 (2-3) |
|
10-4 (5-1) |
Won 3rd place match at GLVC Tournament |
| 2011-12 |
Austin Peay |
12-9 (7-1) |
OVC Player of the Year |
9-15 (5-4) |
|
| 2010-11 |
Austin Peay |
14-6 (6-1) |
OVC Freshman of the Year |
9-11 (5-3) |
|
| 2009-10 |
Austin Peay |
8-6 (3-4) |
|
18-4 (8-1) |
NCAA Tournament; co-OVC Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year |
| 2008-09 |
Indiana State |
3-18 (1-5) |
|
8-12 (6-2) |
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| 2007-08 |
Indiana State |
N/A |
|
13-7 (8-0) |
NCAA Tournament; MVC Coach of the Year |
| 2006-07 |
Indiana State |
N/A |
|
15-9 (6-2) |
ITA Midwest Region Coach of the Year |
| 2005-06 |
Indiana State |
N/A |
|
19-5 (8-1) |
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| 2004-05 |
Indiana State |
N/A |
|
13-11 (8-1) |
MVC Coach of the Year |
| 2003-04 |
Indiana State |
N/A |
|
18-7 (7-2) |
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| 2000-01 |
West Georgia |
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| 1999-00 |
West Georgia |
|
First NCAA Regional Appearance In School History |
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| Total |
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157-72 (53-14) |
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240-119 (97-20) |
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