Steve Barsby has been the head coach of the Georgia College & State University men's and women's tennis programs since the start of the 2000-01 season.
Barbsy, who ia also an Assistant Director of Athletics with the Bobcats, won his 700th career match when the women defeated Valdosta State University 4-3 on April 18, 2025.
Barsby, who has amassed a 701-483 (.592) overall record entering the 2025-26 season, has won multiple honors in the process. A 2009 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II National Men's Coach of the Year, he has been named Region Coach of the Year once each for the men (2009) and women, and Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year twice on the men's side (2005, 2009) and once on the women's (2003).
Barsby had coached the Bobcats to 34 NCAA Division II Tournament appearances - 20 women, 14 men - during his time in the Capital City. He guided GCSU women to the 2003 PBC regular season and tournament titles and the men to the 2009 regular season title.
Barsby has also coached a Peach Belt Player of the Year and six players who were honored as the PBC Freshman of the Year. He has mentored 23 All-Americans (14 men, nine women) and 90 players (51 women, 39 men) who earned All-Peach Belt accolades during their careers.
Twenty-five of his squads (17 women, eight men) were named All-Academic Teams by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and 145 players (79 women, 66 men) were name Scholar-Athletes by the ITA.
Barsby came to GCSU from Brock University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, were he taught sports management. Prior to that he was the head coach at Troy State University in Troy, Alabama from 1995-97 where he guided the Trojan men's tennis team to the conference championship in 1997. He was honored as the Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year following the 1997 season.
He earned his bachelor's and master's degree in physical education from Troy State in 1995 and 1997, respectively. He was a four-year tennis player for the Trojans, earning all-conference honors twice, as well as the Freshman of the Year award.
He and his wife, Debbie, are the parents of son Ryan and daughter Riley. They live in Milledgeville.Â
