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​Ege Cankus, TPT

Ege Cankus is a tennis coach and competitive player with a career spanning both high-level collegiate tennis and ITF pro and junior competition. Ege served as the graduate assistant coach for Georgia Southern men's tennis for two seasons (2024-26), during which the Eagles compiled a 29-16 overall record, including a 10-3 mark against Sun Belt Conference opponents. The team was ranked in the ITA's national rankings for five weeks in 2025 and advanced to the SBC Tournament Championship match that year. Under his time on staff, eight Eagles earned SBC Player of the Week honors and six earned All-Sun Belt Conference Team honors, including 2026 SBC Player to Watch Gregoire Delattre. Before Georgia Southern, Ege spent two summers at Roton Point Private Club in Norwalk, CT, one as an Assistant Teaching Professional and one as Head Teaching Professional. 

As a player, Ege competed for Idaho State University Men's Tennis Team from 2020-2024, earning Second-Team All-Big Sky Conference honors in his final season and serving as Team Co-Captain and Vice Chair of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. His junior career took him across the globe competing in Tennis Europe, ITF Juniors, and ITF Futures events.
Ege holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Management from Idaho State University (2024) and a Master of Arts in Professional Communication and Leadership from Georgia Southern University (2026) , a combination that's shaped how he approaches leadership, communication, and program-building on and off the court.

Ege earned his Tennis Performance Trainer (TPT) certification through the iTPA to deepen his understanding of the physical training and injury prevention side of the game, knowledge he's applying both to his own tennis game and to how he coaches the next generation of players. He shares his ongoing coaching philosophy through his podcast ('Figuring it Out Podcast') and is looking forward to pursuing the CTPS certification next.

Contact:
Email: ege_cankus@yahoo.com
Instagram: @coachcankus
Podcast Link
      Youtube: https://youtu.be/TeKK30SheO4?si=B8ElBo7Y9O-khcg6 
       Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Rm9Zn1YbhrnHAkbjDtXvl?si=fb717a7a54074668