Chris Pappas is in his fourth season with Fairfield Tennis in 2025-26. Pappas joined the Stags after eight seasons as the head coach of the Quinnipiac men’s program from 2014-2022.
In his three completed years with the Stags, the men's and women's teams have reached the MAAC Championship Match a combined total of five times, including a 2024 MAAC Women's Tennis Championship. Both squads also won the MAAC Regular Season Championship in 2024, with the men also winning the regular season crown in 2023.
Pappas was a two-time MAAC Coach of the Year as the leader of the Bobcats, guiding Quinnipiac to a 33-13 conference record with three trips to the MAAC Championship Match.
Pappas, who previously served as an assistant at Quinnipiac for one season, is a USPTA Certified Professional and has over 20 years coaching and tennis teaching experience. He spent three years as the Director of Elite Junior Tennis at the North Haven Health & Racquet Club. He presently serves as the USTA CT Junior Team Coach and oversees all aspects of Tournament Training Programs, including hiring and scheduling responsibilities. He also provides private individual and group lessons to all ages. Pappas was the Tennis Professional from 1990-2004, before taking on his current role in 2010.
After graduating from Quinnipiac University Law School in 2003, Pappas opened his own practice and has an office located in Hamden, Conn. He has a general legal practice with a professional emphasis on residential and commercial real estate. Pappas earned Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communication from Southern Connecticut State University in 1996.
