In his first season as Head Coach of the Rams, Dimitar Kutrovsky guided VCU to a 13-12 overall record and the program’s eighth Atlantic 10 Championship in eight years. The Rams defeated Saint Joseph’s (4-0), Richmond (4-2), and Dayton (4-2) en route to the title before falling to South Carolina in the NCAA First Round. The Gamecocks went on to advance to the third round of the national tournament.
Under Kutrovsky’s guidance, five Rams were recognized as Atlantic 10 All-Conference selections. German Samofalov and Alfred Almasi were First Team honorees, while Nicolo Consonni, Erwann Bouchet, and Leon Zarorski earned Second Team accolades. That success was reflected in the team's overall performance as Kutrovsky guided the Rams to a 72% winning percentage against A-10 competition. Kutrovsky’s leadership was just as steady off the court as it was between the white lines. In the classroom, Samofalov, Almasi, Consonni, Bouchet, and Kostiantyn Mantach were honored as Atlantic 10 Scholar-Athletes after each posted a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the academic year.
Kutrovsky was named head coach of the VCU Men’s Tennis program on July 13, 2024, by VCU Vice President and Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin.
Kutrovsky, a former professional tennis player and collegiate standout at Texas, has over a decade of Division I experience. Prior to his time at VCU, Kutrovsky spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Alabama, where he was named the ITA Southern Region Assistant Coach of the Year in 2024.
While at Alabama, Kutrovsky helped the Crimson Tide reach the 2024 NCAA Second Round and a No. 21 final ranking by the ITA. In 2022, he coached the ITA Rookie of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year Filip Planinsek, who in 2024, won the NCAA Singles Championship. Kutrovsky also helped Alabama reach the 2021 NCAA Tournament and in his first season at Alabama in 2019-20, the Crimson Tide were ranked No. 26 by the ITA before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to Alabama, Kutrovsky spent four seasons at UTSA as an assistant coach.
Before his time at UTSA, he spent five seasons as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater, Texas. During his tenure, the Longhorns captured the 2014 Big 12 Conference regular season championship and reached the NCAA Tournament in each season, including reaching the 2014 NCAA Quarterfinals.
Kutrovsky played professionally after graduation, where he reached a career ranking as high as No. 293 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He captured a pair of singles titles at the Futures level, posted eight wins in the Davis Cup and reached the semifinals twice at ATP events.
As a student-athlete, Kutrovsky finished his standout career as Texas' all-time winningest player at No. 1 singles with 67 victories. He was a four-time All-Big 12 performer and two-time doubles champion, where he helped Texas reach the NCAA Championship match in 2008 and the NCAA Semifinals in 2009.
He was named Big 12 Player of the Year as a senior in 2010 and earned All-American accolades in both singles and doubles while helping Texas to a 27-3 record and both the Big 12 Regular Season and Tournament titles. He advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship and was ranked as high as No. 7 by the ITA.
A native of Sofia, Bulgaria, he competed in the Davis Cup for Bulgaria in singles and doubles. Kutrovsky earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies from Texas in 2010.
