Michael Melchiorre enters his ninth season as an assistant coach with the Arcadia men's and women's tennis programs in 2025-26.
The Knights put together a successful fall season in 2019 before the MAC's cancellation of spring competition brought the season to an abrupt end. On the women's side, Julia Paraboschi reached the finals of the second singles ladder at the MAC Individual Championships after winning the second singles bracket at the King's Invitational in September. On the men's side, Drake Hanak and Keith Rader advanced to the championship match of the second doubles bracket at the MAC Individual Championships, while Jonathan Noble and Nicholas Simeone had successful showings at the ITA Regionals.
In 2019, the men finished 7-12 overall with a 3-3 conference mark to place fourth in the MAC Commonwealth. Nick Simeone garnered first-team honors for the third consecutive season while Drew Hanak was a second team selection. On the women's side, the squad finished 8-11 overall, which marked the program's highest win total since the 2009-10 season. Zoe Foglia and Julia Paraboschi were both second team selections for the Knights.
Melchiorre came to Glenside prior to the 2017-18 season having been a staff tennis professional at multiple clubs over the previous eight years. He has served as the tennis pro at Fort Washington Swim and Tennis Club since 2009, along with stints at Magartiy Tennis Club, Germantown Cricket Club and Upper Dublin Sports Center. As a staff tennis pro, he taught players of all ages including kids' summer camps, middle school, high school and adult clinics and in private lessons.
Melchiorre had a four-year playing career at Ursinus College where he compiled a 23-12 career singles record and 29-19 career doubles record. He went undefeated as a junior, picking up three wins in both singles and doubles play. Melchiorre is seventh all-time in doubles wins and 12th all-time in overall wins (52).
He earned his bachelor's degree in environmental studies from Ursinus in 2015 before earning a master's degree in environmental policy from Vermont Law School in 2017.
