Christian Appleman began his Yale career in 2004 as an assistant coach of the Yale men's tennis team. In addition to his coaching duties, Appleman is Yale’s Director of Tennis Operations and Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities.
He served as men's and women's assistant tennis coach at Penn State from 1994 to 1996. During this time, he was also the head teaching professional and the Director of Tennis Operations at the Penn State Tennis Center.
As a student-athlete, Appleman spent four seasons on the PSU varsity tennis team and helped the Nittany Lions win the Atlantic 10 title in 1986, playing alongside two current Division I head coaches: Dwayne Hultquist (Florida State) and Adam Steinberg (Michigan). Appleman also played four seasons of varsity basketball, was the basketball team captain in 1988-89 (20-12 record, NIT 2nd round) and graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees in history and political science in 1990.
Appleman has a combined 13 years of Division I men's and women's basketball assistant coaching experience between stints at Penn State, Army and Yale. He saw much success with the PSU programs, helping the 2001 men and the 1992 women reach the Sweet 16. The men reached two NIT final fours (1998, 2000).
Appleman is married to Erin Appleman, head coach of the Yale volleyball team. They have two children, Emma and Justin.
