Coach Elliott is in his third season as the head coach of the Southeast Missouri State University women's tennis team. He was hired as the head coach on November 15, 2006. He came to Cape Girardeau after serving as the Director of the Spare Time Junior Tennis Academy at the Johnson Ranch Racquet Club in Roseville, Calif.

In his first season at the helm of the program, Southeast finished 11-14 overall and 5-6 in the OVC. The Redhawks advanced to the OVC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. following a 5-5 finish in conference play during the regular season. Under his guidance, Bryce Kristal was named second team All-OVC along with winning OVC Female Tennis Athlete of the Week twice over the regular season. Drew Kristal also won the weekly honor once in 2007.

Elliott brings impressive international tennis credentials to the Redhawks, including a three-year stint as China's men's and women's head coach. He helped coach Tian Tian Sun and Ting Li, who eventually won the women's doubles gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Elliott was a talent coach in China and Hong Kong from 2003-05.

Prior to moving to the Far East, he was the Director of Tennis at the Kapalua Tennis Club in Hawai'i from 1999-2001 and served six years as a Junior Wimbeldon Coach for the United States Tennis Association. Some of the players he tutored during that time included Matt Anger, Patrick McEnroe and Luke Jensen.

Elliott served as Anger's coach on the ATP Tour from 1984-89 as he was at one time ranked #23 in the world and ranked as the #1 junior player in the world. In 1986, Elliott was the U.S. head coach at the World University Games in Kobe, Japan and claimed USTPA Northern California Coach of the Year honors. He competed as a professional for 10 years, where he played in the Australian Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open tournaments. He advanced to the Round of 16 at Wimbledon in mixed doubles with partner Gail Hansen in 1972 and 1974.

Coach Elliott is originally from Newport Beach, Calif. and received his bachelor's degree in Physical Education and European History from San Jose State University in 1972, where he was a member of the school's tennis team.