Philipp Lemken is in his second year as a graduate assistant coach for the Belmont University men's tennis program. In his role, he assists the Bruins with on-court coaching, player development, one-on-one training, game strategy and racquet re-stringing and travel.

Prior to arriving in the Music City, Lemken was an All-Peach Belt Conference performer at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. A native of Düsseldorf, Germany (Georg-Büchner Gymnasium), Lemken compiled an impressive 84-30 singles record and an 81-35 doubles mark while earning All-PBC First Team Doubles and All-PBC Second Team Singles honors twice. He completed his remarkable collegiate career as Flagler's all-time leader in both singles and doubles victories, in addition to finishing with the best doubles winning percentage (.698) in program history.

Lemken was ranked as high as No. 12 in doubles in all of NCAA Division II as a sophomore and put together one of the best seasons in Flagler history his senior year. Going unbeaten in both singles and doubles throughout March, April and May, Lemken won 15 of his last 18 singles matches and 15 of his last 22 doubles matches. Primarily playing at the top doubles spot, Lemken went 35-9 at No. 1 doubles across four seasons while going 34-10 at No. 4 singles and 14-0 at No. 5 singles.

In Lemken's final three seasons, he helped lead the Saints to three consecutive national quarterfinal appearances, including the national semifinals as a sophomore in 2022 and the Division II title match as a senior in 2024.

Philipp is enrolled in Belmont's Master of Sport Administration program and is set to graduate in May of 2026.