Lamanna guided the Judge women to their 1st national ranking in program history in 2012 (#22) and have been nationally ranked each year since.  Lamanna helped develop the 1st All-Americans in women's tennis history - Carley Cooke '15 (5 times - 4 singles, 1 doubles) and Faith Broderick '13 (doubles).  In 2019, he helped Brandeis to its highest-ever ranking, placing 10th in the final Division III poll on the strength of a run to the regional finals of the team's first-ever NCAA Tournament. The Judges posted 5-0 wins over Penn State Abington and Skidmore before falling to eventual national champion Wesleyan in the regional final. 

Lamanna is a leader in the New England Division III tennis scene as an; 2012-2015 NCAA Selection Committee Member, 2010-2012 Northeast ITA Rankings Chair, 2007-2010 New England Rankings Committee member.  Lamanna has also served as a co-tournament director and treasurer for the NEWITT, the longest running Division III Women's tournament in college tennis.  

 

Additionally, two of Lamanna's assistants have been named ITA National Assistant Coaches of the Year.  (Payum Payman 2011 and Pauri Pandian 2015)

Lamanna came to the Judges after spending the 2004-05 season as an assistant coach at his alma mater under head coach Paul Gastonguay. The Bates men posted an 11-5 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the fifth year in a row that season, setting a school record in the process. The Bobcats also produced the runner-up in the 2005 NCAA Division III singles tournament. The Bates women went 7-8 in 2004-05.

As a player at Bates, Lamanna played in every spot from two through six in the singles ladder, compiling an impressive 15-1 record as a junior. The Bobcats made three NCAA tournament appearances in his career, posting an overall record of 30-17 with Lamanna on the roster. As a senior in 2002, Lamanna earned the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Clarence Chaffee Award for demonstrating leadership on and off the court.