Coaches Corner

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (“ITA”) is happy to partner with USTA Southern California, the University of San Diego, and the Professional Tennis Registry to bring you the Women Who Ace Conference & Achievement Award...

Chase Hodges is the record-setting coach at Georgia Gwinnett. Chase and his teams have dominated NAIA play in recent years, with his men’s team currently sitting on a 109 match winning streak! Chase has...

Rodney Harmon is in his ninth season as the head women’s tennis coach at Georgia Tech. In his eight seasons as head coach at Georgia Tech, Harmon has posted a 145-69 career record. Most of...

Geoff Russell worked for the USTA Player Development department for 13 years. During his time at USTA PD he worked with many of the top players and coaches in the world. Geoff is a...

Peter Smith was inducted into the ITA Men’s Hall of Fame this past May. Some of his career highlights include a 639-232 overal record; 5 NCAA Team Championships during his tenure at USC; a...

Were you hired as a head coach, assistant coach, graduate assistant, or volunteer during the 2022-23 Academic Year, or were you just recently hired for the 2023-24 season? If so, you might be interested...

Dr. Timothy Russell is the President and CEO of the ITA. He spent three decades as a distinguished educator at Arizona State, The Ohio State University and the University of Rochester. He became well-known...

In this podcast, Liz and Dave talk about the lessons Liz has learned over her four decades coaching college tennis; the differences between coaching at each of the three NCAA divisions; advice for young...

In a year with challenges unlike any other, college coaches in the ITA/USTA mentorship program have had each other to lean on throughout the 2020-21 tennis season. As the program’s inaugural class begins to...

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and the USTA are partnering once again to offer a unique mentoring program designed specifically for college tennis coaches. The ITA USTA College Coach Mentorship Program pairs a veteran...