Coaches Corner

ITAW strives to empower women in college tennis to connect, collaborate and celebrate with each other while inspiring a new generation of female college tennis coaches The ITA is excited to launch ITAW, a space...

Today, we’re talking with Erica Perkins Jasper, a leader in intercollegiate tennis, a successful Division I head coach, and distinguished student-athlete, who is now entering her third year as the Director of Athletics at...

Jamea Jackson is in her first season as the head women’s tennis coach at Princeton. Jamea turned pro at age 16 reaching a career WTA high of No. 43. After just six years she...

Matt Knoll spent 22 seasons as the head men’s coach at Baylor amassing an astounding record of 510 wins & 150 losses, 13 Big 12 Regular Season Conference Titles, 6 Big 12 Coach of...

If you thought trying to win a dual match was a pressure-filled environment, try negotiating and drafting billion-dollar deals. That is exactly what today’s guest was doing before joining the college coaching ranks. Ryan Ruzziconiis the...

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...

In 2019, Lloyd Bruce Burgess gave up his comfortable well paying job as the Director of Tennis for Genesis Health Clubs in order to pursue his dream of becoming a head college tennis coach. He joined...

Nadia Abdala was named the head women’s tennis coach at the University of San Diego (USD) after serving 8 years as the assistant coach. She has made an immediate impact as the head coach...

Maru Brito was hired as the head coach of the Tulane women's tennis program in 2017. Since starting, Brito has elevated the program athletically and academically. Aside from her time at the helm of...

https://youtu.be/cCAKDAqWLQA The ITA is excited to announce that applications are now open for the second class of participants in CoachUp, a comprehensive and intensive seven-month virtual course developed to educate and assist college tennis coaches in the fundamentals of...