Tennis
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
Mizzou Tennis added Lois Alexis to its coaching staff as a Volunteer Assistant Coach, announced August 23 by head coach Colt Gaston. Alexis brings five years of coaching experience at the Division I level to Mizzou, including head coaching stops at Jackson State (2015-17) and Eastern Illinois (2017-18).
Alexis most recently served as an assistant coach at North Carolina Asheville (2018-19), where the team went 10-9 and advance to the semifinals of the Big South Championships. In one season as head coach of the women’s team at Eastern Illinois (2017-18), Alexis led the Panthers to a 13-13 mark and a semifinal appearance in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
At the helm of Jackson State (Miss.) men’s and women’s programs for two seasons (2015-17), Alexis led the men’s team to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament (2016 & 2017) and its first conference title in 18 years (2016). The women’s team also enjoyed much success under Alexis’ guidance, leading the team to back-to-back HBCU Championship finals appearances (2016 & 2017).
Prior to her head coaching stops, Alexis was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Southern University, from 2013-15. In her collegiate career, Alexis was a three-time SWAC champion, and made three NCAA Tournament appearances from 2011-13, earning both her Bachelors (2013) and Master’s (2015) degrees from Southern University.
Originally from Grenada, Alexis was the 2014 Olympic representative for her home country at the Caribbean and Central American Games. She was the top junior and No. 2 female in Grenada from 2002-14, and was a five-time recipient of the Grenada Sports Woman of the Year.
