Tennis
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- Year at Mizzou:
- Third Season
- Alma Mater:
- Tennessee, '11
- Email:
- meredithj@missouri.edu
Meredith enters her third year on the Tigers’ staff after two seasons as an assistant for the University of Connecticut’s women’s tennis squad and a successful playing career at the University of Tennessee.
In her first year at Mizzou, Meredith was instrumental in helping guide junior Amina Ismail (Maineville, Ohio) and senior Bea Machado Santos (Lisbon, Portugal) to the 2017 NCAA Doubles Tournament, Mizzou's first duo to make the field since 2003. Ismail and Santos secured one of the 23 at-large bids after rising to No. 10 in the latest ITA National Rankings, the highest ranking for a Mizzou duo since 2003.
Mizzou won 11 matches a season ago under the new staff, including a pair of ranked victories over No. 33 Alabama and No. 17 Texas A&M. The Aggies were the highest ranked opponent Mizzou has beaten in program history.
Prior to coming to Mizzou, Meredith helped guide the Huskies to their best record in 10 years during the 2014-15 campaign. In her two years on staff, UConn won 25 total matches, earned its first postseason victory in program history and received ITA All-Academic Team recognition. Additionally, Meredith was key in drawing international recruits to UConn for the first time in program history.
Meredith shined as a player at Tennessee, racking up 55 singles wins and 81 doubles victories during her illustrious career. A three-time SEC Player of the Week and two-time team captain for the Lady Vols, she provides valuable experience leading, competing and winning in the talented league.
Following graduation, Meredith became a United States Professional Tennis Association certified instructor. For three years, she served as a private instructor and led lessons and teaching clinics at various tennis clubs across the country before entering the coaching ranks in 2014 at Connecticut.
