Hailey Barrett enters her third season with the Scarlet Knights' women's tennis program, after joining the staff as assistant coach in July of 2022.
Barrett helped the team to continue to build momentum and set new program standards with another historic season in 2023-24. On the heels of a strong fall, the Scarlet Knights finished 12-12 in the spring, picking up nine nonconference wins including three shutout victories. The team also recorded two Big Ten dubs, defeating Michigan State and Minnesota.
The team made history in the ITA rankings, claiming its first-ever national team ranking in addition to a doubles ranking. Rutgers reached as high as No. 68 in the polls while the pair of Amira Badawi and Mai Nguyen came in at a season-best No. 54.
RU also found success in the Big Ten Tournament, defeating the Spartans once again to advance to the second round for the second consecutive year. Graduate Student Yana Gurevich became the first Scarlet Knight in program history to earn All-Big Ten honors, after going 12-5 in conference play.
During her first season in 2023-24, "On The Banks" Barrett helped team squad to a strong 4-0 start for their first and best undefeated start since 2018. RU faced nine Top 75 opponents in a very challenging Big Ten schedule. However, the team found success in the nonconference portion of the schedule, picking up nine victories including five shutout wins.
In the second to last match of the regular season, the pair of Tara Chilton and Amira Badawi defeated the then-No. 28 ranked pair from Ohio State in a dominating 6-1 decision. The team kept it rolling in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament as Rutgers defeated Michigan State for the first tournament win in program history.
Barrett previously served as the assistant women's tennis coach at Colorado and Washington & Lee. At W&L, she helped the team earn two ITA All-America honors (Taylor Garcia and Gabi Moss) and advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Tournament in the spring of 2021. The team rose to a ranking of ninth in the nation during that season.
In her first season with the Generals, Barrett helped the team to an 8-0 overall record and 5-0 mark in ODAC play before the season was cut short due to COVID-19. Barrett helped first-year Marta Mikos to VaSID All-State College Division Rookie of the Year accolades and the No.30 singles ranking in Division III. The team spent all season ranked in the Oracle/ITA Tennis Top-25, including a No.18 ranking in the final rankings.
Prior to arriving at Washington & Lee, Barrett was an assistant women's tennis coach at the University of Connecticut from January 2017 to August 2019. During her time in Storrs, Conn., Barrett assisted the Director of Tennis in planning and organizing all phases of the women's tennis program and managed NCAA compliance programs. Barrett also assisted with administrative duties such as travel coordination, scheduling and recruiting coordinating.
The Huskies posted a 24-36 overall record with Barrett on the staff and reached their highest national ranking at No. 85 in the ITA National Team Rankings. She also coached Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva to a No. 13 regional singles ranking, with Pletnyeva and Jacqueline Fitz-Randolph gaining a No. 7 doubles regional ranking.
While in Storrs, Barrett also served as an assistant tennis director at Old Lyme Country Club from May 2018 to September 2019, where she taught private and semi-private lessons to members, managed weekly junior and adult clinics and managed the pro shop.
Barrett worked as a volunteer assistant women's tennis coach at her alma mater, West Virginia University, from October to December of 2016, after serving as a tennis teaching professional at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
A 2016 graduate of West Virginia University, Barrett was a four-year member of the women's tennis team and earned her Bachelor's of Science degree in sport management, with a minor in business administration. She also graduated with a Master's of Science degree in sport management.
