Arizona women’s tennis is adding one more name to its coaching staff this season.
Lily Woods, an assistant coach from Mercer University in Georgia, was hired as an assistant coach for Arizona’s women’s tennis program, head coach Ryan Stotland announced Wednesday.
Woods was a member of the Wofford College women's tennis program from 2021-25, a two-time second-team All-Southern Conference honoree (in singles and doubles) and a four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete selection, according to Arizona Athletics.
During her time with Wofford, she recorded a 46-30 overall record in singles and a 45-30 record in doubles.
Lily Woods joins the Arizona women’s tennis program as an assistant coach, the program announced Wednesday.
“Lily is a rising star in the coaching world,” Stotland said in a press release. “She is a person who was born to coach. Everyone around her gets better, and she is willing to go the extra mile. We know she is going to add a lot to our team and university. We are lucky to have her and cannot wait for her to get started. Big things are coming. Bear Down!”
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The UA program finished the 2025-26 season 20-10 and made an NCAA Tournament appearance, where it fell 4-3 to Notre Dame in the first round. Before that, the Wildcats wrapped up the regular season with 10 wins in a row and defeated Kansas in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament, before losing to UCF.
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