From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics
A week after garnering regional recognition, Carnegie Mellon
University women's tennis assistant coach Sarah Short was honored
with the highest honor an assistant coach on the collegiate level
can receive. She was named the Intercollegiate Tennis
Association (ITA) Assistant Coach of the Year.
Short helped guide the women's program to a ranking of eighth
nationally in her second year coaching. The Tartans ended the
season with a 19-5 dual match mark and earned their tenth
consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason while advancing to the
national quarterfinals for a fourth time. The team finished
runner-up at the University Athletic Association Championship for
the second straight year behind the 2014 Division III National
Champion Emory University Eagles.
As the governing body of collegiate tennis, the ITA promotes both
the athletic and academic achievements of the collegiate tennis
community. The ITA, which is comprised of nearly 1,700 men's and
women's varsity coaches representing more than 1,200 institutions,
administers numerous regional and national championships and the
Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings for over 20,000 college
varsity student-athletes at the NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA
and Junior College levels. The ITA also has a comprehensive awards
program for players and coaches to honor excellence in academics,
leadership and sportsmanship.