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.

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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.

 

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