BATON ROUGE, La. – Assistant Coach Chris Simpson has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of the LSU Women’s Tennis program, Head Coach Taylor Fogleman announced today.
On the court, Simpson aided the Tigers to a 24-8 overall record for the 2024-25 season.
In his third year as assistant coach, the former LSU Men’s Tennis standout has played a pivotal role in the program’s recruiting success. His efforts have helped bring in a strong freshman class featuring Cadence Brace, Kayla Cross, and Tilwith Di Girolami, as well as the upcoming class of Carolina Kuhl, Addison Lanton, Alexia Marginean, and Ioana Sava.
Coach Simpson builds a strong relationship with the players and aids the head coach in preparing the team for matchdays. Simpson helped lead the Tigers to a program-tying best for 24 overall season wins and a program-best 10 regular-season SEC wins.
The Tigers also reached the NCAA Regional for the 26th time overall, reaching the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in program history. In his first three seasons with the program, Simpson has now collected six All-American honors, including Brace and Cross earning the distinction this year.
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