Hailey Barrett is in her third season as the assistant women's tennis coach for the 2021-22 school year.
In her first season with the Blue and White, 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 W&L, 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 of Science degree in sport management, with a minor in business administration.
