SEASON PREVIEW: Women's Tennis 2026

• Piedmont is coming off its third CCS conference tournament final appearance, with conference championship wins in 2023 and 2024.
• In the fall, the Lions sent Ella Kate Canaday, Caroline Morrison and Brooklyn Bolch to ITA Regionals where the three won four matches across doubles and singles action. 
• Head Coach Trey Martin earned CCS Coach of the Year honors for the third straight season and became the winningest coach in Piedmont women's tennis history with a win over Pfeiffer in the 2024 fall season.
• As Piedmont program record holder in career singles wins and combined wins Alyssa McSpadden graduated with the Most Outstanding Female Athlete Award in May 2025. The Lions look for who will rise to the challenge in the 2026 season.
• The Lions aim to return to the CCS Conference Tournament Final for a championship win after falling to Asbury in the 2025 campaign.

• SEASON OPENER
  • Saturday, February 7 at Huntingdon (2 p.m.)
• HOME OPENER
  • Thursday, February 19 vs. Oglethorpe (3 p.m.)
• CCS OPENER
  • Friday, March 20 at Huntingdon (4 p.m.)
• MATCH TO WATCH
  • Saturday, April 11 at Asbury (10 a.m.)
• POSTSEASON LOOK AHEAD
  • CCS Tournament - April 22-25 (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

12 - Returners

9 - Newcomers 

1 - All-Conference Performer Returning

3 - Players Returning from Singles Lineup in CCS Tournament Final

• Head Coach Trey Martin enters his eighth season leading the Lions.
  • Over those eight years he has amassed a 135-29 overall record and has not lost a single conference regular season match.
• Other highlights from his coaching career include:
  • 2 CCS Tournament Championships (2023, 2024)
  • USA South Tournament Championship (2022)
  • 2 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2022, 2023)
  • 1 NCAA Tournament Victory (2022)
  • 49 Consecutive Conference matches won as head coach
  • 3 CCS Regular Season Championships (2023, 2024, 2025)
  •  3 USA South Regular Season Championships (2019, 2021, 2022)
  • 3x CCS Coach of the Year (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • USA South Coach of the Year (2021)
  • 3 Conference Players of the Year (Abbey Grace Venham x2 - 2023, 2024 CCS); (Imani Vincent - 2021 USA South)
  • 17 USA South All-Conference Selections
  • 16 CCS All-Conference Selections
  • Program-record 25 wins in 2022
  • Reached as high as No. 12 in Atlantic South Region (2021)
  • 6 CSC/CoSIDA Academic All-District Selections 
• Matt Williams enters his fifth season serving as the assistant women's tennis coach while also leading the Piedmont men's tennis team.