Piedmont University Athletics

Trey Martin enters his eighth season as Head Women's Tennis Coach in the fall of 2025 while marking his tenth overall season with the Piedmont tennis programs.

The 2024-2025 season continued Martin’s remarkable run of success at the helm of the women’s tennis program. The Lions delivered a dominant 21-3 overall record and extended their streak to seven consecutive undefeated regular seasons in conference play. Piedmont has now won 42 straight regular season conference matches under Martin. He was once again recognized by his peers, earning his third straight CCS Coach of the Year honor, while coaching four All-Conference players and four CSC Academic All-District selections. The team also made its third consecutive appearance in the CCS Tournament Final.

In 2024, Martin surpassed the 100-win mark for his career and led the program to its second 20+ win season in three years. The Lions delivered another undefeated regular season in conference play and won both the CCS Regular Season and Tournament Championships. Abbey Grace Venham repeated as the league’s top player, and Martin earned CCS Coach of the Year honors for the second consecutive season.

The 2022-23 season saw the Lady Lions dominate in the newly formed Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS), finishing a perfect 7-0 in the regular season and winning the inaugural conference tournament. Martin earned his first CCS Coach of the Year award, and Venham won the first of her two straight CCS Player of the Year awards.

Martin's program reached new heights in 2022, breaking the program record for wins with 25 and claiming the USA South Tournament Title for the first time in school history. That championship earned Piedmont its first NCAA Tournament berth, where it picked up its first NCAA Regional win over Transylvania. Eight players earned All-Conference recognition, and Melissa Gish became the program’s first CoSIDA Academic All-District selection under Martin.

In 2021, Martin was named USA South Coach of the Year as the Lady Lions cruised to a 7-0 conference record and a West Division title. He helped guide Imani Vincent to USA South Player of the Year honors—the first in program history—while coaching five All-Conference performers and leading Piedmont to a No. 12 Atlantic South ITA ranking.

Martin made an immediate impact in his first season as head coach in 2019, guiding the team to a then program-record 19 wins and the USA South West Division title. That season also saw school records fall in both singles and doubles play.

During the shortened 2020 season, the Lady Lions jumped out to an 11-2 start. That year, Morgan Buchholz set Piedmont records for career combined wins (78) and singles wins (41), while Caroline Connelly tied the program record for doubles wins (39).

Before his promotion, Martin served three seasons as a graduate assistant and assistant coach. During that time, both the men’s and women’s programs claimed USA South West Division titles (men in 2017, women in 2018), and the programs combined for 60 wins. His recruiting efforts helped bring in nine freshmen in 2018, including USA South Rookie of the Year Caroline Connelly.

Martin’s own career on the court at Piedmont was highly successful. He compiled a 44-21 singles record, including a perfect 5-0 as a freshman. He earned All-Conference honors in 2014 and helped lead the Lions to multiple postseason victories, including an undefeated 8-0 GSAC regular season his freshman year.

Martin graduated from Piedmont College in 2015 with a triple major in History, Political Science, and Secondary Education with a concentration in History. He earned his master's in Secondary Education, also from Piedmont, in 2017.