STORRS, Conn. - After 33 years leading the UConn tennis program, Director of Tennis and Head Women's Coach Glenn Marshall has announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2025 tennis season.
"I have been incredibly fortunate to coach at UConn for my entire career," said Marshall. "I have seen the amazing growth of our school in so many ways, both academically and athletically. It gives me great pride to see what our University has become, an amazing institution with one of the best Athletic Departments in the country. When I arrived here as an undergrad in the mid 80's, I never thought I would have the opportunity to coach the team that I was a captain for during my playing days. But that is exactly what happened in the fall of 1992 when I became Head Coach of Men's Tennis, and five years later when I took over both the Women's and Men's programs. It really is an amazing story when I look at timelines. I played tennis here in the 80s, met my wife Carolyn sophomore year, and both my kids attended UConn. As I start to look back on my career, the most rewarding thing for me has been the lasting relationships with the players and their families. I Have been so lucky to have these wonderful people in my life, and that will continue forever. I have been surrounded by amazing colleagues, coaches and administrators, who all shaped my journey at this wonderful place. I am incredibly thankful for all my time here at UConn. It has been an amazing ride, and I know I left the tennis programs in a place that they will continue reaching new and greater heights. Thank you, UConn Nation, alums, and former players and coaches- you are the absolute best!"
"On behalf of UConn Nation, I want to thank coach Glenn Marshall for his 33-years as a leader of our tennis program," said Director of Athletics David Benedict. "His teams have consistently set a high bar as leaders in the classroom, annually receiving academic honors. We will miss Glenn, but I'm pleased to see his team having so much success this spring and headed into the postseason primed for a run at a BIG EAST Championship. He has made a positive impact on the lives of hundreds of student-athletes, and I wish his family all my best."
The Huskies are in the midst of one of their finest seasons under Marshall in 2024-25, a season that saw the long time UConn coach earn his 500th career match victory. The Huskies are heading toward the BIG EAST Championship tournament with a 15-4 overall record and are 9-1 against conference schools and will be the #1 seed in the field, the program's highest-ever seeding.
Marshall, a 1989 graduate of UConn, was a three-year letterwinner for the men's tennis program and was the top-singles and doubles player for the Huskies while captaining the 1988-89 squad. He was named the head coach of UConn's men's tennis program in 1992 and the Director of Tennis when he added the head coaching duties of the women's program to his responsibilities in 1997.
Marshall coached both programs up until 2013 when the Huskies made the move into the American Athletic Conference, remaining the Director of Tennis and at the helm of just the women's program. He has remained as the head coach of the women's team as UConn made the move back to the BIG EAST in 2020-21.
A national search to identify Marshall's successor will begin at the conclusion of the outdoor season.
Highlights
- 33 Years of Coaching at UConn
- Won career match #500 on March 30, 2025
- Coached first ever program Nationally ranked doubles team of Julianne Bou and Leonie Hoppe
- Highest Team National ranking of #85 in 2018
- Multiple players named to First Team All AAC honors and multiple players named to First Team All-Big East
- Earned NCAA Public Recognition Award for outstanding academic success for 18 years
- Recognized as an ITA All-Academic Team for the past 18 years
- Dozens of players recognized as ITA Scholar-Athlete Awards for a GPA of over 3.5
- Teams are consistently on the Director of Athletics Honor Roll
- In 2017, Shea Flanagan was nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year, as well as an NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship. She was also the winner of the American Athletic Conference Institutional Scholar-Athlete Postgraduate Scholarship
- Earned the highest seed in the Big East tournament in program history at #1 in 2025
- Had the programs best record in conference history in 2025 at 9-1
- Programs first ever win over 4-time defending Big East Champion Xavier in March and secured first ever win over DePaul and St. Johns.