The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Blazers Tab Krissy Hall To Direct Women's Tennis Program
8/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Aug. 22, 2008
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB Athletic Department announced the hiring of Krissy Hall as head women's tennis coach on Friday. Hall comes to UAB from the University of Wyoming, where she had led the women's tennis program for the past three seasons.
"We are excited about adding Krissy to our staff at UAB," said Director of Athletics Brian Mackin. "She has a lot of energy and passion.
"She comes from a tennis family that is well known in the Southeast region. We believe this will help recruiting and will continue to build on the success of our women's tennis program."
In her final season at Wyoming, Hall guided her team to 11 wins and a first round victory in the 2008 Mountain West Conference Tournament. The 11 wins matched the most in school history.
The 2008 tournament win was also just the second for the Cowgirl program. Hall guided Wyoming to its first MWC Tournament victory just two seasons earlier in her first year with the team. She followed that up in 2007 by coaching Sarah Summerfield to All-MWC First Team honors. Summerfield was just the second Cowgirl ever to earn that distinction.
At UAB, Hall replaces former head coach Mert Ertunga, who coached the Blazers for 15 successful seasons.
"I'm glad to have the opportunity to be the next head women's tennis coach at UAB," Hall said. "I can't express how excited I am to coach the girls who are currently in the program. I look forward to building the program toward regional and national prominence.
"The athletic department at UAB is a great organization, and I'm grateful to be a part of the Blazer family."
Prior to her appointment at Wyoming, Hall served as an assistant coach at both Virginia Tech, her alma mater, and Washington State.
She was at Virginia Tech for the 2003-04 season, including a short stint as the program's interim head coach. Her responsibilities with the Hokies included coordinating recruiting efforts, organizing practices and assisting with the day-to-day activities of the program.
Hall then went to Washington State as an assistant for the 2004-05 campaign. In addition to the responsibilities she held at Virginia Tech, she also handled scheduling and budgeting for the Cougars.
Before beginning her coaching career, Hall was a standout as a four-year letterwinner on the women's tennis team at Virginia Tech from 1999-2003. She was a three-year captain and a nationally ranked singles player during her senior campaign. For her career, she posted a school-record 81 doubles victories while posting 160 total wins to rank second all-time in school history.
During her senior season in 2003, Hall was honored with the National Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award. As a player, she was also named Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Year (2000), Atlantic 10 All-Conference (2000) and Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete (2003).
Hall, a native of Hilton Head, S.C., earned a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech in 2003 and completed her master's degree at the school in 2004.
