An outstanding recruiter with unrivaled knowledge of the game and passion for teaching, the 2021-22 season marks the 25th illustrious year for Paige Yaroshuk-Tews with the University of Miami women’s tennis team, including her 21st as head coach.

The program’s all-time winningest coach, Yaroshuk-Tews has turned the Hurricanes into a force nationally, leading Miami to the NCAA’s Elite Eight in eight of the last 17 tournaments, the seventh-most quarterfinal appearances in the nation during that span. The Hurricanes have also made the Sweet 16 on 13 occasions during that stretch, one of eight programs to do so.

In her 20 years at Miami, Yaroshuk-Tews boasts an overall record of 377-132 (.741) and an ACC career record of 155-44 (.779). As a result of her unparalleled achievements, Yaroshuk-Tews was inducted into the UM Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

Yaroshuk-Tews’ desire to make Miami a national title contender on a yearly basis has helped the program consistently flourish with all-conference and All-American talent. The Hurricanes have not only made the NCAA Team Championship in each of her years as head coach–excluding 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the postseason–but have also won at least one NCAA match every season. UM qualified for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships 12 straight years, from 2005-16, and was ranked in the top 10 at some point during the season in each of those campaigns. Yaroshuk-Tews annually brings in some of the top prep talent, reloading year in and year out for a program consistently ranked among the nation’s best.

Since taking the head coaching position for the women’s tennis program at Miami in 2001, Yaroshuk-Tews has led the Hurricanes on an unprecedented run in Coral Gables, Fla. In total, she has directed Miami to 13 Sweet 16 berths, eight Elite Eight trips and an appearance in the 2006 NCAA final, the program’s first since 1985.

Miami hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Team Championship 13 times under Yaroshuk-Tews, including 12 straight years each from 2005-2016. The Hurricanes have turned in 18 straight ITA top-25 finishes, including 13 in the top 15. In eight of the last 15 completed seasons, Miami has ended the year in the top 10.

Individually, Yaroshuk-Tews has guided two players to NCAA Singles Championship crowns, as Audra Cohen won the hardware in 2007 and Estela Perez-Somarriba did so in 2019. Miami is one of just three schools with multiple NCAA singles titles in the past 14 tournaments, alongside Stanford and Virginia. Six Hurricanes have combined for nine semifinals berths during that stretch, with both totals the highest marks of any program since 2007.

Sixteen different Hurricanes have garnered a total of 35 ITA All-American honors under Yaroshuk-Tews, the former a program record for a coach. In 17 of her 20 seasons, at least one Hurricane has been named an All-American, with multiple players receiving the honor in 10 of them. Under Yaroshuk-Tews’ watch, 18 Hurricanes have combined for 38 All-ACC distinctions and 28 Miami players have totaled 50 Academic All-ACC recognitions. In addition, four Hurricanes have totaled six ACC Player of the Year plaudits and four have combined for six ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors.

Most recently, the Hurricanes posted a 15-9 (8-5 ACC) mark in 2021, reaching the second round of the NCAA Team Championship and finishing No. 20 nationally. Miami earned two top-10 wins, knocking off eighth-ranked Virginia at home and sixth-ranked Florida State in the ACC Championship to reach the semifinals for the fifth consecutive time. Estela Perez-Somarriba posted a 24-3 singles mark on her way to reaching the NCAA Singles Championship title match for the second straight time and claiming ITA National Player of the Year honors as the nation’s top-ranked player. She finished her illustrious career at 165-26, g ...