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Princeton University Athletics
Begley Named Women's Tennis Assistant Coach
July 06, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Elizabeth Begley, a Texas alumna who spent the past season as a volunteer assistant coach at Baylor, has been named the assistant coach for the Princeton women's tennis program, head coach Laura Granville has announced.
Begley will be joining a program that has won the Ivy League title the last two years and has competed in the last two NCAA tournaments, earning its first postseason win in 2014 over Arizona State.
"With her passion for coaching tennis, Elizabeth will be a tremendous asset to our program," Granville said. "The team will benefit from her experience as a player and coach on two top college teams. We look forward to welcoming her to the Princeton family."
Last season at Baylor, Begley helped the Bears to the NCAA team quarterfinals while the program had players earn a berth in the NCAA singles Round of 16 and the NCAA doubles quarterfinals. While three Baylor players earned All-Big 12 honors, the program also had the Big 12 Player of the Year and the Big 12 Coach of the Year.
"I am so excited to be a part of the Princeton family," Begley said. "It is an honor to work at such an outstanding institution with such a great tennis program. Laura is such an accomplished coach and player and I'm really looking forward to learning a lot from her. The program has been doing well and I hope to contribute and further their achievements."
During her playing career at Texas, Begley had 86 career singles wins and helped the Longhorns to two Big 12 championships, finishing her senior season as the team's No. 2 singles player and ranked 114th in the nation by the ITA. Texas played in the NCAA team tournament in each of her first three seasons, winning at least one match all three times and advancing to the Round of 16 her sophomore year. Twice, Begley was an All-Big 12 singles selection and was also a two-time Big 12 individual position champion. Begley was selected as the Most Outstanding Performer at the 2012 Big 12 Championships and won the 2014 ITA Texas Region Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sportsmanship & Leadership Award.
Begley, a Houston native, earned her bachelor's degree in sociology from Texas in 2014.