Princeton University Athletics
Laura Granville Steps Down as Women’s Tennis Head Coach
June 09, 2022 | Women's Tennis
PRINCETON, N.J. – Laura Granville has announced that she will be stepping down as Head Coach of the Princeton University women's tennis team.
A five-time Ivy League Coach of the Year, Granville had been head coach of the Tigers since 2012. She led Princeton to six Ivy titles, earning a "three-peat" from 2014-2016 and winning the last three Ivy titles contested in 2018, 2019, and 2022. Her 129 dual match wins make her the second-winningest coach in program history.
"After careful consideration, I am resigning as Princeton's Head Women's Tennis Coach," said Granville. "It has become increasingly difficult to balance the demands of this job with being the kind of mother to my two small children that I would like to be. I want to thank Gary Walters for hiring me in 2012, and for believing in me. I would also like to thank the many people, who have supported our program over the last ten years and helped in so many ways to make it a success. It's been a pleasure to work with you. Finally, I want to thank our players, who took pride in achieving our goals and improving the team's national standing year by year. I have enjoyed being associated with a great institution like Princeton, and wish you all the best in the future. Go Tigers!"
Under her guidance, the Tigers reached a No. 5 national ranking during in the 2019-20 season – the highest-ever by an Ivy program. This season, Daria Frayman ascended to the No. 1 spot in the individual ITA rankings, the first Ivy League player to earn the country's top ranking.
Granville also led Princeton to its first-ever NCAA Tournament match victory, a 4-3 win over No. 25 Arizona State in 2014. She guided the Tigers to another NCAA Tournament win in 2022, a 4-0 triumph over Army.
A national search for a new women's tennis head coach will begin immediately.
A five-time Ivy League Coach of the Year, Granville had been head coach of the Tigers since 2012. She led Princeton to six Ivy titles, earning a "three-peat" from 2014-2016 and winning the last three Ivy titles contested in 2018, 2019, and 2022. Her 129 dual match wins make her the second-winningest coach in program history.
"After careful consideration, I am resigning as Princeton's Head Women's Tennis Coach," said Granville. "It has become increasingly difficult to balance the demands of this job with being the kind of mother to my two small children that I would like to be. I want to thank Gary Walters for hiring me in 2012, and for believing in me. I would also like to thank the many people, who have supported our program over the last ten years and helped in so many ways to make it a success. It's been a pleasure to work with you. Finally, I want to thank our players, who took pride in achieving our goals and improving the team's national standing year by year. I have enjoyed being associated with a great institution like Princeton, and wish you all the best in the future. Go Tigers!"
Under her guidance, the Tigers reached a No. 5 national ranking during in the 2019-20 season – the highest-ever by an Ivy program. This season, Daria Frayman ascended to the No. 1 spot in the individual ITA rankings, the first Ivy League player to earn the country's top ranking.
Granville also led Princeton to its first-ever NCAA Tournament match victory, a 4-3 win over No. 25 Arizona State in 2014. She guided the Tigers to another NCAA Tournament win in 2022, a 4-0 triumph over Army.
A national search for a new women's tennis head coach will begin immediately.
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