ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Jeff Maren has been named the new Head Women's Tennis Coach for UNC Asheville, announced on Friday, May 16, by Director of Athletics Janet R. Cone. Maren becomes the ninth head coach in program history.
"We are excited to welcome Jeff Maren to our Bulldog family," said Cone. "Lise Gregory is leaving big shoes to fill, and Maren's wealth of knowledge and experience showed that he was the perfect fit to take over the reins of our women's tennis program."
Maren has spent the last 10 months as the Head Coach for New College of Florida, a new NAIA program, whose inaugural season is 2025. He has spent the last 10 months recruiting to fill 20 roster positions between the men's and women's teams.
Before helping to begin the tennis program at New College of Florida, Maren served as the head women's tennis coach at Liberty University for 12 years. During his tenure at Liberty, Maren compiled an 184-98 record, including a 42-10 record in the Big South Conference, a 26-6 record in the ASUN, and a 5-0 record in Conference USA.
While at the helm of the program, the Flames reached the semifinals or finals of the conference tournament 11 times, including two Big South Championship appearances (2016, 2018), one ASUN championship appearance (2022), and one Conference USA championship appearance (2024).
Maren coached four nationally-ranked singles players and three nationally-ranked doubles partnerships during his time at Liberty.
Before joining the Flames, Maren was the associate head coach of the women's tennis program at North Texas for six years, where he helped the program bounce back from a 2-19 record in 2007 to a pair of Sun Belt Conference Championships in 2010 and 2012.
"I am so excited to join the UNC Asheville family," said Maren. "Janet Cone and her staff have welcomed me with open arms and have already made me feel at home! I have such great respect for what Lise Gregory has done with the tennis team. She has established a great tradition of excellence, and I look forward to continuing that tradition and assisting with the team's growth. The future looks bright for UNC Asheville tennis! Go Bulldogs!"