Jamie Megginson begins her 12th season in 2021 at Randolph after being named as the head men's and women's head tennis coach in August of 2010.
The 2021 season saw the men have one All-Conference selection in Nico Alvarado.
While the 2019-20 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the women did garner a pair of VaSID All-State recognitions. In addition, Ashley Schmitz was named the winner of the Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award from the ITA. Both Schmitz and Keyu Jin were Randolph’s nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year. The women’s team also earned ITA All-Academic Team accolades and five seniors were named Scholar-Athletes.
2018-2019 saw the women match the program record for ODAC wins in a season and once again reach the ODAC semis. Two players were named All-Conference along with one doubles pair.
The 2017-18 women’s team reached the ODAC Semis for the second straight season. Three players were named All-Conference with one doubles pair also earning All-ODAC recognition.
The 2016-2017 women's and men's seasons were tremendous. The women set program records for most wins (13) and ODAC wins (nine). The team won an ODAC match for the first time, reaching the semifinals of the ODAC tournament, which was another first. Finally, three players earned four All-ODAC honors, and those three combined for three All-State honors, both records. The men qualified for the ODAC tournament, coming in as the sixth-seed, which was the highest in program history.
2015-2016 saw even more success for both programs. The men set a program record for most wins in a season, reaching 10 for the first time. The team also won five ODAC matches, and placed two players on the All-ODAC team, one at first singles and a pair at number one doubles. The women's team won nine matches as well, going undefeated in nonconference play.
Randolph had very successful seasons on both the men's and women's sides in 2014-2015. The women's team finished fourth in the ODAC, and hosted its first ever conference tournament matchup. The men's team won eight matches overall, including going .500 in conference play. The two teams also had four All-ODAC performers, two men and two women, including the men's Rookie of the Year.
Prior to that year, both sides had seen great success. The women's team increased its wins in three straight years, earning three-straight bids to the ODAC tournament, and won a record 12 matches during 2015. The team also had individuals earn the College's Female Rookie of the Year in 2012 and saw two student-athletes earn spots on the All-ODAC team in 2013-2014. During that same time the men had impressive results. Included in that was the first trip to the ODAC tournament in the spring of 2014.
Megginson came to the College after having extensive experience at the Division I level. Most recently, Megginson was the head coach of the highly successful University of Texas at El Paso women’s team, holding that position since 2003.
While at UTEP, Megginson led the Miners program to 48 match wins over her last four seasons, a team best over any four year stretch in school history. She was the fastest coach to 50, 60, and 70 wins in program history, and 23 of her athletes were named Conference USA Honor Roll award winners as her teams averaged a team grade point average over 3.0 in her tenure.
Before UTEP, Megginson was the head women’s coach at Binghamton University, where she navigated the Bearcats transition to Division I. While at BU she was posted a 55-53 record, including a 16-8 mark in 2002-03, which earned her America East Coach of the Year honors.
A native of Lexington, Ky., Megginson graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine from Guilford College, where she starred on the tennis team. As a Quaker, she posted a 70-25 mark over four seasons, also going 63-23 in her doubles career. She was a four-time all-conference performer, and was team captain for three of those seasons. Megginson still finds herself in the Guilford top 10 in five career categories, including overall wins with 133.
She would attain her Master’s of Science in Kinesiology at James Madison University in May of 1998, as she served for two seasons as an assistant coach on the Dukes’ women’s tennis team. Megginson resides in Lynchburg with her husband, Ron.
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