Case Western Reserve University Women's Tennis

Gambrell, the 2013 Wilson/ITA Central Region Women's Assistant of the Year, spent the 2012-13 campaign as assistant coach for both Spartan men's and women's tennis. She was then promoted to womens head coach in July of 2013. In her first season at the helm of the womens program, Gambrell led the Spartans to the highest final ITA national ranking (22nd) in program history. That ranking came on the heels of a season in which the Spartans (11-10) faced one of the nations toughest schedules with 11 nationally ranked opponents. The team also matched the best UAA finish (fifth) in program history. Gambrell assumed leadership of the women's team from Todd Wojtkowski, who had guided both the men and women for five seasons. Working primarily with the women in her first season with the program, Gambrell helped the Spartans (12-9) to the No. 25 ranking in the final ITA national poll and the teams first-ever national ranking (No. 22) in April. The team also qualified a player for the NCAA Championship Tournament for the first time in school history. A former NCAA Division I standout at DePaul University (Ill.), Gambrell joined the staff at CWRU following a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at Berry College in Mount Berry, Georgia. A native of nearby Bay Village, Ohio, Gambrell was a four-time Big East Conference Academic All-Star at DePaul from 2007-10 and a key member of a Blue Demon squad that reached the NCAA Division I Championship Tournament in 2010. In addition, she advanced to the championship match of the 2008 Wilson/ITA Regional Doubles Tournament. Along with her playing experience, Gambrell brings a multitude of instructing experience. Most recently, she served as an all-age instructor at the North Olmsted Recreation Complex, the Avon Oaks Country Club and the Bay Village Recreation Department. Prior to her time at Berry, she served in various instructing roles with the Rome-Floyd Parks & Recreation Department in Georgia and the Lakeshore Athletic Club in Chicago. Gambrell earned her Bachelor of Science degree in education from DePaul in 2010 and a Master of Business Administration from Berry in 2012. Gambrell Highlights