Idaho State University Women's Tennis

Maloney was hired in August 2014 as an Assistant Coach for the tennis team.  She is from Idaho Falls, Idaho. Played college tennis at Montana State University from 1986-89. USPTA pro since 1991 USTA 5.0 team 4th place finish at nationals 2000 USTA Zonal Coach 2000 USTA National Trainer 2000-2002 USTA High Performance Coach 2005 USTA 10 & under Intersectional Coach 2006 Team Idaho Head Coach 2007-2008 Coached several juniors with sectional and national rankings. Several individual and team state high school championship titles

Gretchen Malone was named the head coach of the Idaho State Women’s Tennis program in 2015. Maloney served as an assistant coach for the women's team at Idaho State for the 2014 season and replaces her predecessor, Bobby Goeltz, as the first new head tennis coach at ISU in 25 years.   In 2024 Maloney led the program to a share of the Big Sky Regular Season Championship. They finished with a conference record of 6-2 and an overall record of 6-2. The program finished with a winning percentage of .684.     In a turnaround season for the Bengals, they finished with an overall record of 13-7 during the 2022 season. The program finished 5-3 in conference play and cliched a spot in the 2022 Big Tennis Championship where they lost in the second round of the tournament.    During the 2019 season Idaho State went 9-10 overall with a 4-6 record in the Big Sky Conference.    Maloney guided her team to a 9-13 overall record in 2018. Her squad of sophomores went 6-5 in conference play, securing their second-consecutive Big Sky tournament berth. The Botes twins, Louise-Mare and Huibre-Mare, secured All-Conference honors for the second year in a row. Louise was Second Team All-Conference and Huibre was Women's Singles Honorable Mention.    The women's tennis team also eared an APR Public Recognition Award during that season after posting a perfect 1,000 multi-year score.     In April of 2017, Maloney led a team of freshmen to the Big Sky Conference Championships for ISU’s first trip since 2004.    The growth Maloney fostered during the 2017 season was vast, and the Big Sky Conference took notice naming Maloney the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year. It was the first time the honor was awarded to an Idaho State head coach since Bobby Goeltz received the same honor in 2003. Maloney guided a major turnaround with a roster of all freshmen after losing six seniors to graduation last season. Picked in the preseason to finish eighth, Maloney led the Bengals to one of its biggest turnarounds in school history: the Bengals finished 10-11 overall on the year with a 7-4 mark in conference play to finish fourth, and they earned their first tournament berth since 2004.    Maloney also produced two all-conference performers in 2017 in Louise-Mare Botes and Huibre-Mare Botes. The duo combined for a 20-2 singles record in Big Sky play; Louise-Mare finished undefeated in conference play to earn first team honors while Huibre-Mare collected second team honors. Louise-Mare was the first Bengal to earn first team all-conference honors since Eka Jvania and Hayli Scott did so in 2003. The twins also picked up honorable mention honors for their doubles performance.  Big Sky All-Conference Selection Breakdown: Two Big Sky All-Conference First Team Singles  Five Big Sky All-Conference Second Team Singles  Three Big Sky All-Conference First Team Doubles  Three Big Sky All-Conference Second Team Doubles  Six Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mention Singles  One Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mention Doubles  Academics have also been a major focus for Maloney since she took over the program in 2015. With the hard work of her student-athletes her resume includes:  56 Big Sky Spring All-Academic members  39 ITA Scholar-Athletes    Six ITA All-Academic Teams (2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2017)   Maloney played tennis at Montana State from 1986-89 and has been a United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) professional since 1991. Her coaching resume includes a fourth place team finish at nationals with the United State Tennis Association (USTA) 5.0 team in 2000 in addition to being named the USTA Zonal Coach that same year. She was also a USTA national trainer from 2000-02, a USTA high performance coach in 2005, the USTA 10 and under intersectional coach in 2006 and the Team Idaho coach from 2007-08. Maloney has coached several juniors with sectional and national rankings and has acquired several individual and team high school championship titles. 

Andrea Osborn has joined the women’s tennis program as an assistant coach! Osborn played all four years of her collegiate career here at Idaho State and graduated in 2020. Andrea grew up in Chubbuck, Idaho and attended Highland High School!  College Highlights: Idaho State (2018-19): Finished with a 1-1 overall record in singles play all at No. 6 singles... had a 1-1 record in doubles play in the No. 3 spot.  Idaho State (2017-18): Ended the year with an 2-0 record in singles play all at No. 6 spot… finished with a 1-1 overall doubles record.  Idaho State (2016-17): Saw action in one singles match and one doubles match on the season, winning both matches… in singles play defeated Arizona Christian’s Jayci Kelley in two sets, 6-3, 6-4 (03/22/17)… also picked up a doubles win at ACU with a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles.  Highland High School: Played varsity tennis all four year, three-time district champion, all-region heading into her senior season, three-time MVP and team captain.  Andrea is the daughter of Ron and Nicole Osborn and has one sister, Scarlett. She is now married and has two beautiful children.