Indiana University of Pennsylvania Women's Tennis

Andrew McGlashen begins his first season as the head coach of the IUP women's tennis program in 2023-24.  He was officially hired in July 2023. McGlashen becomes the sixth head coach in the program’s history, which dates back to 1970. A former collegiate tennis player with instructing and coaching experience, McGlashen brings no shortage of experience and knowledge across various levels of the sport.   McGlashen arrives in Indiana following a two-year stint as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Cardinal Stritch (NAIA) in Wisconsin. A two-time Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Coach of the Year, McGlashen helped lead the nationally-ranked tennis programs to a combined three conference championships during his time at Cardinal Stritch. Originally raised in the United Kingdom, McGlashen recruited 12 international student-athletes to Stritch over two years, helping elevate the men’s tennis program up to eighth nationally in the NAIA. Serving as the conference chair for 2022-23, McGlashen oversaw day-to-day functions of the program, practice planning and oversight of a graduate assistant.  Prior to his first head coaching stint, McGlashen worked for seven years (2014-21) as head tennis professional and assistant director at the Chira Tennis Academy in San Diego. While there, he designed lesson plans for high performance juniors, also running group practices for those juniors and adults. He helped build the academy into the largest tennis academy in San Diego with over 350 players.  He spent less than a year as a full-time tennis coach at the Hitters Sportsplex in Madison, Wisconsin in 2014. McGlashen began his coaching career as an assistant at Wisconsin-Whitewater, his alma mater, where he served as the team’s captain during his time as a student-athlete. From 2010-2013, he was a part of three straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (WIAC) championships as a player. He attended Sutton Tennis Academy, one of the top academies in the U.K., while playing at a top-50 national level.  He earned a bachelor’s in liberal studies with an emphasis in business and a minor in coaching from UWW in 2013.  

Peterson has turned the IUP womens tennis program into a stable force not only in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, but the entire Atlantic Region.   Heading into his eighth year with the Crimson Hawks in the fall of 2015, Peterson is the programs all-time winningest coach with a record of 121-66 (.647) and has taken the program to six straight Atlantic Regional tournaments and five consecutive NCAA Division II Championship appearances.   Under his direction, the Crimson Hawks have made it to the PSAC Championship match in each of the last five seasons and boast a division record of 18-4 (.818) over the last four. Peterson guided IUP to back-to-back 20-win seasons in 2010-11 and 2011-12, with the program following those with three consecutive 19-win campaigns.   The Crimson Hawks finished the 2014-15 season with a 19-8 overall record, falling to California (Pa.) in the PSAC Championship. They earned one of two hosting sites for the Division II Atlantic Region Championships, defeating Shaw (5-0) and Mercyhurst (5-1) for the programs fifth straight trip to the NCAA Division II Championships.   Tanya Timko was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season, while also earning Atlantic Region Senior of the Year honors by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). She became the programs first ever Capital One Academic All-America® First Team selection, in addition to being named the PSAC Womens Tennis Champion Scholar and was also a PSAC Spring Top 10 selection. Both of those conference honors were for the second consecutive year.   Also earning individual honors for the Crimson Hawks were sophomores Jarka Petercakova and Raquel Gonzalez. Petercakova was named All-PSAC West first team in both singles and doubles while Gonzalez was named the ITA Atlantic Region Player to Watch. Peterson earned Atlantic Region Coach of the Year honors by the ITA.     Peterson took over an IUP program in 2008 that had won just four matches in the previous three seasons combined. He matched that win total in his first season before making an incredible 13-win improvement in his second year as the Crimson Hawks finished with a 17-9 overall record and an appearance in the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships.   He took the Crimson Hawks up to the No. 2 ranking in the Atlantic Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) on March 27 of 2011, a spot they have yet to relinquish in the four years and 18 regional polls since. IUP has also been ranked in 22 of the last 23 ITA Division II national polls, rising as high as 29th in the spring of 2012.   Hes a three-time ITA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, winning his first after his 21-7 2010-11 season. Peterson has also been named the best coach in the region after the 2011-12 and 2014-15 seasons. He received PSAC West Coach of the Year honors in 2012 and was also the recipient of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Middle States Coach of the Year Award and the Edwin J. Faulkner College Award as the Allegheny Mountain District Coach of the Year after that season. Peterson has coached many individual on-court successes during his time at IUP, including 15 All-PSAC West performers, three PSAC West Freshmen of the Year, and back-to-back PSAC West Athlete of the Year, Tanya Timko. In addition to the conference awards, IUP womens tennis athletes have also excelled at the regional level under Peterson, as hes coached two ITA Seniors of the Year, a pair of ITA Players to Watch (top sophomore or junior) and an ITA Rookie of the Year.   The Crimson Hawks have shined in the classroom under Peterson, with 28 ITA Scholar Athlete awards earned since his first season. Timko and Katie Eaton have also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors while Timko was named the programs first Capital One Academic All-America® recipient in the spring of 2015. IUP has also had three PSAC Champion Scholars (Timko twice, Tabtip Louhabanjong once), and two Elite 88/89 winners (Louhabanjong, Kelly Bryan).     Peterson came to IUP from Bucknell University where he was an assistant coach for the Bison men's and women's tennis teams since August 2006. At Bucknell, Peterson coached nine All-Patriot League selections, the 2007 men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the 2007 women's Rookie of the Year as well as a total of 22 players who were named to the conference's academic honor roll. Prior to his stint at Bucknell, Peterson was an assistant coach at State College (Pa.) High School. In three years, the boy's team had a record of 58-4 and made two trips to the final four of the PIAA state championship tournament. He has also served as the director of tennis for Penn State Summer Study and was the head tennis professional at the Toftrees Resort in State College. Peterson is a USPTA certified tennis professional. He is a competitive tennis player and holds a singles record of 52-18 with 10 tournament titles since 2003. In 2006, he won the title at the Mid-Atlantic sectional championships, earning qualification to nationals. He also won the Virginia State and Washington, D.C., NTRP championships during 2006. Peterson earned his bachelor's degree in economics from DePauw University in 1990 and a master's degree in the same field from Texas A&M in 1991. He completed coursework in a master's in photo-communications at Ohio University in 2000. In addition to his tennis coaching and playing experience, Peterson has been a staff photographer at newspapers in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wyoming and taught English and economics in the Czech Republic. He is also an accomplished piano player, including a guest soloist appearance with the Richmond (Ind.) Symphony Orchestra.     Return to Staff

Hanoj Carter begins his third season as as an assistant coach for the IUP men’s and women’s track & field programs for the 2023-24 season. He specializes in sprints, jumps and hurdles.  Carter has been instrumental in helping the IUP track & field programs rebuild the roster as a dedicated recruiter. Cater has worked with PSAC champion and All-American sprinter Kendall Branan, named the PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the year in March 2023. IUP had seven CSC Academic All-District honorees in 2022-23, and both teams were named USTFCCCA All-Academic squads. In addition to Branan's All-PSAC honors during the indoor and outdoor seasons, Justin Egizio (400m) and Cassidy Kline (400mH) were All-PSAC honorees at the 2023 outdoor conference championship meet.  “I am thankful for the opportunity to be apart of IUP’s cross country and track and field programs,” said Carter. “IUP combines elite athletics and academics with outstanding leadership, in a very competitive conference. When I spoke to head coach Joey Zins, I was immediately impressed with his vision and passion for athletics and track and field.” Carter comes to Indiana from the high school ranks in the track & field-rich state of Louisiana, where he helped lead Saint Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette to three straight district titles. He helped two Cougars earn high school All-American status and coached several athletes to Louisiana state championships.  Prior to his coaching career, Carter was a Division I All-American at both Northwestern State and at Louisiana Lafayette. A sprinter, Carter won three titles in the 200 meter dash at Sun Belt indoor and outdoor championships while competing for UL Lafayette (2015-17). He also graduated as the school record holder in several events, including the 100 meters with a time of 10.19. He also won a pair of Southland Conference titles in the 200m at Northwestern State in 2013. Updated June 2023