Lindenwood University Men's Tennis

Cole Stevenson is entering his seventh season as the head coach of the Lindenwood women’s tennis teams in 2025-26. In 2024-25, the Lions finished with a record of 5-10, including a 2-3 mark inside the conference. Stevenson coached first team All-Conference selection Fabiana Labrador who was also named OVC Singles Player of the Week after securing the win against IU Indy. The Black and Gold earned the five seed at the OVC Tournament.  During the 2023-24 season, Stevenson led the women's team to an OVC tournament berth, as the Lions finished 7-13, including a 3-3 mark inside conference play. During the year, Lindenwood knocked off Eastern Illinois, Tennessee State, and Western Illinois, on its way to a four seed in the conference tournament. The men's team earned three victories during the year, including a 4-3 win over Southern Indiana in the final match of the season.  In their first NCAA Division I campaign in 2022-23, The men’s tennis team went 5-12 in the spring season, as well as winning eight matches in the ITA regionals in the fall season. The women’s team went 4-11 earning a trip to the OVC tournament. The men's squad finished above .500 at home and pick up Division I victories against Southern Indiana and Eastern Illinois. The women's team picked up its first Division I win, 4-3 over Southern Indiana on March 26. During the 2021-2022 season, Stevenson led the women's tennis program to an 8-7 record, including a strong 6-3 mark at home, while the men's team finished 6-7 overall and boasted an impressive 6-1 mark in St. Charles. Both teams earned wins over powerhouse Southern Indiana in GLVC play, while the men added a league victory against McKendree and the women versus Missouri-St. Louis. The women also claimed a victory over DI Saint Louis, picking up the program's first win against the Billikens. Five of Stevenson's men's players saw Academic All-GLVC honors, while nine women were also recognized on the prestigious list.  In 2020-21, the women’s team capped off the season with a 5-8 record and the men’s team finished 4-9 under Stevenson. The women’s squad secured their first conference victory of the campaign at Southern Indiana in a 6-1 effort. Stevenson coached Juan Pablo Herrera to the first All-GLVC accolade in program history. In the classroom, the Lions collected ITA All-Academic Team and GLVC Team Academic All-Conference honors, and the men's and women's teams combined for 13 ITA Scholar-Athlete and 15 Academic All-GLVC selections. In his first season with the Lions in 2019-20, Stevenson led the men’s squad to a 4-2 record with a 3-0 mark in the GLVC, and the women’s team to a 3-3 finish and a 2-1 spot in the conference. The season was shortened, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the men’s and women’s units earned 2019-20 GEICO Team Academic All-GLVC honors. Prior to Lindenwood, Stevenson spent six years as the head coach of Missouri Baptist men’s tennis, and four seasons at the helm of the women’s tennis program. In his third season with the men’s squad in 2015-16, Stevenson led the Spartans to their first conference championship in program history. Missouri Baptist qualified for the NAIA National Championships for the first time in school history, after setting a program record with 11 wins. Stevenson placed four players on All-Conference teams, tallied three NAIA Scholar Athletes, and led the squad to a NAIA Scholar Team Award. In 2018, Stevenson was named AMC Coach of the Year as the women’s head coach. Stevenson transferred to Missouri Baptist as a junior, after spending his first two years at Southeastern University. Stevenson played two years of baseball at Southeastern University, before closing out his collegiate career playing two years of tennis at Missouri Baptist. Stevenson holds a degree in sports management and a master’s in business administration. Stevenson is a native of Callahan, Fla. COACHING RECORD Overall Record Conference Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record 2024-25 Lindenwood (W) 5-10 (.333) 2-3 (.400) 4-4 (.500) 1-4 (.250) 0-2 (.000) 2023-24 Lindenwood (M) 3-14 (.176) 1-4 (.200) 2-3 (.400) 1-11 (.083) 0-0 Lindenwood (W) 7-13 (.350) 3-3 (.500) 3-3 (.500) 4-8 (.333) 0-2 (.000) 2022-23 Lindenwood (M) 5-12 (.294) 2-8 (.200) 5-4 (.556) 0-8 (.000) 0-0 Lindenwood (W) 4-11 (.267) 1-4 (.200) 2-7 (.222) 2-3 (.400) 0-1 (.000) 2021-22 Lindenwood (M) 6-7 (.462) 2-5 (.286) 6-1 (.875) 0-6 (.000) 0-0 Lindenwood (W) 8-7 (.533) 2-5 (.286) 6-3 (.794) 2-4 (.333) 0-0 2020-21 Lindenwood (M) 4-9 (.308) 0-6 (.000) 2-4 (.333) 2-5 (.286) 0-0 Lindenwood (W) 5-8 (.385) 1-5 (.167) 2-5 (.286) 3-3 (.500) 0-0 2019-20 Lindenwood (M) 4-2 (.667) 3-0 (1.000) 2-0 (1.000) 2-1 (.667) 0-1 (.000) Lindenwood (W) 3-3 (.500) 2-1 (.667) 1-1 (.500) 2-1 (.667) 0-1 (.000) Career (Lindenwood (M)) 22-44 (.333) 8-19 (.296) 17-12 (.568) 5-31 (.139) 0-1 (.000) Career (Lindenwood (W)) 32-53 (.377) 10-21 (.323) 18-23 (.439) 6-8 (.429) 0-5 (.000) 2018-19 Missouri Baptist (M) 5-9 (.357) 2-4 (.333) 2-1 (.667) 2-7 (.222) 1-1 (.500) Missouri Baptist (W) 9-7 (.562) 4-2 (.667) 3-0 (1.000) 5-5 (.500) 1-2 (.333) 2017-18 Missouri Baptist (M) 7-9 (.438) 1-2 (.333) 3-4 (.429) 3-4 (.429) 1-1 (.500) Missouri Baptist (W) 14-4 (.778) 3-1 (.750) 5-2 (.714) 7-1 (.875) 2-1 (.667) 2016-17 Missouri Baptist (M) 7-10 (.412) 1-2 (.333) 2-0 (1.000) 4-6 (.400) 1-4 (.200) Missouri Baptist (W) 9-12 (.429) 4-2 (.667) 2-4 (.333) 6-5 (.546) 1-3 (.250) 2015-16 Missouri Baptist (M) 10-9 (.526) 7-1 (.875) 4-3 (.571) 4-4 (.500) 2-2 (.500) 2014-15 Missouri Baptist (M) 13-8 (.619) 5-4 (.556) 6-2 (.750) 2-2 (.500) 2013-14 Missouri Baptist (M) 5-11 (.312) 1-3 (.250) 1-5 (.167) 4-3 (.571) 0-3 (.000) Career (Missouri Baptist (M)) 47-56 (.456) 12-12 (.500) 17-17 (.500) 23-26 (.469) 7-13 (.350) Career (Missouri Baptist (W)) 32-23 (.582) 11-5 (.688) 10-6 (.625) 18-11 (.621) 4-6 (.400) CAREER (M) 69-93 (.426) 20-35 (.364) 34-29 (.539) 28-57 (.329) 7-14 (.333) CAREER (W) 59-65 (.476) 20-23 (.465) 24-25 (.489) 31-30 (.508) 4-10 (.286)

Alli Duckworth was named as the first head coach for the Lindenwood beach volleyball program in June of 2021. Competition for the beach volleyball program will begin in 2022-23. Duckworth was an assistant coach for the women's volleyball team for six seasons.  During the 2025 season, the Lions posted a record of 15-14, including a 4-6 mark inside conference play. The Lions made the OVC Tournament semifinals for the second consecutive season and had five players earn All-Conference honors. On the sand in 2023, Duckworth led the Lions to an 8-14 record, including a 2-8 mark against OVC competition. The Lions went 1-0 at home during the year, defeating Eastern Illinois, 3-2 on April 16. The duo of Maider Soto and Katie Malzahn earned All-OVC first-team honors after compiling a record of 14-6 out of the No. 1 slot. For her play, Malzahn was recognized as the OVC Freshman of the Year.  In the fall of 2021, Duckworth helped the team to a 14-13 record and a 7-9 GLVC record in the Lions' final season as a Division II program. This was the fourth time in Duckworth's career that she assisted Condon to an above .500 season record, and the second straight season as well.  Duckworth helped coach Lindenwood to its first-ever appearance in the GLVC Volleyball Championship Tournament in the 2020 season, played in the spring of 2021. With Duckworth’s assistance, Lindenwood boasted one of the most efficient offenses in 2020 (spring 2021), notching a GLVC-best .241 hitting percentage, which ranked 16th in the nation. Duckworth also assisted with the tutelage of four All-GLVC selections during the campaign, for the first time in program history. In the classroom, the Lions collected GLVC Team Academic All-Conference honors, and 15 student-athletes earned Academic All-GLVC honors. In 2019, Duckworth aided with one of the top teams in all of the GLVC in service aces, ranking third, with a 1.46 average for the season. She helped coach middle blocker Sadie Kosciuk to a top two rank in the conference with a 0.39 service ace average per set and the eighth-best points per set average at 3.80. In 2018, the Lions posted their second-consecutive winning season with Duckworth’s assistance. As a team, the Lions were 36th in NCAA DII in blocks per set at 2.19 and 68th in hitting percentage at .215. Duckworth helped coach Sadie Kosciuk, who led the MIAA with 1.19 blocks per set and was fifth in the conference with a .317 hitting percentage. Under Duckworth’s tutelage, the 2017 Lions set program NCAA records in solo blocks, assisted blocks, and total blocks. The Lions' 255 total blocks surpassed the previous NCAA team record by 38 blocks. Duckworth helped to coach the team’s first two All-MIAA selections in team history, Megan Hellwege and Emily Wylie. Duckworth was previously the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Saint Louis University from 2014-16. Duckworth helped the Billikens to a conference runner-up finish in the Atlantic 10 Tournament in 2016, the best finish since 2009. While at Saint Louis, she coached one All-American, one All-Region selection, three All-Conference honorees, and one Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. Prior to Saint Louis University, Duckworth served as Armstrong State University’s assistant coach from 2011-13 under Lindenwood head coach Will Condon. She helped the Pirates capture the Peach Belt Conference championship in each of her three seasons. Duckworth coached eight All-Americans, 12 All-Region selections, and 14 All-Conference honorees. Before Armstrong State, Duckworth played professional volleyball for Societa Sportiva Cuore in Reggio Calabria, Italy. She was the team’s starting middle blocker, earning team MVP accolades. Duckworth played collegiately at South Florida, where she was a four-year letter winner for the Bulls from 2006-09. She was a first-team All-Big East Conference selection and an AVCA All-Northeast Region performer as a senior. Duckworth finished her career sixth on USF’s all-time list with 430 total blocks and fourth in block assists with 380. In her senior season, Duckworth averaged 1.49 blocks per set, leading the Big East and ranking in the top 10 in the NCAA. Duckworth, a St. Louis, Mo. native, was a standout at Marquette High School, lettering in volleyball and basketball all four years along with winning numerous team, tournament, and conference awards. She resides in St. Charles, Mo. with her husband, Ben and her two children, Marlowe and Eleanor.