Marywood University Women's Tennis

Dana Ciccotti will enter her tenth season as a Marywood University head tennis coach. Ciccotti serves a dual role as both the men's and women's tennis coach, entering her fifth season as the women's head coach and fourth season with the men's program.  A two-time recipient of the Atlantic East Coaching Staff of the Year, Ciccotti led Marywood to an Atlantic East Conference women's tennis championship in 2021-22. She took the Pacers to a runner-up finishes in 2020-21, 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26. She received the back-to-back Atlantic East Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 2021 and 2022.  Ciccotti joined the men's and women's tennis programs as an assistant coach in the spring 2017 semester before being named Head Women's Tennis Coach in January 2018. Prior to joining Marywood, Ciccotti was the Head Women's Tennis Coach at Lackawanna College from July 2014 to March 2017. A resident of Scranton since 1976, Ciccotti graduated from Scranton Central High School, where she played tennis, basketball and softball. During her senior year, she advanced to the women's District 2 tennis quarterfinals in both singles and doubles. She continued her collegiate career at the University of Scranton where she played both singles and doubles on the women's tennis team. Following the Scranton's termination of the tennis program in her senior year, Ciccotti transferred her athletic skills to women's softball team where she was the starting right fielder. She graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology in 1988. Currently a USTA member and Dana participates in several leagues locally through Birchwood Tennis Club; and is the President of the Women's Softball League in Scranton from 2002-present. Since 2006, Ciccotti has been a Family Support Coordinator for PA Virtual Charter School where she provides support and guidance to students and their families in the home setting and arranges and provides for frequent socialization opportunities in the community.    THE DANA CICCOTTI FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE 2022-Present: Marywood, Head Men's Tennis Coach 2018-Present: Marywood, Head Women's Tennis Coach 2017: Marywood, Assistant Women's Tennis Coach 2014-17: Lackawanna, Head Women's Tennis Coach EDUCATION B.S., Scranton '88, Psychology M.S., Capella '17, Human Services Ph.D., Marywood '25, Strategic Leadership (Expected) MARYWOOD HIGHLIGHTS Atlantic East Women's Tennis Championships (2022) Three-time Atlantic East Women's Tennis Coaching Staff of the Year (2021, 2022, 2025) Four-time Atlantic East Runners-Up (2021, 2024, 2025, 2026) Atlantic East Team Academic Award (2025, 2026) 4 Major Women's Tennis Award Winners 19 All-Conference Women's Tennis Singles Honorees (10 First Team, 8 Second Team, 1 Honorable Mention) 12 All-Conference Women's Tennis Doubles Honorees (6 First Team, 6 Second Team) 4 All-Conference Men's Tennis Singles Honorees (4 Second Team) 3 All-Confernece Men's Tennis Doubles Honorees (3 Second Team) ITA Team Academic Award (2019) 8 ITA Scholar Athletes 16 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Recipients (6 Men, 10 Women) 2 CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-District (Gina Babcock, 2019, 2020). YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Overall WT Record AEC WT Record Overall MT Record AEC MT Record Postseason 2026 10-5 3-1 8-8 3-1 AEC Runner-Up (WT) | AEC Semifnals (MT) 2025 8-9 3-1 2-12 1-3 AEC Runner-Up (WT) | AEC Semifinals (MT) 2024 6-5 2-1 1-9 0-3 AEC Runner-Up (WT) | AEC Semifinals (MT) 2023 5-13 2-2 3-9 1-3 AEC Semifinals (WT) |  AEC Semifinals (MT) 2022 11-7 5-0 AEC Champions 2021 5-2 3-1 AEC Runner-Up 2020 4-3 Season Canceled Due to Covid-19 2019 7-12 2-2 AEC Semifinals 2018* 8-3 8-2 (CSAC) CSAC Semifinals 9 WT* / 4 MT Seasons 64-59 (.520) 28-10 (.739) 14-38 (.269) 5-11 (.313) *Ciccotti took over in the spring of 2018 after the team was off to a 0-2 start in the fall of 2017. The 2017-18 team record was 8-5 (.615) overall.

Lyndsey Medric returned to her Alma Mater as the women's tennis assistant coach and later added duties as assistant men's tennis coach. Medric grew up in nearby Throop, Pennslyvania and was a 2018 graduate of Mid Valley High School where she played tennis, softball, and basketball. Her senior year, she was selected Second Team Lackawanna League All-Star for her contributions in tennis.  Medric graduated from Marywood University in August of 2022 with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Studies/Secondary Education along with a minor in Mathematics. She continued her tennis career while a student at Marywood, participating in singles and doubles.  After her freshman campaign, she was selected First Team All-Atlantic East in doubles and Second Team All-Atlantic East in singles. She completed her senior season undefeated in both singles and doubles, and also captured the Atlantic East Conference Championship title with her team.  Medric currently resides in Dunmore, Pennsylvania and is a permanent substitute teacher at Forest City Regional School District.