Smith College Women's Tennis

Caitlyn Lawrence enters her eighth season at the helm of the Smith College tennis program in 2025.  Coaching Resume Head Coach - Smith College (2018-present) In the 2023 season, led the team to their first NEWMAC  tournament appearance in over a decade, upsetting the #4th seed on their way to their semi-final appearance.  Head Coach - Hartwick College (2017-18) Women's Team Coached Hartwick's first Empire 8 Player of The Year Winner.  Coached two additional all-conference selections for singles and two honorable mentions for doubles.  Men's Team In the 2018 season, led the team to their first conference appearance since 2008, tying their best record in program history. Graduate Assistant Coach - Smith College (2015-17) Director of Summer Programs and Head Coach - Simcoe Tennis (2007-15) Education Bachelor of Science - Exercise and Sports Science - University of South Carolina, Aiken (2014) Master of Science - Exercise and Sport Studies - Smith College (2017) Athletic Career Four-year student-athlete at University of South Carolina Aiken Three-year captain  

Paige Grive begins her first season as a graduate assistant coach at Smith during the 2025-26 season.  Played for Division I Western Illinois University where she majored in Foreign Languages and Cultures and minored in Computer Science.  As a student-athlete, she had an impressive career with the Leathernecks.  Western Illinois University Scholar Athlete of the Year - 2025 Her team was recognized as the Western Illinois University Team of the Year and had the Team Performance of the Year in 2025 after making it to the Ohio Valley Conference semifinals where they had a close match with the eventual conference champions.  One of three qualifiers in all of collegiate tennis for the ITA Summer Circuit Points Race - 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Fall Championship Singles Runner-up - 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Second Team All-Conference - 2025  Grice was selected to be a part of the ITA Rising Coaches Program in the summer of 2024.  Why are you excited about Smith: "I am excited about all the things I will be able to learn while at Smith; the very interesting ESS program; the positive atmosphere; being able to work with and learn from Coach Caitlyn; being able to continue with my passion for tennis even after my time as a college player has finished; the strong academics of the school; being able to work with some fantastic players and people"

Sofie Shen begins her first season as a graduate assistant coach at Smith during the 2025-26 season.  Played for Division 3 Vassar College where Sofie was a psychology major and a studio art minor. All four years with the Brewers, they finished national ranked, capping out her senior season with a national ranking of #22 in the country. In 2023, Sofie ranked as high as #16 nationally in doubles with her partner Erin McCusker. In 2021, Sofie was recognized as Rookie of the Year in the Liberty League. Throughout her career, she was recognized as first team all-conference for doubles three times and was recognized first team all-conference for singles once. Why are you excited about Smith? "I'm excited to work in an environment that is solely focused on the empowerment of women in athletics both as student-athletes and in administrative leadership roles. There seems to be a huge emphasis on the power of community at Smith and I am really excited to be a part of that."