Washington College Women's Tennis

Doug Pfaff, a 2010 graduate of Washington College, serves as the College's trap and skeet head coach and helped guide the team's transition from club to varsity status. In the program's first season as a full varsity sport in 2018-19, WCTS finished 16th of 27 team in Division III at the ACUI Collegeiate Clay Targets Championships. In 2021-22, Pfaff led the squad to its then best-ever performance at the ACUI East Coast Conference Championships. The team won the championship in Team Skeet, Doubles Skeet and Doubles Trap while picking up the runner-up trophy in Team Trap and Super Sporting.Washington College finished second to Liberty in the overall (HOA) event and also set another team skeet record improving from 481(GMU Invite) to a 485 total. The 2022-23, the team captured a National Championship in the Division III Super Sporting Clays at the 2023 ACUI-SCTP Collegiate Clay Target National Championships and earned a fifth place overall finish as seven different individuals earned a medal. In the fall at the 2022 ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Upper East Coast Conference Championships, the team won its first ever conference crown. In 2023-24, Washington repeated at the 2023 ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Upper East Coast Conference Championships in November. At the 2024 ACUI-SCTP Collegiate Clay Target National Championships and placed ninth.  Pfaff's squad in 2024-25 won its third consecutive ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Upper East Coast Conference Championships in November as the team swept the HOA by having the the top team, top men's shooter and top ladies' shooter. In March, at the 2025 ACUI-SCTP Collegiate Clay Target National Championships, WCTS finished ninth.  The 2025-26 season saw another National Championship as Chris Johnson won the American Doubles Skeet in Class B as the team finished 16th overall at the 2026 ACUI-SCTP Collegiate Clay Target National Championships. In the fall, the squad won its fourth straight ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Upper East Coast Conference Championships. Pfaff was a member of the team when it began to move from a small club to a nationally-competitive team. Pfaff began his shooting career at age nine like most, shooting clays off a backyard trap. Once in college, his competitive career began and, after graduation, he began shooting in ATA competitions and became an off-campus advisor to WCTS. Pfaff was asked by a group of students to coach the team in 2013 and began coaching at practices and took the team to its first ACUI Clay Targets National Championship in 2014. While Pfaff’s first love was trap shooting, he has grown to love all of the sports and has immersed himself in learning as much as possible about all disciplines of clay target shooting. His current focus is sporting clays and he has studied with Dan Carlisle and Diane Sorantino.  Certifications Certified NRA Shotgun Instructor Certified NRA Shotgun Coach Level 2 Certified NRA Range Safety Officer ATA Certified Shotgun Coach NSSA Level 1 Instructor Accomplishments 2013 Virginia State Trap Shoot B Class High All Around  2014 New Jersey State Trap Shoot High All Around Open A Class 2015 Pennsylvania State Trap Shoot Singles Championship AA Champion 2015 Pennsylvania State Trap Shoot All Around Non Resident AA Champion 386x400 2015 Maryland State Trap Shoot AA Resident Singles Champion 2015 Maryland State Trap Shoot AA Doubles Champion 2015 Maryland State Trap Shoot Handicap Runner-up 2015 Maryland State Trap Shoot High All Around Champion 379x400 2015 Maryland State Trap Shoot High Over All Champion 957x1000 2015 Virginia State Trap Shoot High All Around Non Resident Champion 389x400 2015 Westy Hogan Trap Shoot AA Singles Champion 2015 Westy Hogan Trap Shoot AA Doubles Champion 2015 Westy Hogan Trap Shoot High All Around Runner-up 389x400 2015 Westy Hogan Trap Shoot Challenge Cup Champion 194x200 2015 Trap Season Ending AA-27-AA 2015 Maryland State First Team Trap Overall Average 93.63% 2017 Metcalf Skeet Shoot 12Ga D 3rd, 20Ga C 3rd 2018 Delmarva Open Skeet Shoot 12Ga C 1st, 20Ga C 1st, 28Ga D 1st, .410 TSCH, Doubles C 1st 2018 Maryland State Sporting Clays D Class Prelim Champion 2018 Delaware State Sporting Clays D Class Main Event Champion 2024 - Maryland State Trap Shoot AA Resident Singles Champion 2025 - Maryland State Trap Shoot AA Resident Singles Champion 2025 - Maryland State Trap Shoot AA Resident Doubles Champion 2025 - WTA Silver Buckle Doubles Champion

Naz Karagöz joined the Washington College men's and women's tennis staff in September 2023. In September 2024 she was named the Associate Head Coach.   Karagöz helped guide the Shorewomen to Centennial Conference Tournament in 2024 and on the men’s side saw Karl Hoegstedt land All-CC first team honors for the third straight season. In her second season with Shoremen and Shorewomen Tennis in 2025, both teams earned a spot in the conference tournament with Sihoo Kim earning CC Rookie of the Year on the men’s side. The men's squad also was ranked nationally for the first time in 18 years in 2025. In 2026, focusing primarily on the men's side, the Shoremen had three All-Centennial honorees and earned a spot in the conference tournament with nine of its 20 matches against nationally ranked squads.   Karagöz boasts an impressive resume as a former Division I tennis player. The Turkey native opened her collegiate career at Tulane University where she played for three years. During her freshman campaign, Karagöz earned an All-American Athletic Conference selection and received the team's newcomer of the year award after an 15-11 overall record. In her sophomore year, Karagöz began to play as the No.1 singles player for Tulane and went 2-0 at the American Conference Championships, recording the team's only point against champion Tulsa. Karagöz continued at the top spot for the Green Wave in her junior season.   In 2019, Karagöz transferred to Norfolk State for a graduate year with the Spartans. She became the program's first MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Player of the Year with a 9-1 season as the Spartans top singles player. Her efforts led NSU to its first-ever MEAC Northern Division regular season title.   Karagöz has also competed successfully on the professional tour, reaching a career high of 966 WTA singles ranking and a career-high ITF World Junior singles ranking of 269 in 2012. She was also a member of the Turkish National team. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Management & Marketing from Tulane and a Master's of Mass Communication and Public Relations from Norfolk State. 

Dr. Aaron Amick, serves as associate head coach of the trap and skeet team. Dr. Amick began his competitive shooting career as a smallbore and high-powered silhouette shooter. At just 14 years of ag,e he was a Class National Champion in smallbore rifle. After returning to the sport, he quickly won a Class National Championship in high-power. Once Dr. Amick was hired at Washington College, he was asked to be the team’s on campus advisor and soon became much more. Dr. Amick begin shooting trap competitively and has recently changed his primary discipline to skeet. He has seen great success in his skeet career and is looking forward to passing his knowledge on to WCTS team members.CertificationsCertified NRA Shotgun InstructorCertified NRA Shotgun Coach Level 2Certified NRA Range Safety OfficerATA Certified Shotgun CoachNSSA Level 1 InstructorAccomplishmentsSmallbore Rifle Silhouette1995 AA-Class, Smallbore Standard Rifle Silhouette, National Champion1995 AAA-Class, Smallbore Standard Rifle Silhouette, Pennsylvania State Games Gold Medal Winner1995 Pennsylvania State Games Smallbore Standard Rifle Silhouette, Junior Silver Medal Winner1995 A-Class, Smallbore Hunter Rifle Silhouette, Pennsylvania State Games Gold Medal Winner1995 Pennsylvania State Games Smallbore Hunter Rifle Silhouette, Junior Silver Medal Winner2013 Finished 28th Nationally in AAA-Class Smallbore Standard Rifle Silhouette, at the NRA National ChampionshipsHigh-Power Rifle Silhouette2013 B-Class, High-Power Rifle Silhouette, National Champion2013 A-Class, High-Power Rifle Silhouette, Team National Champion2013 A-Class, High-Power Rifle Silhouette, Pennsylvania State Champion2013 3rd Place Non-Resident, High-Power Rifle Silhouette at the Pennsylvania State ChampionshipsTrap Shooting2015 3rd Place D-Class Doubles at the Westy Hogans2015 B-Class Open Champion at the Maryland State Shoot2015 2nd Place Non-Resident New Jersey State Handicap Championship2013 2nd Place (tie) B-Class Open Delaware State Trap ShootSkeet Shooting2018 Delmarva Open Skeet Shoot 20Ga C 2nd, 28Ga C 2nd, TS 3rd, .410 D1, Doubles D 1st2018 Maryland State Skeet Shoot 12Ga C 4th, 20Ga C 1st, .410 C 1st and TS 3rd, Doubles D2 and TS 3rd, HOA C 1st  2018 Zone 2 Skeet Shoot 12Ga C 2nd, 20Ga B 2nd, 28Ga B 1st and TS 2nd, Doubles C 2nd, HAA C 1st.