Dawn Buth
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Director - Government Relations |
| Team | NCAA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 29, 1976 Wichita, Kansas |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Singles, doubles |
| Coaching career ( George Washington | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2010) | |
Dawn Alexis Buth (born May 29, 1976) is an American former college and professional
Early years
Buth was born in
In competition tennis, she won six national junior titles.[2] She swept the 18-and-under singles and doubles crowns at the 1991 National Indoor Championships, and was ranked No. 8 nationally in the 18-and-under age group in 1993.[2]
College career
Buth accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the
She graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in fine arts in 2002,[10] and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2011.[11][12]
Professional career
Buth played professionally on the ITF Women's Circuit and Women's Tennis Association tour from 1998 to 2001. Her highest world rankings were No. 96 in singles, and No. 108 in doubles play. She earned twelve ITF doubles titles and two singles championships, and played in the main draw of all four
Coaching career
Buth started her coaching career as an assistant tennis professional at the Gainesville Country Club in Gainesville, Florida, from 2002 to 2003.[13] From to 2003 to 2004, she worked as an assistant coach for the Penn Quakers women's tennis team at the University of Pennsylvania.[13] She helped guide the Quakers to a 5–2 conference record in Ivy League competition, an overall record of 15–5, and a No. 28 national ranking—the best in Quakers' history.[13]
In 2004–05, she became the head coach of the
In August 2013, Buth resigned as the head coach of the GWU Colonials women's tennis team to accept an administrative position with the NCAA, as the associate director for leadership development.[14]
See also
- Florida Gators
- List of Florida Gators tennis players
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
References
- ^ WTATennis.com, Players, Dawn Buth. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c d GatorZone.com, Women's Tennis, 1998 Roster, Dawn Buth Archived 2013-01-24 at archive.today. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Florida Women's Tennis 2011–12 Media Supplement Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 69, 70, 72, 73 (2011). Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Mike Dame, "Freshman Phenom Paces UF," Orlando Sentinel (April 27, 1995). Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Kevin Record, "UF Completes Triple Crown: Jill Craybas Followed Up the Team Title with the Singles Crown, and a Gator Duo Won the Doubles, too[permanent dead link]," Orlando Sentinel, p. C2 (May 27, 1996). Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Paul Jenkins, "UF completes sweep of NCAA tennis titles," The Gainesville Sun, pp. 1C & 5C (May 27, 1997). Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Al Lesar, "Nickitas, Buth one win away," The Gainesville Sun, p. 1C (May 29, 1998). Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ Al Lesar, "UF team falls short of title," The Gainesville Sun, pp. 1C & 5C (May 30, 1998). Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "Faces in the Crowd," Sports Illustrated (July 28, 1997). Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "Former Women's Tennis Star Dawn Buth Inducted into UF Athletic Hall of Fame," GatorZone.com (April 8, 2011). Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "UF to induct 8 to Hall of Fame tonight Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine," The Gainesville Sun (April 8, 2011). Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g GWSports.com, Women's tennis, Dawn Buth Archived 2012-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "GW Head Women's Tennis Coach Dawn Buth to Take Position With NCAA Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine," GWSports.com (August 20, 2013). Retrieved October 26, 2015.
