Tennis - June 25
Raleigh, N.C. – RRachel Gale has been named Head Tennis Coach at Meredith College. Gale was promoted from her assistant coach position to take the helm of the Avenging Angels program. Gale brings sixteen years of championship level tennis to Meredith. Gale is currently ranked #1 in the USTA North Carolina 35 and over, #6 nationally and 15th in the world in the 35's for 2008.

I am very excited to be the Head Coach of the Meredith Tennis team. I believe we have a very talented group of young ladies on our team. I thoroughly enjoyed working with them this past year as the assistant coach. They obtained several goals our team had by winning the conference championships, making it to the NCAA tournament and winning a round in the NCAA tournament! I am very proud of all those girls and for me to have the opportunity to be their head coach is very much an honor. said Gale.

Gale served as the Team Captain of the 2009 United States Women’s 40 Young Cup International Tennis team on their bronze medal victory over host Spain in Mallorca, Spain. Gale was also honored to join the 2008 United States Women’s Tennis Team to compete in the Suzanne Lenglen Cup International Tennis competition in Antalya, Turkey where her team finished in fourth place. In 2008, Gale was runner up in singles in the 35’s National Indoor and 3rd at the 35’s National Claycourts.

Prior to relocating to Cary, N.C. in 2008, Gale has spent the previous 16 years in Richmond, Va. where she held various positions including Director of Tennis at Brandermill Country Club, Club Events Coordinator and Administrative Director of Racquet Sports at the Westwood Club.

Gale graduated from Farleigh Dickinson University in 1989 with an associate’s degree in Liberal Arts. She then went on to Virginia Commonwealth University, where she earned a degree in Parks and Recreation in 1992.

Gale is also a tennis teaching professional at the Lochmere Swim and Tennis Club in Cary, N.C.

Playing Career Highlights
2009 - Selected as team captain of the USTA's 40's age group to play in the Senior World Team Championship on the Young Cup team in Mallorca, Spain where her team earned the Bronze Medal.
2008 - Selected as one of four women in the USTA 35’s age group to play in the Senior World Team Championships on the Suzanne Lenglen Cup Team in Antalya, Turkey where her team finished 4th, Won a 2nd place Silver ball in the women’s 35s National Indoor Hard Court Tournament in singles, Won a 3rd place Bronze ball in the women’s 35s National Clay Court Tournament in singles
2006 - City of Richmond 6th Women’s Singles , Doubles, and Mixed Doubles Champion (currently the only woman to win all three events for the 3rd time)
2005 - City of Richmond 5th Women’s Singles Champion, Richmond Times Dispatch “Player of the Year” for #1 singles ranking
2004 - USPTR Women’s Doubles Champion,Virginia State Indoor Women’s Doubles Champion
2003 - City of Richmond Women’s Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles Champion (currently the only woman to win all three events for the second time)
2001 - Virginia State Indoor Women’s Singles Champion
2000 - Country Club of Petersburg Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles Champion
1999 - City of Richmond Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles Champion
1998 - Virginia State Indoor Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles Champion, City of Richmond Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles Champion
1997 - City of Richmond Women’s Singles and Mixed Doubles Champion, State Clay Court Women’s Singles Champion, State Hard Court Women’s Singles and Mixed Doubles Champion, Ranked #1 in Women’s Singles in Virginia
1993 - City of Richmond Women’s Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles Champion (currently the only woman to win all three events)

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