After much uncertainty last spring, Drake Women’s Tennis finally has a permanent leader for the 2016 season.
Mai-Ly Tran, formerly of Cal State Fullerton, had been on the hunt for a full-time head coaching position when she stumbled upon Drake, where she felt an immediate connection.
“I met the girls, and I just felt really at home here,” Tran said, “I believe in living the Bulldog Way.”
In 2013, she joined Cal State Fullerton as an assistant coach, a school of which she is an alum and competed in tennis herself. Alongside head coach Dianne Matias, Tran was able to assist in leading the team to its first winning season since 2004, when Tran was a player.