GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — Tusculum University has named Wyatt Pauley as the head coach of the Pioneer men’s and women’s tennis programs according to Josh Ealy, Vice President of Athletics.
Pauley brings a wealth of coaching experience at both the NCAA Division I and II levels including the last four seasons as DII head coach.
He comes to Greeneville from Quincy University where he guided the men’s and women’s programs during the 2024-2025 campaign. He mentored three All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selections as well as two GLVC Player of the Week honorees. The men’s team posted a 13-9 record as the Hawks posted a nine-win improvement from the previous season. The QU women’s team recorded eight victories, an improvement from a season ago. The women’s team also earned the GLVC Team Academic All-Conference Award and the ITA All-Academic Team Award.
While at Quincy, six of his student-athletes earned GLVC Academic All-Conference distinction including three who were named to the GLVC Council of President’s Academic Excellence Award. Two of his players also garnered the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award.
“We are excited to welcome Wyatt Pauley as the new head coach of the Tusculum tennis program”, said Ealy. “Wyatt possesses head coaching experience at the Division II level and brings a strong passion for developing student-athletes both on and off the court. His commitment to excellence aligns perfectly with the mission and values of our athletic department. We look forward to the future of our tennis programs under his leadership.”
Pauley, a native of St. Cloud, Minnesota, served three years as the head coach at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania where he guided the tennis fortunes from 2021-2022. During his tenure at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference program, he oversaw improvement from past seasons with the KU men boasting a seven-win campaign in 2022-2023 for their highest victory tally in six seasons. The women recorded an eight-win season that year, the program’s best showing since 2013-2014.
In 2022, he was named the USTA Eastern Pennsylvania District College Coach of the Year. He coached two PSAC East All-Conference first team selections as well as the PSAC East Freshman of the Year. His men’s and women’s teams garnered ITA All-Academic Team honors all three years at Kutztown while boasting 38 PSAC Scholar-Athlete honorees.
Prior to Kutztown, Pauley spent a season as the associate head coach at Chicago State, where he led the Cougar men and women to Western Athletic Conference Championship appearances in the 2020-2021 campaign.
“I could not be more excited to be taking over the men’s and women’s tennis programs at Tusculum University,” Pauley said. “I would firstly like to thank (VP for Athletics) Josh Ealy for his dedication to the tennis programs and providing me with the opportunity to be the head tennis coach at Tusculum. His dedication to building a strong athletic department was clear from the moment I first spoke with him and a large reason why I chose to become a Pioneer.”
During the 2019-2020 season, he assumed the role of assistant coach for the men’s team at Saint Louis University where the Bilikens went 5-8 to open the year before the season was cut short due to COVID-19.
Before his time as an assistant at SLU, Pauley took the reins of the UHSP St. Louis men’s and women’s teams for the spring of 2019, leading both teams to American Midwest Conference/Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships appearances.
The 2018 Quincy University graduate spent a season as a volunteer assistant at Missouri-St. Louis helping the Tritons during the fall season of 2018.
Pauley was a four-year starter at Quincy where he was team captain and a two-time GLVC Academic All-Conference selection along with an ITA All-Academic nod in 2016. He graduated with honors earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in history.
My wife and I are excited to raise our family within the close-knit community of Greeneville and making the area our home,” Pauley added. “I am looking forward to building upon the success that Tusculum tennis has had in the past and developing our programs into consistent contenders within the South Atlantic Conference.”
Pauley is married to the former Jackie Farbak of New Lenox, Illinois and they are the proud parents of two children, Wes and Sadie.
Pauley becomes the 12th head coach in the storied history of the Tusculum tennis program and the seventh in the NCAA Division II era (1998-present). Since 2000, the Pioneers have accounted for 13 South Atlantic Conference championships, seven SAC Tournament titles and have made a combined 19 NCAA Tournament appearances.
