Indiana University Athletics
Moore Named New Head Coach Of IU Women's Tennis
6/3/2024 12:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bloomington, Ind. – IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson announced today that former McNeese State Head Coach Gabby Moore has been named the new head women's tennis coach at Indiana University.
During her two seasons at McNeese State, Moore was the architect of one of the sport's most impressive turnarounds. After inheriting a team that had won a combined six matches in the three seasons prior to her arrival, Moore's Cowgirls' teams went a combined 35-10 during her two seasons at the Lakes Charles, La., school. That included the recently-completed 2023-24 season, when she guided McNeese State to a school record 20 wins, a 20-4 overall record, and an appearance in the Southland Conference Tournament championship match. Moore had five players earn postseason All-Southern Conference honors, including Anastasija Adeikyte (Freshman of the Year) and Arina Gamretkaia (Newcomer of the Year).
"We are pleased to welcome Gabby to our Hoosier family and excited about the future of our women's tennis program," said Dolson. "We had an outstanding pool of candidates during our coaching search, and Gabby's track record of success at McNeese and Jackson State immediately jumped out on paper. Then when we had the opportunity to sit down and talk with her in person, we knew we had the right person to lead our program. She has a vision for returning IU Women's Tennis to a level of Big Ten and national success that it has previously enjoyed, and her commitment to the well-being and growth of her student-athletes is second to none. This is a great day for IU Women's Tennis."
Prior to her arrival at McNeese State, Moore spent six seasons at Jackson State, including the final five (2017-22) as the men's and women's head coach. With the women's program, her teams went a combined 49-52, including 26-11 overall and 15-1 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in her final two seasons. Those 2021 and 2022 teams both won SWAC regular season championships, while the 2022 squad also captured the postseason SWAC title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Championships. She was named SWAC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year in 2022. On the men's side, her final Jackson State team went 8-8 overall and advanced to the SWAC Tournament Championship match.
Moore's coaching career began at Lake Forest College, where she spent one season (2015-16) before joining the Jackson State program in the fall of 2016 as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's programs. She was promoted to head coach at Jackson State the following season.
A 2015 graduate of Southern University in Biology, Moore was a standout player during her four seasons at the SWAC school from 2012-15. She earned All-Conference honors in each of her four seasons while helping the Jaguars to four straight conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in both 2012 and 2013.
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During her two seasons at McNeese State, Moore was the architect of one of the sport's most impressive turnarounds. After inheriting a team that had won a combined six matches in the three seasons prior to her arrival, Moore's Cowgirls' teams went a combined 35-10 during her two seasons at the Lakes Charles, La., school. That included the recently-completed 2023-24 season, when she guided McNeese State to a school record 20 wins, a 20-4 overall record, and an appearance in the Southland Conference Tournament championship match. Moore had five players earn postseason All-Southern Conference honors, including Anastasija Adeikyte (Freshman of the Year) and Arina Gamretkaia (Newcomer of the Year).
"We are pleased to welcome Gabby to our Hoosier family and excited about the future of our women's tennis program," said Dolson. "We had an outstanding pool of candidates during our coaching search, and Gabby's track record of success at McNeese and Jackson State immediately jumped out on paper. Then when we had the opportunity to sit down and talk with her in person, we knew we had the right person to lead our program. She has a vision for returning IU Women's Tennis to a level of Big Ten and national success that it has previously enjoyed, and her commitment to the well-being and growth of her student-athletes is second to none. This is a great day for IU Women's Tennis."
Prior to her arrival at McNeese State, Moore spent six seasons at Jackson State, including the final five (2017-22) as the men's and women's head coach. With the women's program, her teams went a combined 49-52, including 26-11 overall and 15-1 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in her final two seasons. Those 2021 and 2022 teams both won SWAC regular season championships, while the 2022 squad also captured the postseason SWAC title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Championships. She was named SWAC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year in 2022. On the men's side, her final Jackson State team went 8-8 overall and advanced to the SWAC Tournament Championship match.
Moore's coaching career began at Lake Forest College, where she spent one season (2015-16) before joining the Jackson State program in the fall of 2016 as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's programs. She was promoted to head coach at Jackson State the following season.
A 2015 graduate of Southern University in Biology, Moore was a standout player during her four seasons at the SWAC school from 2012-15. She earned All-Conference honors in each of her four seasons while helping the Jaguars to four straight conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in both 2012 and 2013.
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