Head Coach Kelcy McKenna was named the fifth head coach in the program’s history on June 16, 2015. She previously served as the associate head coach for the team.
McKenna is obviously no stranger to the program, working with former coach Erica Perkins Jasper over the past three years, two as the Associate Head Coach. She also served as the interim head coach during Perkins Jasper’s pregnancy last year, and she also led the team in the quarterfinals of this year’s Mountain West Tournament as Perkins Jasper missed with an illness.
McKenna, who came to UNM from serving as an assistant coach at Marshall University, was named the 2014 ITA Mountain Region Assistant Coach of the Year. She was an All-American player at Arizona State in both singles and doubles. She was also ranked as high as No. 3 in the country in singles and No. 16 in doubles while at ASU, and won multiple tournaments including the 2009 ITA Riviera All-American Tournament, the 2010 Thunderbird and the 2010 Cal Nike Invitational.
McKenna was also a frequent NCAA participant as a Sun Devil, having qualified four times as a team participant, three times as a singles participant and twice as a doubles participant. While at ASU, McKenna was a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year as well as a Pac-10 All-Conference First-Team Selection in 2009 and 2011.
In May 2013, McKenna won the US Open National Playoff Southwest Section Qualifying Tournament and earned a spot to compete in the US Open National Playoffs. She competed in singles and doubles.
Collegiate Career
Before coaching, McKenna was a four-year letterwinner for Sheila McInerney at Arizona State, where she achieved Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American status in singles and doubles. She was also ranked as high as No. 3 in the country in singles and No. 16 in doubles while at ASU, and won multiple tournaments including the 2009 ITA Riviera All-American Tournament, the 2010 Thunderbird and the 2010 Cal Nike Invitational.
McKenna was also a frequent NCAA participant as a Sun Devil, having qualified four times as a team participant, three times as a singles participant and twice as a doubles participant.
While at ASU, McKenna was a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year as well as a Pac-10 All-Conference First-Team Selection in 2009 and 2011.
McKenna also was a member of the Pacific Northwest Section/National Team and attained a No. 1 United States Tennis Association (USTA) ranking in singles and doubles for the Pacific Northwest region of the Women’s Open Division in 2010.
The North Bend, Ore., native graduated from ASU with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education.