Oklahoma State University Athletics
Jackson To Coach USTA Women's Collegiate Team
May 13, 2011 | Cowgirl Tennis
May 13, 2011
STILLWATER, Okla. – For the second consecutive year, Oklahoma State women's tennis assistant coach Jamea Jackson has been named a coach for the 2011 USTA Women's Collegiate Team.
Jackson, who just wrapped up her second year coaching for the Cowgirls, also served as a coach for the team last summer.
“I am excited for Jamea to have this opportunity again,” OSU head coach Chris Young said. “She obviously did a great job last year and she's a great representative of our program and Oklahoma State.”
The team, which began in 1996, is an elite training program for the top American collegiate tennis players.
The program is designed to provide players with valuable exposure to the USTA Pro Circuit in a team-oriented environment during the year. The team will be made up of up to 12 participants, which will be selected after the NCAA Championships in May.
A reoccurring hip injury prematurely ended Jackson's promising professional career that saw her as high as No. 45 on the WTA Tour. Her best year as a pro was in 2006, when she defeated Maria Sharapova and Jelena Jankovic en route to her only tour-level singles final appearance at Eastbourne. That year she made her Fed Cup debut and reached the third round of all four Grand Slams. She also became a footnote in tennis history when she became the first player to use electronic line calling to challenge a call when the system made its debut in Miami.
She will be joined as a coach this summer by Audra Cohen, an assistant at Wisconsin.
