Lauren Leo is in her third season as director of tennis at Hofstra University in 2014-15 after taking over the position in January 2013. In her role, Leo oversees both the men and women's tennis programs.
During her work with the Hofstra teams in the Spring 2013, Leo posted a 4-11 mark with the men's team and a 7-9 record with the Pride women. Under her tutelage the doubles team of Ari Richman and Adrien Bailly earned All-CAA third team honors on the men's side, while Sarah Bowen was a third team All-CAA selection in women's singles.
During the 2013-14 season Leo led the Pride women to an 8-8 mark, while the men's team posted a 6-7 mark. Adrien Bailly of the men's team and Sarah Bowen of the women's squad earned CAA All-Academic honors, while seven tennis student-athletes in total were selected to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team.
Leo came to Hofstra after serving as the head coach of men and women's tennis at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, from May 2011 to January 2013. In her first season at Adelphi she led the women's team to a 17-6 record, a six seed in the 2012 NCAA Division II Tennis Championship and a share of the regular season Northeast-10 Conference championship. Leo also coached six players on the women's team to all-conference accolades in 2012. In her one full season at the helm of the men's team she guided the squad to nine victories and saw junior Andreas Hammar earn the 2012 Northeast-10 Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Year Award.
Prior to assuming head coaching responsibilities at Adelphi, Leo served as an assistant coach for the Panthers for two seasons. In that time she helped Adelphi's women's team to back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances in 2010 and 2011, and also had a hand in guiding the men to a 2010 NCAA Regional.
In addition to her experience at Adelphi, Leo was also the head coach of the Hunter College women's tennis program from November 2008 through August 2009. She also has an extensive coaching background outside of college, having served as a USTA/Eastern National Coach since June 2005. In that time she has lead three junior teams to first-place finishes and one to a runner-up spot. Leo also serves as a tennis professional at The West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, and Point Set Indoor Racket Club in Oceanside, New York.
A 2007 graduate of St. John's University with a degree in sports management, Leo was a three-time Big East All-Academic Team selection as a member of the tennis team. She began her collegiate playing career at the University of San Diego in 2002.
A Staten Island, New York, native, Leo holds a master's degree in physical education from Adelphi.
