Paul Wardlaw

University of Denver Athletics

Paul Wardlaw enters his fourth season as head coach for the DU women's tennis team in 2024-25.

Helped lead Denver to its 11th-consecutive Summit League tournament title and NCAA tournament appearance
Finished 12-10 on the season including a perfect 6-0 in Summit League duals and 7-1 in home matches (only loss a narrow 3-4 result to BYU)
Coached Andrea Burguete Beltran to the round of 32 at the NCAA National Singles Championships in November where she became the fourth DU women's player to win a singles NCAA match
Led Burguete Beltran to both the singles and doubles (with Marley Lambert) title matches at the ITA Mountain Regional Championships
Helped coach junior transfer Lambert to Summit League Newcomer of the Year honors

Helped lead Denver to its 10th-straight Summit League tournament title and NCAA tournament appearance
Finished 17-7 on the season including a perfect 6-0 in Summit League duals
Achieved season-high national ranking on No. 27, the program's highest since 2008; finished year ranked No. 57 nationally and No. 3 in the ITA Mountain Regional
Helped lead sweep of Summit League awards with Andrea Burguete Beltran winning Player of the Year and Alice Otis securing Newcomer of the Year

Coached DU to its ninth-consecutive Summit League title while also extending program's perfect record in Summit League dual matches
Helped lead Denver to its ninth-straight and 12th overall appearance at NCAA tournament and captured doubles point against No. 17 Oklahoma State (program's first point in NCAA tournament since 2018)

Won Denver's eighth Summit League title in a row after going 7-0 in League play (14-9 overall); coached all seven student-athletes to All-Summit League Team honors
Won consecutive matches against Power 5 teams (at Utah, home against Iowa)

Made four appearances in NCAA tournament including to the Round of 16 in 1999 after the program finished 10th in the Big Ten the year before his arrival
Finished tenure with 83-78 record and held national team rankings in each of his seven seasons, peaking as high at No. 25

Won three NCAA DIII National Championships (1993, 1995, 1997)
Collected ITA DIII Women's National Coach of the Year honors in 1993 and ITA DIII Women's Coach of the Decade in 2000

Athletic Director & Director of Tennis - Dublin School (prep school in New Hampshire)
Author of book "Pressure Tennis"
Known for his tactical system called "Wardlaw Directionals"