Bret Beaver is entering his third season as the assistant women's tennis coach in 2017-18. Beaver was named the assistant women’s tennis coach on Nov. 10, 2015.
The Phoenix posted one of its best seasons since joining the Division I ranks in his second season in 2016-17. Elon posted an 18-8 overall record, claimed the No. 2 seed in the 2017 CAA Championships, and had an impressive 14-2 record at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. The 18 victories were the second most by an Elon team in the program's Division I era. The 14 home victories is the most in a Division I single season for a Phoenix squad. The Phoenix also had a 5-2 record against teams from the CAA during the season. Erica Braschi and Olivia Lucas claimed All-CAA honors for the second and third straight season, respectively. Kirsten Ward also was selected to the CAA All-Academic team. Elon hosted the CAA Championships for the second consecutive season at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
In his first season at Elon in 2015-16, the Phoenix finished the 2015-16 campaign with a 14-10 mark and the No. 2 seed in the CAA Tournament after going 5-1 against members of the conference. Head coach Elizabeth Anderson earned her first-career conference Coach of the Year award and three players were selected for postseason honors, which included Olivia Lucas and Erica Braschi earning first-team selections. Elon also hosted its first-ever CAA Championships at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center in 2016. The maroon and gold also ended the campaign being ranked No. 9 in the Carolina Regional poll and the squad earned its 11th consecutive team academic honor from the ITA.
Prior to Elon, Beaver was the assistant women’s tennis coach at Charleston Southern University from 2013-15 in Charleston, S.C. Beaver was instrumental in the success with the women’s tennis program that won the Big South tournament championship during the 2015 season, earning a bid to the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships.
The Buccaneers also won two Big South regular season titles in 2014 and 2015. Beaver coached the Big South Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons. Charleston Southern achieved a national ranking of No. 74 in 2014 with a 35-7 overall match record with Beaver as an assistant.
Prior to his stint with Charleston Southern, Beaver spent three years (2010-13) as the assistant women’s tennis coach while he was completing his undergraduate degree at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y.
Beaver has also worked as a tennis professional at the Wild Dunes Tennis Center in Isle of Palms, S.C., as well as a camp counselor for the Tennis Camp at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. and a tennis instructor for the Towpath Tennis Center in Akron, Ohio.
Beaver received his bachelors in Peace and Justice from Nazareth College. He currently resides in Burlington, N.C.
