Chase Hodges is an 11-time recipient of the NAIA National Coach of the Year award and has also been named the ITA National Coach of the Year on 7 occasions.
DULUTH, GA, May 05, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Chase Hodges has been inducted into Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Hodges is renowned as one of the most decorated coaches in college tennis history, and the current director of tennis programs at Georgia Gwinnett College. Hodges currently has the men's team in the midst of a 123 match win streak which is the third longest winning streak in the history of all collegiate sports. An 11-time NAIA national champion with a 302-22 record at Georgia Gwinnett, he is noted as the only head coach in college tennis history to have led seven different programs to an ITA national ranking. He attributes his success to his natural competitive spirit, his exemplary work ethic and the effects of surrounding himself with positive, like-minded people. Hodges is an 11-time recipient of the NAIA National Coach of the Year award and has also been named the ITA National Coach of the Year on 7 occasions. Likewise, Mr. Hodges obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Master of Arts in history from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
In 2001-02, Mr. Hodges began his head coaching career as the collegiate tennis coach at Longwood University. He led the women's tennis program at Longwood University to their first national ranking in school history. Hodges would become the head men's and women's tennis coach at UNC Asheville from 2002-2005. He would lead both the men's and women's programs to their first national rankings at the Division 1 level. From 2005-2009, Hodges would lead the Drake University men's tennis program to national prominence and national rankings on an annual basis. While at Drake, the men's team established the longest winning streak (at the time) in college tennis with a 47 match win streak. From 2009-2012, Hodges continued to flourish as the head men's tennis coach at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. He led the men's tennis program to the biggest turnaround in college tennis history and national rankings during his tenure with the Panthers. In 2012, Hodges assumed the role as the director of tennis at Georgia Gwinnett College and has established a college tennis dynasty in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Mr. Hodges has also thrived as the owner and founder of Gwinnett Tennis, a tennis management company responsible for facility management in the greater Atlanta area. The company hosts events, offers coaching and lessons, organizes USTA/UTR events, and offers programming for multiple tennis facilities in the Atlanta area. In addition, Hodges is the co-founder of UTR Atlanta which has specialized in bringing UTR events to the Atlanta area. Hodges is a volunteer with Special Pops Tennis, One Serve Tennis, Team Impact and several other organizations nationwide. Additionally, he has maintained his involvement as a chairman on the ITA national committee and is a certified USTA Tournament Director. In the coming years, Mr. Hodges plans to continue coaching while also pivoting into public speaking and consulting roles. Hodges and his wife, Vanessa, are the proud parents of 12-year old Gabriella Hodges.
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