MEADVILLE, Pa. - Alex Covington has been named assistant men's and women's tennis coach at Allegheny College.

"We are thrilled to have Coach Covington join the Gator tennis family," said Gator head tennis coach Jared Luteran.  "She taught under Dick Gould, who is one of the greatest tennis coaches ever, and I am looking forward to her bringing some fresh ideas to the program."

A native of Villa Hills, Kentucky, Covington played tennis collegiately for four years at the University of Indianapolis, a member of the NCAA Division-II Great Lakes Valley Conference.  Earning three letters on the court, she was named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete each year from 2010-13, and was selected to the GLVC All-Academic Team in 2011.   As a senior in 2012-13, she tied for the team lead with 12 doubles wins, helping Indianapolis to a 10-4 overall record, and 5-1 GLVC mark.

She was a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Indianapolis with a degree in history and minor in Spanish, before attending the University of Louisville to pursue a Masters in history, with a concentration in British history.  At Louisville, she served as a graduate teaching assistant in the history department.

During the spring of 2015, Covington worked as the assistant tennis coach at Louisville's Sacred Heart High School, helping the girls team reach the Kentucky High School Athletic Association state semifinals.

 In each summer from 2011-13, she worked as coach, counselor, and dorm director at the Stanford University Nike Tennis Camp under legendary coach Dick Gould, who led Stanford to 17 NCAA championships.  In this position, Covington coached adults and children of all skill levels.

The daughter of John and Kathy Covington, Alex was a two-time state qualifier during her high school career at Villa Madonna Academy. She was a three-time team MVP and the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Player of the Year, as she helped her squad to a pair of conference titles.  As an eighth grader, Alex won the KHSAA Ninth Region Signles title.