Wyatt Pauley completed his third season as the head coach of the Kutztown University men's and women's tennis teams in 2023-24.
The 2022-23 season was technically Pauley's first full campaign leading the Golden Bears as he joined the program between its fall and spring seasons in 2021-22. He helped guide the women's team to an eight win season, their most in a year since nine during the 2013-14 season. The seven victories for the men's squad was also the most for them since they won 10 during the 2017-18 campaign.
Both teams improved under his guidance during the spring of 2022, with the men registering a .500 record (5-5) and the women checking in at 5-7, which included a 3-4 mark in PSAC East play.
Pauley arrived at Kutztown with two years of Division I coaching experience and also served as the head coach for NAIA member University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy (UHSP) in St. Louis during the 2018-19 season.
Upon his graduation from Quincy University (Ill.) in 2018, Pauley transitioned into the coaching world. He began as a volunteer assistant coach at Division II Missouri-St. Louis, helping the Tritons through their 2018 fall season.
Pauley took over as the head coach at UHSP St. Louis that November. The Eutectic women went 4-8 and qualified for the American Midwest Conference/Heart of America Athletic Conference (AMC/HAAC) Championships, while the men picked up three wins before being eliminated in the first round of the AMC/HAAC Championships during the spring of 2019 --Pauley’s only season leading the programs.
Pauley spent the 2019-20 season as an assistant with the men’s team at Division I Saint Louis, before moving into his current role with Chicago State. The Billikens were off to a 5-8 start before COVID-19 prematurely ended their season.
At Chicago State, the Cougar men and women each qualified for the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championships. The women dropped a hard-fought 4-3 decision to Seattle in the opening round, while the men were defeated by Grand Canyon in their opening round match.
Pauley graduated from Quincy with a history degree in 2018. While there, he was a captain and four-year starter for the Hawks, twice earning Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Academic All-Conference. Pauley was also an ITA All-Academic selection in 2016.
WYATT PAULEY CAREER MEN'S COACHING RECORD
|
|
OVERALL |
CONFERENCE |
| YEAR |
SCHOOL |
W |
L |
PCT |
W |
L |
PCT |
| 2018-19 |
UHSP St. Louis |
3 |
12 |
.200 |
0 |
5 |
.000 |
| 1 Season |
UHSP St. Louis |
3 |
12 |
.200 |
0 |
5 |
.000 |
| 2022 (S) |
Kutztown |
5 |
5 |
.500 |
1 |
4 |
.200 |
| 2022-23 |
Kutztown |
7 |
10 |
.412 |
2 |
4 |
.333 |
| 2023-24 |
Kutztown |
6 |
8 |
.429 |
2 |
3 |
.400 |
| 3 Seasons |
Kutztown |
18 |
23 |
.439 |
5 |
11 |
.313 |
| 4 Seasons |
Overall |
21 |
35 |
.375 |
5 |
16 |
.238 |
WYATT PAULEY CAREER WOMEN'S COACHING RECORD
|
|
OVERALL |
CONFERENCE |
| YEAR |
SCHOOL |
W |
L |
PCT |
W |
L |
PCT |
| 2018-19 |
UHSP St. Louis |
4 |
8 |
.200 |
1 |
4 |
.200 |
| 1 Season |
UHSP St. Louis |
4 |
8 |
.333 |
1 |
4 |
.200 |
| 2022 (S) |
Kutztown |
5 |
7 |
.417 |
3 |
4 |
.429 |
| 2022-23 |
Kutztown |
8 |
10 |
.444 |
4 |
3 |
.571 |
| 2023-24 |
Kutztown |
7 |
9 |
.438 |
4 |
3 |
.571 |
| 3 Seasons |
Kutztown |
20 |
26 |
.435 |
11 |
10 |
.524 |
| 4 Seasons |
Overall |
24 |
34 |
.414 |
12 |
14 |
.462 |
Updated 5/22/24
