University of Miami head women’s tennis head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews announced July 22, 2025, the hiring of Alexa Noel as assistant coach for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
Alexa Noel begins her coaching career this upcoming season as an assistant coach for the Miami Hurricanes, bringing with her one of the most decorated résumés in collegiate tennis. Noel closed her playing career in 2024 as the NCAA Singles Champion, becoming just the fourth Hurricane to capture an NCAA individual title and the third to do so in singles. That same season, she was recognized as both the ACC Player of the Year and the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, earned her third ITA All-America honor, and was granted a U.S. Open main draw wildcard. She also became a finalist for the Honda Sport Award, marking the 10th time in program history that a Hurricane earned that distinction.
During her two years at Miami, Noel consistently ranked among the nation’s best, recording more than 60 singles wins and multiple top-10 finishes, highlighted by two victories over the nation’s No. 1 player. She was a CSC Academic All-American, a multi-time All-ACC First Team honoree, and also excelled in doubles play with a 16-4 overall record in 2024, including an eight-match win streak.
Before transferring to Miami, Noel starred at Iowa, where she was named the 2021 Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and an ITA All-American after finishing 24-1 in singles play. Despite an injury-shortened sophomore season, she maintained a top-30 national singles ranking, further solidifying her reputation as one of the premier talents in college tennis.
Her success extends beyond the collegiate level. As a junior, Noel reached as high as No. 4 in the ITF Junior World Rankings, competed in all four Junior Grand Slams, and was the Wimbledon Juniors singles finalist in 2019. She also played in the U.S. Open Juniors doubles main draw and captured multiple international titles, including the 2019 USTA U18 National Championships doubles crown.
With elite experience at every level—from juniors to the pros—combined with her record of academic achievement and leadership on the court, Noel now transitions into coaching, where she will play a vital role in guiding the Hurricanes’ next generation of student-athletes.
Playing Career
2024-25 (at Miami)
- ITA All-American (singles)
- 15-1 overall singles record; 15-1 in dual matches; 10-0 conference record
- 9-4 overall doubles record; 9-4 in dual matches; 5-4 conference record
- Went 9-1 against ranked opponents; including highest ranked win of the season against No. 6 Valerie Glozman (Stanford)
- Reached 100 career singles wins
- Secured three doubles point with Maria Vargas vs. Penn/Notre Dame/Stony Brook and one with Raquel Gonzalez against Wake Forest
- Earned highest ranked doubles win over No. 2 Gabriella Broadfoot and Maddy Zampardo (NC State) with Raquel Gonzalez
- Named ACC Doubles Team of the Week (4/8/25), Player of the Week (3/18/25)
- Ended the year ranked No. 4 doubles and No. 3 singles in the ITA Southeast Region rankings
- Notched season high ITA singles ranking at No. 14 and doubles ranking at No. 25
- CSC Academic All-American
2023-24 (at Miami)
- Earned Miami’s fourth NCAA Individual title and third singles title in program history
- Claimed her third ITA All-America honor after being seeded No. 8 entering the NCAA singles tournament
- Named ACC Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Granted U.S. Open Wildcard Main Draw after winning the title
- Finalist for the Honda Sport Award
- Made the All-ACC First Team after recording a 27-8 overall singles record and going 21-6 vs. ranked opponents
- Defeated No. 1 Mary Stoiana twice (Feb. 2 & NCAA Semifinals)
- Earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Team
- Recorded a 16-4 overall doubles record, 11-4 in dual matches
- Secured five doubles points with Audrey Boch-Collins (Duke, Notre Dame, Boston College, Syracuse, FIU)
- Continued an eight-match win streak in doubles with Audrey Boch-Collins
2022-23 (at Miami)
- Finished 34-8 in singles and 20-9 in doubles
- Ranked No. 5 nationally in singles, ending the year No. 6
- Top-5 seed in the NCAA Singles Championship (6th Cane ever)
- Logged 23-6 vs. ranked opponents, including wins over No. 1 Mary Stoiana (2x) and No. 2 Chloe Beck
- Went 24-4 in spring singles (20-3 dual matches, 12-1 ACC) and lost only eight sets
- Peaked at No. 16 in doubles with Noel and No. 9 with Achong; notched multiple top-20 wins
- Posted an eight-match win streak in doubles with Pfennig
- Led Miami in nearly every wins and win percentage category
2021-22 (at Iowa)
- Went 7-2 in singles and 0-1 in doubles, competing only in the fall due to injury
- Still finished the year ranked No. 29 nationally in singles
- Held a top-10 national ranking nearly all season, peaking at No. 3
- Posted a 5-1 record vs. ranked opponents, including 2-0 vs. top-20 with a top-5 win
- Reached the ITA Women’s All-American Championship final with wins over No. 20 Valeriya Zeleva and No. 5 Georgia Drummy
- Advanced to the ITA National Fall Championships semifinals, defeating Princeton’s Victoria Hu, UNC’s Reilly Tran, and avenging a loss to South Carolina’s Sarah Hamner
- Finished third in the ITA Central Region singles rankings
2020-21 (at Iowa)
- 24-1 in singles, 13-6 in doubles as a freshman (no fall season due to COVID-19)
- Posted a .960 singles winning percentage, 4th-best nationally
- First player in program history to be named ITA All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year
- Also earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a No. 9–16 seed in NCAA Singles Championship, reaching the Round of 32
- Went 17-0 in dual matches at No. 1 singles and 16-0 in Big Ten play
- Recorded 15 straight-set wins, losing only seven sets all season
- Went 4-1 vs. ranked opponents, including wins over Northwestern’s Julie Byrne, Ohio State’s Irina Cantos Siemers, and NC State’s Alana Smith
- Solid in doubles with an 8-5 dual match record, including a ranked win over Northwestern’s No. 47 pair
Prior to College
- Peaked at No. 4 in ITF Junior World Rankings (Jan. 2020) and reached No. 794 WTA (Feb. 2020)
- Won first professional title at $15K ITF Cancun (2020) as an amateur
- Wimbledon Juniors finalist (2019); also reached R32 in singles and QF in doubles (2018)
- Competed in all four Junior Grand Slams, reaching the U.S. Open R16 (2019) and French Open doubles QF (2018)
- Captured the 2019 USTA U18 National Championships doubles title
- Represented Team USA at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and helped win the Junior Fed Cup
- Claimed the 2018 G1 Astrid Bowl (Belgium) in both singles and doubles
- Reached finals at the Easter Bowl, Banana Bowl, Roehampton, and Barranquilla; won the GA Milan and GA Abierto Juvenil Mexicano titles
