Abigail Wild began her time as an assistant coach to Tarleton State Tennis in Sept. 2024.
Wild, a former All-Conference tennis player at Hawaii Pacific, plays a key role in developing Tarleton State’s Tennis student-athletes and has behind-the-scenes duties crucial to the program.
“Abigail is a great addition to our coaching staff,” head coach Elianne Douglas-Miron said at the time of her hiring. “She has an impressive playing resume and an excellent work ethic that will make her a great coach. I can’t wait to have her on court and getting to work.”
In her first season as assistant coach, Wild helped the Texans maintain expected success. The Texans had the WAC Fall Tennis Invitational singles champion, the WAC Freshman of the Year and four All-WAC honorees in her first season as an assistant coach. Wild helped the Texans post a perfect 7-0 record at the Tarleton Tennis Facility and a No. 2 seed in the WAC Tournament in 2025.
Wild was also instrumental in helping the Texans to 12 WAC weekly awards in 2025. The Texans also had a pair of student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team in her first season on the coaching staff.
Prior to her arrival in Stephenville, Wild spent the previous two seasons as a student-athlete competing for Hawaii Pacific and helped the Sharks to a championship run. Hawaii Pacific won the PacWest title in Wild’s first season with the Sharks and clinched an NCAA Division II West Regional victory to advance to the Division II Championships in Orlando. The United Kingdom native collected singles victories in the Round of 16 and Quarterfinals of the 2023 Division II Championships, helping the Sharks advance to the semifinals as a team.
As a senior, Wild finished with a 7-3 singles record at the No. 1 position for the Sharks. She completed her college career ranked in the top 25 for Division II singles by the ITA en route to All-PacWest Second Team honors.
Wild was also one of 10 student-athletes to be a part of the inaugural class of the ITA Student-Athlete Council in 2023, serving as the Division II female representative.
Prior to Hawaii Pacific, Wild played collegiate tennis at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. She also had a brief stint at West Virginia State University.
“I am excited to be able to be a part of the Tarleton State family,” Wild said at the time of her hiring. “I want to thank Coach Douglas-Miron and Athletic Director Steve Uryasz for this opportunity. Having played college tennis in Texas, I am excited to head back to the Lone Star State and contribute to the Purple and White.”
