Brown University Women's Tennis

Lucie Schmidhauser was promoted to head women's tennis coach on Aug. 24, 2018 after serving as the program's assistant coach in 2017-18. Under Schmidhauser's leadership, Lindsey Hofflander concluded the 2024-25 season and her time at Brown with the second-most career doubles wins in program history. The Bears opened conference play with an upset over nationally ranked No. 59 Yale. Newcomers Bella Hu and Ali Maguy recruited by Schmidhauser closed out their first season with an impressive 15 and 14 singles wins respectively. Under Schmidhauser's coaching, three Bears earned All-Ivy Honors to close out the 2023-24 season. The doubles pairing of Phoebe Peus and Lindsey Hofflander were named Second Team All-Ivy, with Peus also earning First Team recognition in singles. The Bears closed out the season with 10 wins. At the close of the 2022-23 season, Schmidhauser was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year for the first time in her career, leading Brown to its third-ever ECAC Championship, an 18-7 record and a second-place finish in the Ivy league standings at 6-1. 18 wins only trails the 1997 and 2009 teams, who both posted 19 victories, while Brown's 6-1 Ivy League record is the third-best in program history and the second-place conference finish is the highest mark since 1997. During the 2021-22 season, Britany Lau was named a First Team All-Ivy selection in both singles and doubles, while Addison Ahlstrom joined Lau as a First Team Doubles honoree. In 2017-18, the Bears boasted

Amelia Bashy joined Brown Athletic Communications staff in July of 2025. Prior to arriving at Brown, she worked with Long Island University Athletics, Cape C...

Cristelle Fox joined Brown women's tennis staff in September 2024 as an assistant coach. Born in England, Fox played at Northwestern University from 2002-200...

Downey began his career at Brown in the Fall of 2022 as a strength and conditioning coach working with Men's Basketball, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Swim and Dive, and Equestrian programs. Previous experience includes three years as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, where he oversaw a staff of five graduate assistants and 21 varsity teams. He created a partnership with Gatorade on a fueling station and coordinated the integration of the on-campus sport psychology department with athletics. Downey oversaw the completion of the Michael and Denise Clarke Strength and Conditioning Center, more than doubling the capacity of the previous training facility. He spent five years as the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at Lafayette College, directly overseeing Women's Volleyball, Softball, Men's and Women's Track and Field, Men's Golf, Men's and Women's Tennis, and Men's and Women's Fencing. Downey was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University in 2013 with a degree in Exercise Science Applied Kinesiology and a minor in Nutrition. In 2021, Downey received a Positive Coaching and Leadership degree from the University of Missouri. He is a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach from the NSCA, as well as a Level 1 coach from USA Weightlifting, Crossfit Level 1, and Golf Fitness Specialist from the NASM.

Jurence Mendoza joined the Brown women’s tennis coaching staff in 2025-26 as an assistant coach. Mendoza came to Brown after spending two seasons at the University of California Irvine as an assistant coach. Prior to his time at UC Irvine, Mendoza played tennis professionally. He was also a member of the Philippine National Team, ranking first in singles in the Philippines from 2019-2021. His career-high ranking is No. 53 in the world in ITF Juniors. Mendoza played collegiate tennis at Oklahoma State University from 2014-2018. There, he achieved a national collegiate ranking of No. 85 in singles and No. 31 in doubles.

A native of Winnemucca, Nevada, Maddie joined the Brown Athletic Training staff in August of 2023 and serves as the athletic trainer for men’s and women’s te...