Dustin Hale

Biography

Dustin Hale was named the new Head Men’s Tennis Coach for UNC Asheville on July 16, 2025. Hale is the 11th head coach in program history. Hale comes to Asheville following eight seasons at the helm of the tennis program at Sweet Briar College. This past year, the Vixens went 15-7, finishing their season by winning the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Women's Tennis Championship. Hale is the winningest head coach in Sweet Briar program history, compiling a 105-59 record over eight seasons. Hale led the Vixens to three consecutive Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship appearances from 2021-23. During the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, Sweet Briar posted back-to-back 9-1 conference records. Hale had two individuals make it to the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Doubles Championship during the 2020-21 season, marking the Vixens’ first appearance on the NCAA Doubles Championship stage since 1990. The Vixens posted a 15-6 dual-season record during the 2020-21 season, with the .778 winning percentage marking the first above .700 since the 2003 season (11-4, .733) and the most combined singles and doubles wins (79) since 2015 (82). For his efforts in 2021, Hale was named ODAC Coach of the Year and the Virginia Sports Information Directors Coach of the Year. Hale’s teams have also found success off the court as he has had two ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners, 51 ODAC All-Academic Honorees, two ITA All-Academic teams (2022 & 2024), 20 ITA Scholar-Athletes