Denison University

Jamie Scott returns for her eighth year as the Head Women's Tennis Coach at Denison University and in in her 11th year overall at Denison in 2024-25.

In her first six seasons at the helm of the Big Red, Scott boasts an overall record of 88-45 (.661 pct.), including seven straight winning seasons, two national tournament appearances, three division titles and five appearances in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Championship match (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024), including an NCAC Championship in 2022. Scott was named the NCAC Coach of the Year for the first time in her career in 2022, and has produced 33 All-NCAC selections in six full seasons.

The Big Red finished the 2024 spring as the runner-up during both the regular season and the conference tournament in the NCAC. Denison compiled a 17-9 overall record and a 5-1 mark in regular season conference play. Peyton Oda led the Big Red as a First Team All-NCAC selection in singles. The Big Red placed seven student-athletes on the All-NCAC Teams. The 17 wins matches the most in a single-season under Scott's leadership.

Denison, the NCAC runner-up in both the regular season and the conference tournament, finished its 2023 season with a national ranking of No. 19 and an overall record of 17-6, its most wins in its first six seasons under the leadership of Coach Scott. In addition, Denison's 15 wins in the regular season were its most since 2008. Sarah Robertson was named the ITA Central Region's Most Improved Senior.

Coach Scott and the Big Red concluded their 2022 season with a final record of 15-8 and the program's first NCAC Championship since 2016. Denison received All-NCAC recognition from juniors Sydney Cianciola, Sarah Robertson and Monique Brual, and freshman Caroline Lopez while Scott was named the NCAC Coach of the Year for the first time in her career. The Big Red then won their first-round matchup at the 2022 NCAA Division III Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio, by blanking the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg by a final score of 6-0. It was Denison's second win at the national tournament in the last two seasons and was its 21st NCAA Tournament victory in program history.

2021 saw the Big Red win a match at the NCAA Division III National Tournament for the first time since 2016 and advance to the third round of the tournament for the first time since 2011. In the end, Denison finished the season 8-4 overall and 4-2 in the conference and was ranked No. 12 in the country, their highest finish at the end of the year since 2011. Scott coached 2021 NCAC Newcomer of the Year and ITA All-American Sydney Cianciola, who went on to earn a spot in the NCAA Division III Singles Championships, finished the season ranked No. 18 nationally in singles (highest end-of-the-year ranking for Denison women's tennis since 2011), and became the first ITA All-American in singles for Denison women's tennis since 2014.

Coach Scott was named to the ITA Division III Operating Committee for back-to-back terms (July 2020, August 2023), representing the ITA's Central Region in governance decisions. Additionally, Scott was named to the ITA Rankings committee in the Fall of 2023 and currently serves as the ITA Central Rankings Chair.

Scott spent her first three years in Granville as the assistant men's and women's tennis coach. Between her time both as an assistant and as head coach at Denison, she has coached the three-time NCAC Doubles Team of the Year, Lauren Hawley and Emma Alsup (2017, 2018, 2019). Alsup and Hawley were also named ITA All-Americans in 2019 as a doubles tandem after logging a first-round victory over Johns Hopkins and reaching the quarterfinals (round of 16) of the NCAA Division III Doubles Championship.

As an assistant coach at Denison, Scott helped the women’s program to record of 39-28 highlighted by an NCAC championship in 2016 and a runner-up finish in 2015. In 2017, sophomore Lauren Hawley was named the NCAC Player of the Year as well as newcomer of the year in 2016. On men's side, Scott helped the Big Red land a runner-up finish at the NCAC Championship in 2016.  

Scott brings a wealth of Division I experience to the Big Red tennis program after spending five years as a player and coach. Most recently, she served as assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach at Colgate University. While with the Raiders, Scott helped the men’s team post a 10-9 record, including big wins over Navy and Bucknell. The women’s team posted a 6-13 record last season and reached the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament.

Scott competed collegiately at the University of Wyoming from 2005 to 2009 where she compiled 73 career wins across singles and doubles competition. During her time in Laramie, the Cowgirls reached the Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals all four years.

Scott graduated from Wyoming in the Fall of 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with a concentration in public relations. She also minored in marketing. Prior to her collegiate coaching career, she was a tennis professional at the Louisville Tennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for four years and at The Meadow Club in Southampton, New York, for two years. Since June of 2009, she has served as Director for Camp Development for the Wilson Collegiate Tennis Camps and Premier Sports Camps nationwide.

Scott lives in Granville with her husband Jake and daughters Decklyn & Dakota.