Marty Perry

Perry took over as the head coach of the Vassar women's tennis program in September of 2021.

In his first season at the helm of the Brewers, Perry guided the squad to a 16-3 overall record, including a perfect 8-0 mark in Liberty League play. The Brewers saw success at the fall's ITA Northeast Regionals, including a quarterfinals appearance from rookie Macey Dowd. In the spring, the Brewers posted 14 victories and concluded the regular season winning nine of 10 matches - their only loss coming to Division I Army - while qualifying for the league tournament for the 18th straight season.

Five different players recorded 15 or more singles victories in 2021-22, led by rookie Elyse Duley who went 20-5. Doubles action saw all three pairings reach 14 or more wins, paced by senior captain Melina Stavropoulos and sophomore Sofie Shen with a 15-5 mark. The Brewers - who were ranked #28 in Division III by the ITA - earned the top-seed in the Liberty League Championship, shouldering a tough loss to #30 Skidmore in the Championship Match. At season's end, Stavropoulos and Shen were named to the All-League First Team in doubles, while junior Tatum Blalock was an All-League First Team Singles honoree. Blalock and Dowd combined to earn All-League Second Team Doubles, while Shen and Dowd were both All-League Second Team Singles selection. Stavroupoulos was All-League Honorable Mention Singles, as Perry and assistant coach Mark Chace were named the 2022 Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year.

Perry joined the Vassar women's tennis program following a six-year stint at Virginia Wesleyan University, where he helmed both the men's and women's tennis programs for the Marlins. He produced a 50-42 record on the men's side, while guiding the women to a 29-43 mark during his tenure.

Among the highlights to his career at VWU came in 2019 as the men's squad finished 15-5 overall, earning their first ITA regional ranking. For his efforts, Perry was named the Men's ODAC Coach of the Year in the 2018-19 season. Additionally, he guided the men's team to a perfect 10-0 mark in league play in his first season, which also earned him ODAC Coach of the Year honors.

Perry, who has been in the coaching arena for the last 21 years, was previously the head coach of the men's tennis program at Longwood University. There, he coached the Lancers to a six-win improvement in just his first year with the team.

Prior to Longwood, Perry served two seasons as the head coach of both the men's and women's tennis teams at Bridgewater College. His squads recorded a 54-24 combined mark during his tenure.

In addition to coaching at Division I Colgate University, Perry spent an eight-year tenure at Division III power, the University of Chicago. In that span, Perry coached a two-time NCAA Division III women's doubles national championship team, a national finalist in singles and eight All-Americans. His women's team made three consecutive trips to the national semifinals from 2009-2011. In his final year at Chicago, the men finished the season #11 nationally while the women ended up at #4. His players also captured three ITA Small College National titles, two in doubles and one in singles.

A three-time Division III National Coach of the Year, Perry had the No. 1 ranked women's tennis recruiting class in 2008 and the No. 3 class on the men's side in 2010 according to tennisrecruiting.net. His first men's recruiting class at the University of Chicago turned a 7-16 team into an 18-9 program making its first NCAA tournament appearance in program history in just one season. His recruiting classes produced the UAA women's tennis Rookie of the Year four-straight years (2006-09) while Chicago claimed its first, and only, male Rookie of the Year in 2008.

Perry started his coaching career serving as the Assistant Coach of the men's team at The College of William & Mary from 1997-2001. He is certified through the Professional Tennis Registry, holding a professional rating since 1994, and is a USTA High Performance Coach. He also just finished serving a four year stint on the NCAA Division III men's tennis committee in 2020.