New Queen on the Throne: Kristen Maines Becomes Program’s All-Time Winningest Coach
2/16/2023 12:02:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BUFFALO, NY – With a 7-0 sweep of Siena on Saturday, February 11, University at Buffalo women's tennis head coach Kristen (Ortman) Maines became the all-time winningest coach in program history.
It was the 137th win of her career, passing her former coach and longtime UB administrator Kathy Twist.
Maines is in her 11th season as head coach of the women's tennis program and has led the Bulls to a pair of MAC Championships in 2017 and 2018.
After guiding the Bulls to the best season in school history in 2017-18, Maines was named the Wilson/ITA Northeast Coach of the Year and the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year. Buffalo went 17-4 on the season, including a perfect 8-0 in the Mid-American Conference. UB won its first ever MAC Regular Season Title and won the Tournament crown for a second straight year. The Bulls entered the NCAA Tournament with a 14-match winning streak, tied for second best in the nation, and finished the year with a 145-49 record in singles action.
Maines was a four-year letterwinner for Twist, graduating with school records for most career singles wins and most career doubles wins. She compiled a 59-38 singles mark and a 59-41 doubles record, culminating her career with a season-best 19 victories in both singles and doubles play in 2005-06.
A team captain on the court, Maines also excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-MAC honors in 2006 and being named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Scholar-Athlete list in 2004 and 2005. She also earned membership into UB's Mortar Board Society and Golden Key International Honour Society.
A Western New York native, Maines graduated from Amherst High School in 2002. She earned her bachelor's degree in early childhood education from UB in 2006 and a master's degree in higher education administration in 2008.
It was the 137th win of her career, passing her former coach and longtime UB administrator Kathy Twist.
Maines is in her 11th season as head coach of the women's tennis program and has led the Bulls to a pair of MAC Championships in 2017 and 2018.
After guiding the Bulls to the best season in school history in 2017-18, Maines was named the Wilson/ITA Northeast Coach of the Year and the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year. Buffalo went 17-4 on the season, including a perfect 8-0 in the Mid-American Conference. UB won its first ever MAC Regular Season Title and won the Tournament crown for a second straight year. The Bulls entered the NCAA Tournament with a 14-match winning streak, tied for second best in the nation, and finished the year with a 145-49 record in singles action.
Maines was a four-year letterwinner for Twist, graduating with school records for most career singles wins and most career doubles wins. She compiled a 59-38 singles mark and a 59-41 doubles record, culminating her career with a season-best 19 victories in both singles and doubles play in 2005-06.
A team captain on the court, Maines also excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-MAC honors in 2006 and being named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Scholar-Athlete list in 2004 and 2005. She also earned membership into UB's Mortar Board Society and Golden Key International Honour Society.
A Western New York native, Maines graduated from Amherst High School in 2002. She earned her bachelor's degree in early childhood education from UB in 2006 and a master's degree in higher education administration in 2008.
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