TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo Women's Tennis Head Coach Tracy Mauntler has added another plaque to her wall of achievements for 2024. Mauntler was named the Midwest Region's Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year this week, becoming the first coach from a Mid-American Conference school to earn this regional recognition, as well as the first coach from a mid-major school to earn this award since DePaul's Mark Ardizzone was tabbed for the honor in 2014.

Mauntler was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 2024, the second year in a row she was so honored. Her squad had a historical 2023-24 season, winning the 2024 MAC Championship Tournament title and a berth into the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship for the first time in school history. Additionally, the Rockets claimed their second straight regular season MAC Championship title, and won the 2024 ITA Community Service Award.

Mauntler reached a milestone of 250 career wins with the Rockets in a 6-1 win over Youngstown State on Feb. 25, and cliched the conference championship with her 262^nd career win. Under her direction, the Midnight Blue & Gold won a record 18 consecutive conference matches from April 2022 to April 2024, and have won 17 straight home matches since January of 2023. In addition, Cassie Alcala was named MAC Player of the Year for three years running after earning MAC Freshman of the Year honors in 2021.

Past Midwest Region ITA Wilson/ ITA Coach of the Year Honorees
2024 – Tracy Mauntler, Toledo
2023 – Ronni Bernstein, Michigan
2022 – Ronni Bernstein, Michigan 
2021 – Melissa Schaub, Ohio State
2020 – No award given
2019 – Evan Clark, Illinois
2018 – Evan Clark, Illinois
2017 – Melissa Schaub, Ohio State
2016 – Melissa Schaub, Ohio State
2015 – Ronni Bernstein, Michigan
2014 – Mark Ardizzone, DePaul 
2013 – Shannon Tully, University of Illinois-Chicago
2012 – Claire Pollard, Northwestern
2011 – Ronnie Bernstein, Michigan
2010 – Ronnie Bernstein, Michigan
2009 – Mark Ardizzone, DePaul 
2008 – Claire Pollard, Northwestern
2007 – Malik Tabet, Indiana State
2006 – Jay Louderback, Notre Dame
2005 – Claire Pollard, Northwestern
2004 – Lin Loring, Indiana
2003 – Claire Pollard, Northwestern
2002 – Patti Henderson, Wisconsin
2001 – Claire Pollard, Northwestern