University of Charleston Athletics

Lucy Harper enters her second season with the Golden Eagles Women’s Tennis team after joining the team in August 2021.

In her first year coaching the Golden Eagles, Harper helped guide the program to an MEC conference tournament title and a regular season co-champion title. The UC women's tennis team was also ranked #21 in the nation. They remained in the top #25 for 6 weeks straight. During the season, the team headed into the NCAA regional tournament as the #1 seed, after defeating WVSU in the conference tournament final. 

The Golden Eagles finished the season 19-9. During the spring, Prinkle Singh and Haarini Balakrishnan remained undefeated at the #1 doubles spot. 

Prior to her time in Charleston, Harper played Division I tennis at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in the Horizon League conference. Harper was a mainstay in the singles line up throughout all four years. In her senior year, she helped the team earn a new school record for the most wins in a season. She was also named to the Horizon League honor roll all 4 years and was named an ITA scholar-athlete. 

Harper is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science in Strategic Leadership from the University of Charleston.