Hans Olsen
Camp Director
Head Women's Tennis Coach
University of North Carolina Wilmington

North Carolina State (Nov. 2001-May 2014), Women’s Tennis Head Coach, 13 Seasons
-Overall Record: 138-159 
-Five NCAA Tournament appearances (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013)
-Highest Team National Ranking in School History (No. 25 – end of 2011 season)
-N.C. State’s Winningest Women’s Tennis Coach with 138 Match Wins

Charleston Southern (1997-2001), Men’s and Women’s Tennis Head Coach, 5 Seasons
-Combined Men’s and Women’s Tennis Overall Record: 133-92 (89-31 men’s tennis) 
-Four Consecutive Big South Conference Men’s Tennis Championships (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
-Three NCAA Tournament Appearances (1998, 1999, 2000)
-Four-Time Big South Conference Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)

Hans Olsen, who has guided tennis programs at three different NCAA Division I institutions to a combined eight NCAA Tournament appearances, was named the 13th head women’s tennis coach in UNCW history on July 8, 2015.
  
Olsen brings a wealth of experience to the coast, with four conference championships, eight NCAA Tournament appearances and 280 match wins under his belt in 19 seasons as a head coach. He boasts the highest winning percentage as a head coach at both N.C. State and CSU.

Olsen returned to his alma mater in 1997 as head men’s and women’s tennis coach. He directed CSU’s men to four consecutive Big South Conference championships (1997-2000) and three NCAA Tournament berths (1998-2000). He was selected BSC Coach-of-the-Year four times (1997-2000).
 
Olsen then moved up to Raleigh, where he headed up the women’s tennis program at N.C. State for 13 seasons. During his time with the Wolfpack, the team made five trips to the NCAA Tournament (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013). The string included the school’s first NCAA Tournament victory, a 4-3 win over No. 24 William & Mary in 2006, and the Wolfpack climbed to as high as No. 25 in the ITA rankings in 2011.
 
Olsen’s career as a student-athlete earned him election into the Charleston Southern Hall of Fame in 2004. His coaching expertise landed him in the Big South Conference Hall of Fame in 2006.
 
Olsen and his wife, Amy, have three children, Anders, Annika and Aksel.

Taylor Vaughn
Associate Head Men's Tennis Coach

Vaughn, 38, has volunteered for the Seahawks for the last five years and has been associated with the UNCW staff for 12 seasons overall. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at UNCW for six years before serving as an assistant coach at Ole Miss for two years and returning to the North Carolina coast.

“Taylor has been a huge part of our success in the past and his passion and commitment for Seahawk tennis is unparalleled,” said Mait DuBois, UNCW’s veteran head coach. “We have worked together for 12 years and both share a passion for developing student-athletes of great character, pushing our program to new heights and consistently trying to improve what we do. I know this will be another step forward for our program.”

A native of New Orleans, Vaughn played a key role in the emergence of the Seahawk men's tennis program. During Vaughn's first stay in Wilmington, the Seahawks captured four Colonial Athletic Association titles (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014) and advanced to the NCAA Regionals five times (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) in six years. The Seahawks soared as high as No. 37 in the ITA rankings on Feb. 19, 2013.

“I’m extremely happy to be part of the program and look forward to continuing our success,” said Vaughn. “We have a very good group of coaches and players who are passionate about taking our program to the next level.”

In 2013, the Seahawks advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament after upsetting No. 17 South Carolina in Durham, N.C.

Before departing for Ole Miss, Vaughn helped the Seahawks enjoy another memorable season in 2013-14. UNCW won its fourth CAA title behind CAA Player-of-the-Year Rafael Aita and competed in the NCAA Regionals in Charlottesville, Va. Aita also collected an invitation to play in the main singles draw at the NCAA Championships.

Aita qualified for the NCAA Tournament’s singles competition in 2013 and 2014, while the doubles tandem of Kosta Blank and Chris Cooprider earned an invitation to the doubles event in 2013.

Vaughn played two seasons for the Seahawks in 2003-04 and 2004-05. He won the Golden Seahawk Scholar Athlete Award in 2004-05 and earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Health and Physical Education from UNCW in 2005, with a concentration in Exercise Science.

During his time at Ole Miss, Vaughn helped the Rebels earn a top-10 ranking and achieved four victories over top-10 opponents. He coached a pair of All-Americans in Oxford. He coached All-Americans Nik Sholtz and Gustav Hansson as the Rebels advanced to the Round of 32 in both seasons.

Since returning as a volunteer, Vaughn has helped the Seahawks rack up three more CAA crowns and NCAA berths in 2017, 2018 and 2021.

John Ware
Associate Head Coach
UNCW Women's Tennis 
Camp Asst. Director

Veteran coach John Ware begins his 16th year of coaching with the women's tennis program in 2015-16.

During Ware's tenure with the Seahawks, UNCW has placed 50 players on All-Conference squads in the Colonial Athletic Association, including former standouts Lindsey Hess and Christina Lee, who were honored on five different occasions by the CAA's coaches.  Coach Ware headed up the program in 2014-15 and led the Seahawks to a 9-9 finish. Senior Alyssa Ritchie was selected to the Capital One Academic All-District 3 Women's At-Large Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and honored by the CAA as the league's Women's Tennis Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year for 2014-15.

The Seahawks enjoyed a spectacular season in 2014 that saw the team capture the school’s first conference title and earn the league's automatic NCAA berth. UNCW compiled a sparkling 17-4 record in 2013-14 and nailed down the No. 1 seed at the CAA Tournament for the first time. The Seahawks defeated College of Charleston, 4-3, for the school’s first women’s crown.

John Ware has extensive playing and coaching experience. He competed collegiately for Valdosta State's top-20 team from 1989-90 and has served on the staffs at the Athens (Ga.) Country Club and Jennings Mills Country Club. The 44-year-old native of Athens began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach with the Kentucky Wildcats in 1999-00 and was involved with all aspects of the UK program before moving to Wilmington. Ware completed his bachelor's degree in Finance from Georgia in 1995. He also earned a graduate degree in Liberal Studies from UNCW in 2011.