LOGAN, Utah – Utah State Interim Athletics Director Jerry Bovee announced Veronika Golanova as the fifth head coach of the women's tennis program on Wednesday. Golanova has spent the previous three seasons as the assistant coach for the Aggies.
 
"We are excited to announce Veronika as the next head coach of our women's tennis program," Bovee said. "Obviously, Veronika is very familiar with our current players and program having spent the past three years as our lead assistant, and we are confident her transition to head coach will be seamless. We look forward to her leading our women's tennis program as we strive to be one of the top teams in the Mountain West."
 
Golanova succeeds former head coach Sean McInerny, who retired from college coaching following the 2022-23 season.
 
"I want to thank Sean, who has been such an amazing and influential mentor and coach to work with, and I wish him all the best in his future endeavors," Golanova said. "I am beyond excited to lead this talented team next season. It is an honor to continue to represent Utah State University and help our student-athletes reach excellence on and off the court."
 
In the last three seasons as an assistant coach, Golanova has helped the Aggies to four spots on the all-Mountain West singles team as Zeynep Naz Ozturk, Carolina Millan (twice) and Zara Ryan each earned the award. The Aggies also garnered a total of 14 academic all-MW, eight MW Scholar-Athlete and five ITA Scholar-Athlete honors in Golanova's first two years with the program.
 
Golanova came to USU after spending the 2019-20 season as a volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater, Illinois State. The Redbirds posted a 6-7 record in the season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, ending the year with a 4-1 win over Southeastern Louisiana. She also spent the academic year doing graduate assistantships in teaching and professional practice.
 
As a player at ISU, Golanova was a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, earning the honor in 2018 and 2019. She also earned MVC all-conference honors at the No. 1 singles position both of those years, and was on the all-MVC doubles team in 2016. Golanova ended her career with a 52-36 singles record, while going 67-29 in doubles action.
 
Golanova played her freshman season at Georgia State, where she posted a 6-3 record at No. 6 singles play that spring. A native of Roznov Pod Radhostem, Czech Republic, she won the national championship for 14-16-year-olds in 2008 and placed third in the championship for 16-18-year-olds in 2011.
 
Golanova graduated from Illinois State with a bachelor's degree in exercise science in 2018 and a master's in sport psychology in 2020.
 
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