Casey Wharton is in his third year at Longwood University during 2014-15, and his second season as the women's tennis head coach after being named to the position in July 2013. He led Longwood to an overall record of 3-12 during 2013-14, including a 1-8 record in the Big South Conferece.
Wharton previously served as an assistant coach for the men's and women's tennis programs during 2012-13, sharing responsibility in all aspects of Lancers’ tennis, in addition to being directly responsible for player development. Wharton arrived from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylo in Belton, Texas, where he had worked as a volunteer assistant since 2009.
At Mary Hardin-Baylor, Wharton played an active role in recruiting year round. He also helped plan and execute practices, and lead the team’s strength and fitness activities. During his tenure, Wharton’s men’s and women’s teams qualified into the American Southwest Conference (ASC) Tournament on six occasions. In 2012, he helped coach the Division III ITA Southwest Regional Women’s Singles champion, Brittni Fausett. Previously, Wharton helped lead his team to the 2011 Women’s NCAA Division III ASC West Division title match, and qualified a women’s doubles pair into the 2010 NCAA Division III National Championships.
Wharton spends time each summer as a tennis camp instructor at Texas A&M University, where he logs up to 25 hours a week on the court training junior players to perform at a higher level. He holds a United States Professional Tennis Association certification, as well as the Pat Etchberry Tennis Strength and Fitness certification.
Wharton was a traveling member of the Mary Hardin-Baylor men’s tennis team before becoming a volunteer assistant. Since 2009, he has been active with the United State Tennis Association (USTA) of Texas as a 5.0 ranked player in both singles and doubles. The Groesbeck, Texas, native received a bachelor of arts degree in history from Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2009 before earning his master’s degree in history from Texas A&M – Central Texas in 2012.Â
Casey's wife of six years, Andrea, played collegiate tennis at the University of Texas – Tyler.
