North Carolina State University Athletics
W. Tennis Names Alison Silverio Assistant Coach
2/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
NC State women's tennis head coach Hans Olsen has announced the hiring of Alison Silverio as assistant coach. Silverio comes to the Pack after leading the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to the NCAA Championship in 2007 and was also named NCAA Tournament MVP. Silverio was a four-time letterwinner and helped steer the Jackets to three-straight ACC Championships in addition to the NCAA title.
“Alison is going to fit in very well with our program with her style as a coach,” Oslen said. “She will bring that spark to our team that will only make our program better. She has a very good eye for the game as a coach and has great experience as a player. That balance will be a really strong asset and I’m exciting about having her join our coaching staff.”
Silverio was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team in 2005 and 2007, and was named ACC Tournament MVP in 2005. A team captain her senior year, Silverio graduated as the school's all-time leader in doubles wins (98), second in singles wins (107) and fourth in singles winning percentage (.711).
"I'm excited about being a part of the NC State team," Silverio said. "This team is full of talented girls and its a honor to be part of a program of this caliber in the ACC and to be in an athletics department that values the student-athlete the way NC State does."
Silverio was also an outstanding student, being named to the ACC Honor Roll and the ACC All-Academic Team each of her four seasons in Atlanta. She was named to Georgia Tech's Dean's List all four years and won the ITA Scholar Athlete Award in 2005 and 2007. In addition, Silverio earned an ACC Postgraduate Scholarship in 2007. She also collected the 2007 ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship after her senior season and was a member of the Georgia Tech Student Athletic Advisory Board.
She worked as a Team Witsken Professional Tennis Instructor from 2007 until January of 2008 before accepting the assistant coaching job at NC State in February of 2008.
Silverio graduated from Georgia Tech in 2007 with a degree in management and a 3.41 overall GPA. She is originally from Louisville, Ohio, and now resides in Raleigh, N.C.
“Alison is going to fit in very well with our program with her style as a coach,” Oslen said. “She will bring that spark to our team that will only make our program better. She has a very good eye for the game as a coach and has great experience as a player. That balance will be a really strong asset and I’m exciting about having her join our coaching staff.”
Silverio was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team in 2005 and 2007, and was named ACC Tournament MVP in 2005. A team captain her senior year, Silverio graduated as the school's all-time leader in doubles wins (98), second in singles wins (107) and fourth in singles winning percentage (.711).
"I'm excited about being a part of the NC State team," Silverio said. "This team is full of talented girls and its a honor to be part of a program of this caliber in the ACC and to be in an athletics department that values the student-athlete the way NC State does."
Silverio was also an outstanding student, being named to the ACC Honor Roll and the ACC All-Academic Team each of her four seasons in Atlanta. She was named to Georgia Tech's Dean's List all four years and won the ITA Scholar Athlete Award in 2005 and 2007. In addition, Silverio earned an ACC Postgraduate Scholarship in 2007. She also collected the 2007 ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship after her senior season and was a member of the Georgia Tech Student Athletic Advisory Board.
She worked as a Team Witsken Professional Tennis Instructor from 2007 until January of 2008 before accepting the assistant coaching job at NC State in February of 2008.
Silverio graduated from Georgia Tech in 2007 with a degree in management and a 3.41 overall GPA. She is originally from Louisville, Ohio, and now resides in Raleigh, N.C.
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