Staff Directory
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- Phone:
- 831-600-0610
In her inaugural season with the Banana Slugs, Peele led a young roster featuring five first-years in singles to a No. 45 national ranking and a third-place finish at the 2025 Coast-to-Coast Championships.
Peele came to UC Santa Cruz after serving as head coach at Caltech (2024–25), where she guided the Beavers to an 8–6 record and a peak ranking of No. 16. Prior to Caltech, she led both the men’s and women’s programs at Southwestern University in 2023-24, coaching both teams to the SCAC Tournament final. Her coaching career also includes assistant roles at Cal Lutheran and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, where she helped the Athenas win the 2018 Division III National Title and earned 2019 ITA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year honors.
A former Division I student-athlete, Peele played No. 1 singles at the University of Rhode Island before finishing her career at Texas State, earning All-Conference honors at both institutions. She holds a bachelor's degree in art history from Texas State and a Master of Letters from the University of Glasgow Christie’s Education.
