--Coach Sheila McInerney retires after 40 years at Arizona State
--20+ year head coaches at Arizona State (Coach Sheila leads the way)
--‘I would imagine there is going to be a building, a statue named after her’: The Wide-Ranging Impact of Sheila McInerney’s 40 Years As a Sun Devil (August of 2023)
--Sun Devil Women's Tennis All-Americans
A Sun Devil Legend 🔱
— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) May 7, 2024
Congratulations to Sheila McInerney on her retirement after 40 years at the helm of @sundevilwtennis!
Read up on @asu10s_coachmac’s time at ASU. 📰 https://t.co/O0u8hIMXBH#ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/qHxbYZ2GEa
Prior to ASU
Prior to coming to Arizona State, McInerney served as assistant women's tennis coach at the University of Southern California during the 1983-84 season, in which the Trojans were NCAA finalists. In addition to her success as a collegiate coach, McInerney has traveled with various USTA junior and national teams. She was a coach of the Junior Wightman and Junior Federation Cup teams, the latter of which is now called the USTA Collegiate team that travels during the summer to play professional events. Not only has McInerney had the privilege of working with stellar collegiate athletes but she has also traveled with such players as Lindsay Davenport, Chanda Rubin and Julie Ditty, who all boasted successful professional careers. At the 1986 Goodwill Games, McInerney coached the team to gold and silver medals. In 1987, she led the U.S. Pan American Games doubles squad to a gold medal.
McInerney attended USC, where she captained the Trojans during her senior season. The four-time All-American also was a four-time Trojan Spirit Award winner, as voted by her teammates.The Trojans won three national championships during McInerney's collegiate career, and she was the national collegiate doubles runner-up three times and a singles semifinalist in 1977. McInerney collected a half-dozen USTA national titles and was a member of the 1977-80 USTA Junior Federation Cup team. As a professional, she played on the major international tour, earning a world ranking in the top 75. McInerney competed at three grand slam venues -- Wimbledon, French Open and the U.S. Open where she reached the round of 32. She also served a short term as assistant pro at the highly acclaimed L.A. Tennis Club.
McInerney earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from the University of Southern California in 1980. A member of the Dean's List at USC, she won the USC Postgraduate Scholarship Award, the USC Junior Student-Athlete and Senior Student-Athlete awards.