The 2024 Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year and a Lipscomb University Women’s Tennis alumna, Jamie Aid enters her 13th season leading the Bisons Women’s Tennis program and her 16th overall in 2025-26.
Returning to her alma mater in 2010-11 to serve as an assistant coach, she was elevated to head coach prior to the 2014-15 season, becoming the fourth head coach of the women’s tennis program since 2001.
LIPSCOMB HEAD COACHING CAREER
Entering the 2026 season, she has posted a 127-120 record in her time at the helm of the Bisons. After having just two winning seasons from 2001-2013, Aid has secured six winning seasons.
More impressively, she has secured double-digit wins eight times, including a program-best 17 in 2019.
Advancing to the semifinals of the ASUN Women’s Tennis Championship seven times since 2015 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025), Aid’s teams have qualified for the postseason event 10 out of 11 times (2020 championship not played).
She has coached two ASUN Players of the Year and two Freshmen of the Year in her tenure, and she has been a part of 19 All-ASUN selections and 12 All-Freshman honorees.
Academically, the Bisons have seen eight Academic All-ASUN selections, and her program has been represented on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s All-Academic Teams seven times (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025).
Aid spent two years on the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Committee in 2016 and 2017, and spent an additional two years as the ASUN Chair to the Committee.
YEAR-BY-YEAR
The 2025 campaign saw the Bisons win double digits for the second straight year, the first such instance since the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Going 13-7 on the campaign and advancing to the semifinals of the ASUN Tournament, she saw Sofiia Paladi and Mariia Dolzhenko earn First Team All-ASUN honors and Paladi was named the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the first honor for the program.
A big win for the Bisons came on Senior Day on April 11, 2025, where Lipscomb fended off North Florida, 4-2, to earn their first win over the Ospreys in program history in the 21st meeting between the two schools since 2007.
The 2024 ASUN Coach of the Year had her most successful season during the 2023-24 campaign. To open the season, Aid guided the Bisons to a victory against UAB on Jan. 13 to win her 100th career match as the Bisons' head coach.
Aid went on to lead the Bisons to an 8-2 start in the first 10 games, tying the program's historic best start through 10 games and the first national ranking in program history, coming in at No. 72 on Feb. 24.
The team finished the campaign with a 15-6 record and was the No. 2 seed in the ASUN Tournament, the program’s highest-ever postseason seed.
Under Aid's guidance, Sasha Dobranos was named the 2024 ASUN Player of the Year, Mariia Dolzhenko was named the 2024 ASUN Freshman of the Year and Dobranos and Rut Galindo were named the 2024 Doubles Pair of the Year. In addition, Sofiia Paladi and Dobranos earned First Team All-ASUN honors while Dolzhenko earned a spot on the second team. Anja Trbeznik also earned a place on the ASUN All-Academic Team.
Playing with a young squad in 2021-22 and 2022-23, with records of 6-14 and 9-12, respectively, the program ranked 23rd (2022) and fourth (2023) in recruiting class among Mid-Majors by tennisrecruiting.net.
After the 2020 season that was abruptly ended by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lipscomb picked up a 10-9 record in 2021 and made it to the semis of the ASUN Championship for the third straight season.
Lipscomb’s 2019 squad posted the program’s Division I record in wins with 17. Viktoriya Dzyuba was named the Player of the Year for the second time in her career and was a unanimous selection to the All-Conference Team. Three in total were named All-ASUN.
After a 6-17 season in 2017, the 2018 season saw an 11-12 overall record, with Kate Popova not only being a unanimous First Team All-ASUN, but also earning every vote from the head coaches for the Freshman of the Year.
Aid’s 2014 and 2015 teams posted back-to-back double-digit wins with 10 and 13, respectively.
The highlight of her first season as head coach was when the Bisons earned the 5-2 win over Northern Kentucky on April 9, 2014, marking the first double-digit total in the win column since 2002.
STAYING CLOSE TO HOME
After graduating in 2006 from Lipscomb, Aid served as the Director of Tennis at Ensworth High School from 2007 through 2010, where she oversaw the high school, junior varsity and middle school teams.
She served as head coach for the boys’ and girls’ teams, leading the teams to winning seasons each year and earning regular appearances in the TSSAA State Tournament. Aid’s combined overall record was 44-11.
Aid held several positions at Ensworth in the Dean of Students' office as head of academic support and as a faculty member in the fitness department.
After nearly five years with the Tigers, she returned to her alma mater in October 2010 to serve as the assistant women’s tennis coach under Andrew Harris.
LIPSCOMB PLAYING CAREER
After dealing with a knee injury during her first year of collegiate tennis at Samford University, she transferred to Lipscomb University and was part of the Bisons during the 2003-06 seasons. A two-year captain, she played under Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Famer Dr. Lynn Griffith.
Off the court, Aid earned numerous academic honors, including spots on the Provost List and the Dean’s List. She was a three-time ASUN All-Academic Team member, was named to the National Dean’s List, and was a member of “Who’s Who among American College Students”.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
She graduated from Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee, where she played varsity tennis from eighth grade through her senior year. Aid was a top player in the state of Tennessee in juniors, as well as the Southeast region.
She later served on the alumni board at Brentwood Academy from 2006-09.
Aid graduated from Lipscomb University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science and biology.
She lives in Nashville with her husband, Matt Kwasek, daughter, Elizabeth, and their dog, Stella.
