Women's Tennis
Dush, Emily
Emily Dush
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- edush@calpoly.edu
In 2023-24, Dush had her first season as an assistant coach for the Mustangs. Dush, alongside head coach Ellie Edles William and assistant coach Mike Edles, led the Mustangs to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2011. Dush also aided in the coaching that led four Mustangs- Peyton Dunkle, Delanie Dunkle, Romane Moss and Melissa LaMette- to taking home All-Big West honors.
Cal Poly women’s tennis head coach Ellie Edles Williams announced the hiring of Emily Dush as an assistant coach on July 25, 2023.
Dush, originally from Loveland, Colo., wrapped up her fifth and final year of collegiate tennis at Colorado State in spring 2023 after spending the previous four seasons at Utah.
As a graduate student at Colorado State in 2022-23, Dush earned All-Mountain West doubles honors with playing partner Radka Buzkova at the No. 1 spot and helped the Rams reach unprecedented heights as the team recorded their most wins in a single season in program history, finishing with a 16-8 mark. The Rams ended the season ranked No. 67 in the final ITA poll and sixth in the Mountain Region.
In summer 2022, Dush worked at RISE Athletic Club in Salt Lake City teaching tennis lessons and serving as a hitting partner and coach. Throughout college, Dush coached a handful of adults on the side and in high school she volunteered at a weekly tennis clinic put on by the Wounded Warrior Project.
During her one year at Colorado State, Dush posted a 16-10 overall record in singles and a 13-14 overall mark in doubles. Prior to her time in Fort Collins, Dush played at Utah for four years, compiling a record of 37-29 in doubles and 33-36 in singles.
As a senior for the Utes, Dush qualified for the 2021 ITA Women’s All-American Championships in doubles and tallied 16 doubles wins on the season. Dush and doubles partner Anatasia Goncharova finished the year at No. 5 in the final ITA Mountain Region rankings and achieved a national ranking of No. 54 during the season.
Dush played primarily at the No. 1 doubles position and No. 2 singles spot during her junior season with the Utes, posting a 6-1 record in singles play in the ITA Mountain Region. During the COVID-19 shortened season in 2019-20, Dush earned a team-high nine dual singles wins as a sophomore.
Dush graduated from Laurel Springs School in 2018 and lived in Chula Vista, Calif. for three years during high school. Coming out of high school, Dush was tabbed as a four-star recruit and ranked top 75 in the nation in her class.
Dush received countless ITA and conference academic honors throughout her collegiate career. She earned a bachelor’s in communications with an emphasis in journalism from Utah in 2022 and obtained her master’s in tourism and travel services management from Colorado State in May 2023.
Cal Poly women’s tennis head coach Ellie Edles Williams announced the hiring of Emily Dush as an assistant coach on July 25, 2023.
Dush, originally from Loveland, Colo., wrapped up her fifth and final year of collegiate tennis at Colorado State in spring 2023 after spending the previous four seasons at Utah.
As a graduate student at Colorado State in 2022-23, Dush earned All-Mountain West doubles honors with playing partner Radka Buzkova at the No. 1 spot and helped the Rams reach unprecedented heights as the team recorded their most wins in a single season in program history, finishing with a 16-8 mark. The Rams ended the season ranked No. 67 in the final ITA poll and sixth in the Mountain Region.
In summer 2022, Dush worked at RISE Athletic Club in Salt Lake City teaching tennis lessons and serving as a hitting partner and coach. Throughout college, Dush coached a handful of adults on the side and in high school she volunteered at a weekly tennis clinic put on by the Wounded Warrior Project.
During her one year at Colorado State, Dush posted a 16-10 overall record in singles and a 13-14 overall mark in doubles. Prior to her time in Fort Collins, Dush played at Utah for four years, compiling a record of 37-29 in doubles and 33-36 in singles.
As a senior for the Utes, Dush qualified for the 2021 ITA Women’s All-American Championships in doubles and tallied 16 doubles wins on the season. Dush and doubles partner Anatasia Goncharova finished the year at No. 5 in the final ITA Mountain Region rankings and achieved a national ranking of No. 54 during the season.
Dush played primarily at the No. 1 doubles position and No. 2 singles spot during her junior season with the Utes, posting a 6-1 record in singles play in the ITA Mountain Region. During the COVID-19 shortened season in 2019-20, Dush earned a team-high nine dual singles wins as a sophomore.
Dush graduated from Laurel Springs School in 2018 and lived in Chula Vista, Calif. for three years during high school. Coming out of high school, Dush was tabbed as a four-star recruit and ranked top 75 in the nation in her class.
Dush received countless ITA and conference academic honors throughout her collegiate career. She earned a bachelor’s in communications with an emphasis in journalism from Utah in 2022 and obtained her master’s in tourism and travel services management from Colorado State in May 2023.
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