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Adesuwa Osabuohien

Adesuwa Osabuohien was named associate head coach for men's and women's tennis on Nov. 16, 2021.

Osabuohien, a Chicago native, has played professional tennis on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and International Tennis Federation (ITF) tours since March 2018 while also working as a physical therapist aide at the Windsor Estates Rehabilitation Facility since October 2020. She played tennis collegiately at both Stony Brook in Long Island, New York and Northern Illinois University where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Rehabilitation Services.

Upon graduation, Osabuohien was a tennis coach at XS Tennis in Chicago where she created individualized plans that supported the goals and needs of specific athletes, assisted players with injuries and physical setbacks by developing plans with modified techniques and helped players master their forehand, backhand, and service techniques.

On the court, Osabuohien was a bronze medal winner at the all-African Olympic Games in 2019, earned All-MAC Conference honors and went 36-1 as a senior and participated with her team in two NCAA tournaments. She was ranked number 1-10 throughout the in Midwest in juniors singles and doubles divisions. She is also a current member of the Billie Jean Cup team representing Nigeria. 

Osabuohien was trained by USA coaching legend Jack Sharpe and by Kamau Murray who won the 2017 US Open Coaches award.