Suzie Woodburn (r) announced her resignation on Thursday after three seasons with the Bobcat women's tennis team.
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Woodburn Resigns as Bobcat Women’s Tennis Coach
5/1/2025 2:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Woodburn steps away from the program to spend more time with her young family.
Montana State women's head tennis coach Suzie Woodburn, who recently finished her third season with the Bobcats guiding her squad to the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament, has resigned from the program, MSU Director of Athletics Leon Costello announced Thursday afternoon.
Woodburn steps away from the program to spend more time with her young family.
"We are sad to see Suzie go but fully support her and her decision to put her family first," Costello said. "She built the foundation for the women's tennis team to be perennial contenders in the Big Sky Conference and we will miss having her as a part of our team."
This spring, Woodburn, who came to Montana State after serving as an assistant at Wisconsin and Boise State, guided the Bobcats to an 11-11 overall mark and a 4-4 Big Sky record. MSU advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament a week ago, marking the first time the Bobcats had participated in the semis since 2017.
On the court, Woodburn led Bozeman native Meg McCarty to First Team Singles and Doubles All-Big Sky honors; Marta Garcia-Reboredo to second team singles and honorable mention doubles; Jojo Bach to first team doubles; and Hudson Hawkins to honorable mention doubles kudos.
In all, she produced twelve Big Sky all-conference accolades, twenty All-Big Sky academic honorees, and five players of the week in her short three-year tenure.
"These girls are amazing tennis players, and amazing students," Woodburn said. "But even more important is that they are all amazing humans. I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to be part of such a great group. We built a phenomenal culture and became a winning team with incredible athletes that made it so fun."
In her first season with the program, Montana State went 5-13 overall. A year later, the Bobcats posted a 13-7 mark and made its first Big Sky postseason appearance since 2017. Coupled with this season's performance, the Bobcat notched its first back-to-back non-losing seasons since 2008 and 2009.
"It was an honor to lead this team and be part of the MSU Athletics program," Woodburn added. "It is something I'm going to treasure and cherish. I want to thank Leon (Costello) for this opportunity to work under him and see how he leads. I'll cherish the staff that I was able to work with, and I'm always going to bleed Blue and Gold."
A national search for the open position begins immediately.
Woodburn steps away from the program to spend more time with her young family.
"We are sad to see Suzie go but fully support her and her decision to put her family first," Costello said. "She built the foundation for the women's tennis team to be perennial contenders in the Big Sky Conference and we will miss having her as a part of our team."
This spring, Woodburn, who came to Montana State after serving as an assistant at Wisconsin and Boise State, guided the Bobcats to an 11-11 overall mark and a 4-4 Big Sky record. MSU advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament a week ago, marking the first time the Bobcats had participated in the semis since 2017.
On the court, Woodburn led Bozeman native Meg McCarty to First Team Singles and Doubles All-Big Sky honors; Marta Garcia-Reboredo to second team singles and honorable mention doubles; Jojo Bach to first team doubles; and Hudson Hawkins to honorable mention doubles kudos.
In all, she produced twelve Big Sky all-conference accolades, twenty All-Big Sky academic honorees, and five players of the week in her short three-year tenure.
"These girls are amazing tennis players, and amazing students," Woodburn said. "But even more important is that they are all amazing humans. I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to be part of such a great group. We built a phenomenal culture and became a winning team with incredible athletes that made it so fun."
In her first season with the program, Montana State went 5-13 overall. A year later, the Bobcats posted a 13-7 mark and made its first Big Sky postseason appearance since 2017. Coupled with this season's performance, the Bobcat notched its first back-to-back non-losing seasons since 2008 and 2009.
"It was an honor to lead this team and be part of the MSU Athletics program," Woodburn added. "It is something I'm going to treasure and cherish. I want to thank Leon (Costello) for this opportunity to work under him and see how he leads. I'll cherish the staff that I was able to work with, and I'm always going to bleed Blue and Gold."
A national search for the open position begins immediately.
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