Women's Tennis
Emily Dush
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- emily.dush@msubobcats.com
Emily Dush enters her second season at Montana State after joining the coaching staff prior to the 2025-26 season.
In her first season with Montana State, Dush joined head coach Hailey Barrett in leading a young squad to an 8-11 overall record, finishing an even 4-4 in conference play. She helped the Bobcats to their third consecutive Big Sky Championship appearance, marking the first time in program history that the team has qualified three years in a row.
Dush assisted in the development of Angel Bean and Nia Gelashvili, a pair of Bobcats who earned All-Big Sky Conference recognition after the spring season.
Bean was a first-team all-conference selection after finishing the season with a 11-6 singles record. She went 3-1 in the No. 2 spot and 8-6 at No. 3, concluding the regular season with a three-game winning streak. The junior captain of the MSU squad collected six conference wins, including three at No. 2 singles, and helped the team advance to the Big Sky Women's Tennis Championship for the third consecutive season. She was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week in January after leading the Bobcats to a 2-0 start to the dual match season.
As the regular pair at No. 2 doubles, Bean and Gelashvili earned second-team all-conference recognition. The team compiled a 11-3 record with nine straight wins to wrap up the year. The Bobcats won the doubles point 11 times during the season, with Bean and Gelashvili picking up seven wins over conference opponents.
Before Bozeman, Dush served as assistant coach and lead recruiter for Cal Poly from July 2023-25. During the 2023-24 campaign, she helped the program to its first Big West Conference title and NCAA tournament appearance since 2003. The Mustangs finished the season ranked #68 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. Last season, she contributed to the Cal Poly program that climbed to a ranking as high as #38 in the ITA rankings. In all, the Mustangs maintained an ITA ranking for 11 consecutive weeks.
Dush has also served as a tennis professional and coach at the San Luis Obispo Country Club, as well as the Rise Athletic Club in Salt Lake City.
As a student-athlete, she played four seasons at Utah where she attained an ITA doubles ranking of #54 and led the Utes to a #27 team ranking. Dush was part of Utah’s first doubles team since 2018 to compete in the ITA All-American Main Draw. Dush played her final collegiate season at Colorado State, where she earned All-Mountain West Conference honors in doubles and helped the Rams to a #42 ranking.
An ITA Scholar Athlete, Dush earned her undergraduate degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism from Utah. Her Master of Science degree in tourism management is from Colorado State.
In her first season with Montana State, Dush joined head coach Hailey Barrett in leading a young squad to an 8-11 overall record, finishing an even 4-4 in conference play. She helped the Bobcats to their third consecutive Big Sky Championship appearance, marking the first time in program history that the team has qualified three years in a row.
Dush assisted in the development of Angel Bean and Nia Gelashvili, a pair of Bobcats who earned All-Big Sky Conference recognition after the spring season.
Bean was a first-team all-conference selection after finishing the season with a 11-6 singles record. She went 3-1 in the No. 2 spot and 8-6 at No. 3, concluding the regular season with a three-game winning streak. The junior captain of the MSU squad collected six conference wins, including three at No. 2 singles, and helped the team advance to the Big Sky Women's Tennis Championship for the third consecutive season. She was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week in January after leading the Bobcats to a 2-0 start to the dual match season.
As the regular pair at No. 2 doubles, Bean and Gelashvili earned second-team all-conference recognition. The team compiled a 11-3 record with nine straight wins to wrap up the year. The Bobcats won the doubles point 11 times during the season, with Bean and Gelashvili picking up seven wins over conference opponents.
Before Bozeman, Dush served as assistant coach and lead recruiter for Cal Poly from July 2023-25. During the 2023-24 campaign, she helped the program to its first Big West Conference title and NCAA tournament appearance since 2003. The Mustangs finished the season ranked #68 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. Last season, she contributed to the Cal Poly program that climbed to a ranking as high as #38 in the ITA rankings. In all, the Mustangs maintained an ITA ranking for 11 consecutive weeks.
Dush has also served as a tennis professional and coach at the San Luis Obispo Country Club, as well as the Rise Athletic Club in Salt Lake City.
As a student-athlete, she played four seasons at Utah where she attained an ITA doubles ranking of #54 and led the Utes to a #27 team ranking. Dush was part of Utah’s first doubles team since 2018 to compete in the ITA All-American Main Draw. Dush played her final collegiate season at Colorado State, where she earned All-Mountain West Conference honors in doubles and helped the Rams to a #42 ranking.
An ITA Scholar Athlete, Dush earned her undergraduate degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism from Utah. Her Master of Science degree in tourism management is from Colorado State.
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