Grace Messina begins her first season as Assistant Women's Tennis Coach in 2017. 

Messina returns to campus after graduating from Merrimack last spring. The three-time Northeast-10 Conference Vern Cox Player of the Year posted a 47-1 career NE10 singles record - the most conference singles wins in program history. Messina finished her career as a eight-time All-Conference selection and a seven-time first-team honoree

As a junior, Messina earned the program's first-ever national ranking, reaching as high as No. 34 nationwide. On the regional level, Messina was a ranked singles and doubles player for the majority of her career, reaching as high as second in the region during the fall of 2017. She began her career in 2014 with a NE10 Rookie of the Year selection, and was part of Merrimack's NE10 Championship winning team. 

Messina graduated from Merrimack in 2017 with a Bachelor's Degree in International Business.