Lehigh University Athletics
Women's Tennis
Sophia Geier
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- sog224@lehigh.edu
The 2026-27 season will be Sophia Geier’s third leading the Mountain Hawks women’s tennis program.
In 2025-26, Geier led Lehigh to a 9-13 overall record and a 4-3 mark in Patriot League play. The Mountain Hawks defeated Loyola in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals. Under Geier’s coaching, junior Maggie Forkner earned First Team All-Patriot League honors, while Lena Dogadalski was named to the Second Team All-Patriot League. Giselle Vlassis, Maggie Forkner, and Ronit Khromchenko each earned CSC Academic All-District honors.
In 2024-25, Geier led the Mountain to a 12-8 overall record and a 4-3 mark in Patriot League play. The team defeated Bucknell in the Patriot League quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals. Under Geier’s guidance, sophomore Maggie Forkner earned First Team All-Patriot League honors. Hamsa Javagal was named to the Patriot League Academic All-League Team, while Allyce Gaborik, Maggie Forkner, and Hamsa Javagal each earned CSC Academic Honors.
In 2025-26, Geier led Lehigh to a 9-13 overall record and a 4-3 mark in Patriot League play. The Mountain Hawks defeated Loyola in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals. Under Geier’s coaching, junior Maggie Forkner earned First Team All-Patriot League honors, while Lena Dogadalski was named to the Second Team All-Patriot League. Giselle Vlassis, Maggie Forkner, and Ronit Khromchenko each earned CSC Academic All-District honors.
In 2024-25, Geier led the Mountain to a 12-8 overall record and a 4-3 mark in Patriot League play. The team defeated Bucknell in the Patriot League quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals. Under Geier’s guidance, sophomore Maggie Forkner earned First Team All-Patriot League honors. Hamsa Javagal was named to the Patriot League Academic All-League Team, while Allyce Gaborik, Maggie Forkner, and Hamsa Javagal each earned CSC Academic Honors.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to be the next leader of the Lehigh women's tennis program," Geier said. "I can't wait to be a Mountain Hawk and I am excited to continue to push our program to new heights. Together, we can establish a championship culture and achieve tremendous success on the court and in the classroom."
Geier played collegiately at the University of Akron, where she competed in the No. 1 singles position and was recognized as the MAC Player of the Year in both 2017 and 2019. She was a four-time letterwinner, a three-time team captain, a three-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete award winner and a two-time team MVP.
A native of Burgebrach, Germany, Geier graduated from Akron in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in sports management. She added a master's of business administration in 2020 while serving as a graduate assistant at Akron during the 2019-20 campaign.
After earning her MBA from Akron, Geier worked for a year at Cliff Drysdale Tennis in New Braunfels, Texas. In March of 2021, she moved on to The Club at Glenmore in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she served as a Sports Program Manager for junior tennis.
"I would like to thank Kristen Brannick, Sue Troyan and the entire search committee for the opportunity to build and propel this program forward in the Patriot League," Geier said. "I would also like to take a minute to thank all my former coaches and co-workers who have helped prepare me for this opportunity, especially coach Lucie (Schmidhauser) for teaching and preparing me to take on this new challenge through her guidance and mentorship."
Geier takes over a Lehigh team that tied a program record with 14 victories last season. The Mountain Hawks reached the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament for the first time since 2018.
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