Boston College Women's Tennis

Nigel Bentley continues his tenure as the head coach of the Boston College women's tennis program with his 27th season in 2025-26. Bentley has built Boston C...

Aaron Diamond enters his first year as an assistant coach for Boston College women’s tennis. Prior to coming to the Heights, Diamond coached at Middlebury from 2023-25 where he helped to guide Middlebury women’s tennis to its first-ever NESCAC conference Championship in 2025. He also guided an NCAA Quarterfinal appearance, seven ITA All-Americans, coached the 2025 NESCAC Player of the Year and 2025 Rookie of the Year and the ITA National D3 Most Improved Player. During his tenure he also coached two CSC Academic All-America selections and eight All-NESCAC conference selections. Before his time at Middlebury, Diamond served as the assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach at Southern New Hampshire University in 2022-23. He helped to lead SNHU to NE10 Conference Tournament Championships, on both the men’s and women’s sides. Diamond also adds experience as a tennis professional and Longfellow Tennis Club from 2021-23. Diamond earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Stonehill College in 2020. He also holds a Pro Tennis Registry Performance Certification. During his time at Stonehill Diamond was a four-year starter of the men’s tennis team, captain, named Third Team All-Northeast Conference and tallied 44 career single victories.

Christine White is in her fifth year as the assistant coach for the women’s tennis team at Boston College. White has assisted head coach Nigel Bentley in navigating the BC tennis program through the Atlantic Coast Conference, regarded as one of the most competitive tennis conferences in the country. Her first season at the Heights began with the 2019-20 fall season where the team finished 9-5 overall before COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the remaining matches. Yufei Long and Kylie Wilcox closed the year ranked 38th nationally in doubles as the duo upset the ITA Fall All-American Doubles Champions from Yale. Long also became just the second Eagle in school history to compete in the main draw of the ITA Women’s All-American Championships. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, White helped the 2020-21 team play a full ACC schedule along with several non-conference matches. Yufei Long closed her career with her second appearance on the All-ACC Third Team. Long and Wilcox (58th) along with Laura Lopez and Marice Aguiar (68th) each closed the year ranked top 75 nationally in doubles. She has significant ties to Boston College, as both her children attended the university. Nicole White Solomon, ‘15, and Colin White who played for the legendary BC men’s hockey program. White graduated from Florida State University, where she played for the Seminoles’ nationally ranked women’s tennis team for four years. Christine resides in Dedham with her husband Mark. Season Accolades: 2022-23: Maria