David Secker

Biography

David Secker enters his ninth season as the assistant coach of NC State women’s tennis, helping head coach Simon Earnshaw elevate the program across his tenure. In his first eight seasons with the program, Secker has helped the Pack reach the NCAA Tournament in every season except 2020, including the Wolfpack’s historic 2023 trip to the National Championship. He has also coached a total of eight Wolfpack All-Americans, including the first two in program history in Anna Rogers and Alana Smith. In 2025, Secker guided a young NC State squad with no seniors to its sixth consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. The Wolfpack finished the dual season 19-7 with 11 ranked victories and maintained a consistent presence in the national top 20. The 2024 campaign saw NC State advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 before falling to Stanford. The Pack posted a 22-9 record, spent the entire season ranked inside the national top 15, and climbed as high as No. 4 in the country. In 2023, Secker helped lead the Wolfpack to its first-ever NCAA Championship match appearance. The historic run capped a season in which NC State set a program record with 28 dual wins and earned multiple victories over top 10 opponents. The 2022 season brought another milestone as Secker helped NC State reach the ITA National Team Indoor Championships semifinal for the first time in program history. He also coached Jaeda Daniel and Nell Miller to the program’s first NCAA doubles national title and guided Abigail Rencheli to the NC