Jess Dawson

Biography

Jess Dawson was named the North Florida women’s tennis assistant coach on Aug. 14, 2025. Dawson will serve in the role after a four-year collegiate career at Furman, where she earned 2022-23 All-SoCon First Team honors, 2021-22 and 2023-24 All-SoCon Second Team selections and a 2021-22 SoCon All-Freshman Team nod. Dawson posted a 97-65 overall record as a player – 56-37 in doubles and 41-28 in singles. She ranked as high as No. 51 nationally for doubles in 2022-23 and tallied three victories over top 30-ranked duos during her career. A key piece to Furman’s 2025 Southern Conference regular season and SoCon Conference Tournament Championship teams, Dawson posted a 19-4 record in doubles and a 14-7 mark in singles that season. In 2025, Furman was ranked as high as No. 36 in the nation. Dawson also excelled in the classroom at Furman and was named a four-time Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll student, four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and a three-time SoCon Academic All-Conference Team honoree.