Bio

Tessa Smith serves as the Director of Budgeting at St. Andrews as well as the head women's volleyball and beach volleyball coach.

Through Coach Tessa's hard-work, athleticism, knowledge and leadership, she became a pivotal factor in the rebirth of a successful and dominating sports program.

From her playing career at St. Andrews, Coach Smith was awarded First Team All Conference, Most Outstanding Player Award, and The Peanut Award; given for the most outstanding senior athlete.

Coach Smith's resume doesn't end with her playing career. Since the spring of 2021, Tessa has been the Head Coach of the Beach Volleyball team as she was the first coach of the teams inaugural season that year.

2021 saw its challenges for the new Beach Volleyball team under Coach Smith, as the squad finished out the season with a 1-13 record. 2022 however saw a drastic resurgence as the team finished with a much improved 11-24-1 overall record, while going 7-5 in conference play.

Coach Tessa Smith originally hails from Jacksonville, FL where she played at the national team level for the Jacksonville Juniors Volleyball Association.

Tessa also serves and has been recognized on multiple fronts. She has been awarded twice the 30 Under 30 Honor, while currently serving as the Director of Budgeting for St. Andrews and is the Co-Director of the SAAC.

Coach Smith graduated with her MBA in 2019 and received her Master's of Education in 2022.