Mizzou Tennis Adds Adamovic as Assistant Coach

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Tennis added 2016 NCAA Tournament MVP Katarina Adamovic as an assistant coach, as announced by head coach Chris Wootton on Thursday. Adamovic joins the Mizzou program after three seasons as an assistant coach at Cincinnati.

“I want to thank Chris Wootton, Andy Humes, Jim Sterk, and Sarah Reesman for giving me the opportunity here at the University of Missouri,” said Adamovic. “Coach Wootton is eager to create a tradition and culture of winning, and I’m humbled to learn from him as we take the program forward. I’m eager to get to work with the players and help bring this program reach new heights. I can’t wait to get to Columbia and get to work.”

“We are honored and proud to welcome Kat Adamovic to the Mizzou family,” said Wootton. “The level of experience that Kat brings to the team as both a coach and player is rarely found. Her qualities on and off the court will bring the highest motivation and discipline to this team. These are exciting times at Mizzou Tennis and Kat raises the expectations of success.”

In her three seasons with the Bearcats, Adamovic helped Cincinnati reach the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament in 2019 while leading the team to its second-best record in program history. That season, Adamovic also led Maria Santilli to a 22-6 record in her freshman campaign and Emma Miceli to a 21-8 record.

Adamovic played collegiately for Oklahoma State from 2014-17 where she produced a record of 75-42 in singles and 91-23 in doubles. Her 79.8 percent win percentage in doubles is the top mark in Cowgirl history since the inception of the Big 12, while her 91 doubles victories rank third all-time in the Big 12 era. She was a four time Big 12 All-Conference honoree in her time in Stillwater, earning first team honors as a senior in 2017.

Adamovic helped lead the Cowgirls to a Big 12 regular season and tournament championship in 2016, and an NCAA finalist appearance in the team tournament where she was named the tournament MVP. In singles competition, she earned All-America honors while advancing to the quarterfinals and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team for both singles and doubles. In 2017, the Cowboys won the Big 12 regular season championship and advanced to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament. She ranked as high as No. 10 in singles and No. 17 in doubles that season in the ITA National Rankings.

Adamovic also played on the Oklahoma State Women’s Basketball team during the 2017-18 campaign, where she played in three games. She graduated from Oklahoma State in 2018, earning her bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communication.

Hailing from Cacak, Serbia, Adamovic was the Serbia national champion at the Seniors, U18, U16, U10 and Juniors levels. She ranked as high as No. 922 in the WTA singles rankings and No. 631 in the WTA doubles rankings.

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