Staff Directory
Grant Esposito
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- Assistant Coach
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Esposito joined Liberty on July 15, 2025 following five years of college coaching experience at Furman (2023-25), Georgia (2022-23), Mississippi State (2021-22) and Indiana Wesleyan (2020-21).
Esposito previously served as the assistant coach at Furman for two seasons, where he helped lead the Paladins to two consecutive SoCon Tournament final appearances, capturing the 2025 SoCon Championship title and earning an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship.
In 2025, Esposito was named the ITA Carolina Region Division I Women’s Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year for his contributions to the program. Furman finished the season with a 21-4 overall record, a perfect conference mark and ranked No. 46 in the nation, having placed as high as No. 36 in the ITA rankings.
Esposito had a one-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach for the Georgia women’s tennis team before joining Furman. During his time with the Bulldogs, the team reached the Final Four of the NCAA Championship, finished as runner-up in the ITA National Indoor Championship, won its ninth SEC tournament title in program history, and finished the season ranked as the No. 2 team in the nation.
A native of Union City, Ohio, Esposito was ranked ninth nationally in doubles and received a NAIA All-American honorable distinction in 2019 as a collegiate player at Indiana Wesleyan. He was a three-time All-Crossroads League selection, won the NAIA ITA Midwest Regional doubles championship and received the 2019 ITA Regional and National Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award.
Esposito has coached a variety of players who achieved national rankings and postseason honors, including a pair of ITA NCAA Division I top 10 players in Lea Ma and Dasha Vidmanova and 2024 SoCon Freshman of the Year Maeve Thornton.
Preceding Georgia, Esposito was a volunteer assistant coach with Mississippi State men's tennis, in which the Bulldogs made an appearance in the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship. He also served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, where he helped guide Indiana Wesleyan to a 31-4 overall record and claim the 2021 Crossroads League Tournament title. The Wildcats reached the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Championships and were ranked No. 8 in the country.
Esposito previously served as the assistant coach at Furman for two seasons, where he helped lead the Paladins to two consecutive SoCon Tournament final appearances, capturing the 2025 SoCon Championship title and earning an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship.
In 2025, Esposito was named the ITA Carolina Region Division I Women’s Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year for his contributions to the program. Furman finished the season with a 21-4 overall record, a perfect conference mark and ranked No. 46 in the nation, having placed as high as No. 36 in the ITA rankings.
Esposito had a one-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach for the Georgia women’s tennis team before joining Furman. During his time with the Bulldogs, the team reached the Final Four of the NCAA Championship, finished as runner-up in the ITA National Indoor Championship, won its ninth SEC tournament title in program history, and finished the season ranked as the No. 2 team in the nation.
A native of Union City, Ohio, Esposito was ranked ninth nationally in doubles and received a NAIA All-American honorable distinction in 2019 as a collegiate player at Indiana Wesleyan. He was a three-time All-Crossroads League selection, won the NAIA ITA Midwest Regional doubles championship and received the 2019 ITA Regional and National Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award.
Esposito has coached a variety of players who achieved national rankings and postseason honors, including a pair of ITA NCAA Division I top 10 players in Lea Ma and Dasha Vidmanova and 2024 SoCon Freshman of the Year Maeve Thornton.
Preceding Georgia, Esposito was a volunteer assistant coach with Mississippi State men's tennis, in which the Bulldogs made an appearance in the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship. He also served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, where he helped guide Indiana Wesleyan to a 31-4 overall record and claim the 2021 Crossroads League Tournament title. The Wildcats reached the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Championships and were ranked No. 8 in the country.
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