This bio is now a part of a historical archive, the individual was on the staff from 2018-2021 and is no longer employed by Wilkes University.
Victor "Torr" Terranova begins his third season as head coach of the Wilkes men's and women's tennis teams in 2020-21 after being hired on October 1, 2018.
In a shortened 2019-20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Terranova mentored Alexa Cieri to just the program's second singles title at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Southeast Regional when she became the E Singles champion. Cieri and Laura Zielinski became the first Colonels duo in program history to win a double title at the ITA Southeast Regional by winning the C Doubles title.
Terranova took charge of two programs that have dominated the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) and MAC Freedom in recent years and did not miss a beat in the 2018-19 campaign as the Colonels men earned their 12th consecutive MAC Freedom championship and won a First Round NCAA Tournament match for the fifth consecutive season. The women's side collected its 13th consecutive MAC Freedom championship before falling in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament to nationally ranked TCNJ.
Terranova comes to Wilkes with a wealth of experience at multiple levels, most recently serving as an Assistant Coach at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Ct. Prior to joining the Bobcats staff, Terranova was the Head Coach and Director of Men’s and Women’s Tennis at the University of Hartford, where Terranova was named the America East Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year in 2015-2016.
Terranova also had success on the recruiting trail, bringing in the three highest-ranked recruiting classes in Hartford history with multiple players ranked highly coming out of high school.
In addition to exceling on the court, Terranova’s programs have found success in the classroom as he coached five NCAA All-Academic athletes and 18 ITA All-Academic players between his time at Hartford and Quinnipiac.
Prior to his collegiate experience, Terranova was the Head Girl’s Coach at Weston High School in Connecticut from 2010-11, where he won a State Championship and was named Coach of the Year. Terranova also served as a boy’s assistant at Weston from 2005-10. Terranova also has experience as a club professional, racquet technician, and tournament director.
Terranova graduated from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont in 2008 with a degree in Economics, where he was a four-year member of the varsity tennis team. He earned his Master’s in School Counseling from Central Connecticut State University in 2017.
