Danielle Lund enters her first year as the Head Coach of the women's tennis team. She served as the Assistant Coach at Yale for one year (2005-2006) prior to her appointment as the Head Coach in May 2006.

Lund brings a wealth of experience both as a player and a coach. Prior to Yale, she was the Assistant Head Pro at Orchard Hills Athletic Club in Lancaster, MA where she coached several nationally ranked junior players who have earned tennis scholarships to major Division I schools. Lund was also the Assistant Coach of the women's tennis team at the University of Michigan from 2001-2002 and led the team to a national ranking of #39 and 2nd place finish in the Big Ten. In addition, Lund served as a volunteer coach at Boston University and was the Director of the Nike Tournament Training Camp at Mount Holyoke College from 2003-2005.

Lund received a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Organizational Studies from the University of Michigan in 2001, earning the Michigan Athletic Department's Academic Achievement Award and the Donald R. Shepherd endowed scholarship for academic and athletic success. While a player at Michigan, Lund was nationally ranked as high as #28 in singles and #7 in doubles. She is the only player in Michigan history to ever qualify for all three Grand Slam collegiate events (All-American, National Indoors and the NCAA Championships). She helped the team to its first Big Ten Championship in 1997, captained the team as a junior and senior, was All-Big Ten in 1999 and was the Big Ten Sportswoman of the Year in 2001. Following college, Lund played professionally for one year before joining the Orchard Hills staff and earned a WTA world ranking in singles and doubles.