Covenant College

Chris Cox completed his third year as the assistant coach for head coach John Hirte in 2021-22.

Cox was a four-year standout on the tennis court for Covenant. He was a three-time All-USA South honoree, earning first team honors as a senior in 2018, and was twice named to USA South All-West Division first team. Cox set the program's career record for singles wins and ended career with 56 (56-30 overall) and set the program's career doubles wins record with 55 (55-29).

In his senior year, Cox earned a fourth straight All-USA South honor as he was selected to both the All-Conference first team and All-West Division first team. He set a single-season program record with 17 singles victories while going 17-3 overall. Cox was 16-2 in singles in dual matches, mostly coming at the No. 2 spot, and was a perfect 7-0 against USA South competition. In doubles with teammate Matthew Harvie, he went 19-2 overall, including a 17-match win streak to end the year.

Cox graduated from Covenant in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in sport administration. He is certified through the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR).

He and his wife, former Covenant women's tennis player and Covenant graduate Mackenzie (Jones), live on Lookout Mountain.