▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁S ell ▁served ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁became ▁co - head ▁coach ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁after ▁her ▁husband , ▁Michael ▁S ell , ▁joined ▁her ▁as ▁head ▁coach . ▁She ▁came ▁to ▁L SU ▁after ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Tennis ▁Association ▁( UST A ) ▁as ▁a ▁regional ▁training ▁center ▁coach ▁starting ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁st int ▁at ▁the ▁U ST A , ▁S ell ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁at ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁she ▁helped ▁guide ▁the ▁women ' s ▁tennis ▁team ▁to ▁ ▁back - to - back ▁NCAA ▁Championship ▁semif inal ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁S ell ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁coach es ▁for ▁the ▁U ST A ▁Summer ▁Colleg iate ▁team , ▁which ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁el ite ▁training ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁American ▁colleg iate ▁tennis ▁players . ▁She ▁got ▁her ▁start ▁in ▁co aching ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁S ell ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of