Dawn Buth

Dawn Alexis Buth (born May 29, 1976) is an American former college and professional tennis player. As a collegiate player, she played for the University of Florida and won two national doubles championships. As a professional, she played on the ITF Women's Circuit (ITF) and WTA Tour (WTA) from 1998 to 2001. She served as head coach of the women's tennis team at George Washington University (GWU) from 2004 to 2013. She is currently the Director for Government Relations at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Early years Buth was born in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated from Wichita Southeast High School, where she played No. 1 singles and doubles for the Southeast Golden Buffaloes women's tennis team as a freshman, leading her team to state championship in 1991. She also ran the 4 × 100 meters relay, the 800 meters and the mile run for Southeast track team, and finished fifth in the mile at the high school state track and field championships. She was ranked as the top college freshman in the country in 1995, and was a key member of the Gators' 1996 and 1998 NCAA national championship teams. and she and Nickitas played for a third doubles title before losing in the final of the 1998 NCAA tournament. Buth and Nickitas were the first duo to win back-to-back NCAA doubles championships, and remain one of only two pairs to ever accomplish the feat. and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2011.

Professional career Buth played professionally on the ITF Women's Circuit and Women's Tennis Association tour from 1998 to 2001. Her highest world rankings were No. 96 in singles, and No. 108 in doubles play. She earned twelve ITF doubles titles and two singles championships, and played in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments. Her best Grand Slam performance was the second round of the women's singles tournament at the 2000 US Open.

Coaching career Buth started her coaching career as an assistant tennis professional at the Gainesville Country Club in Gainesville, Florida, from 2002 to 2003. From to 2003 to 2004, she worked as an assistant coach for the Penn Quakers women's tennis team at the University of Pennsylvania.