Staff Directory
Hahn, Sonia
Sonia Hahn
- Title:
- Deputy Director of Athletics
- Email:
- Phone:
- 6432
Sonia Hahn was promoted to CSUN's Deputy Director of Athletics in April 2024.
Following her outstanding career as a student-athlete, Hahn became the Co-Head Women's Tennis Coach at the University of Tennessee, a position she held from 1997 to 2016. During her time at the helm of the Volunteers' program, she was named the ITA National Coach of the Year and SEC Co-Head Coach of the Year in 2002, in addition to earning the title of Ohio Valley Region Co-Head Coach of the Year.
Hahn led the Vols to NCAA tournament appearances in 16 of her 19 years with the program, including Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, and Final Four finishes.
After her time at Tennessee, Hahn was named the head coach of the women's tennis program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2016. Hahn had a highly successful run with the Vaqueros that included a Western Athletic Championship in 2018, in a season where she was named Coach of the Year for the conference.
A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Hahn received her bachelor of arts degree in communications in 1989.
Hahn, who came to CSUN from Southern Utah University, has served in a senior leadership role and as its Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) since she joined Matador Athletics in January 2023. She oversees several Matador programs, including men’s and women’s volleyball, beach volleyball, cross country and track and field, men’s golf, and women’s golf. Hahn also oversees the CSUN Athletic Performance unit as well as Sports Medicine and the Matador Fueling Station.
Additionally, she also chairs the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Athletics Committee, serves as Athletic Liaison for LGBTQIA, and oversees the Athletics Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) and other student-athlete programming.
A former tennis student-athlete at the University of Kentucky, Hahn earned ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles in 1987 and 1988. Hahn's career highlights include the 1987 ITA National Indoors Champion in singles, 1987 SEC Singles Champion and conference player of the year, 1987 University of Kentucky female athlete of the year, 1987 Gold medalist at the Pan American Games, and 1987 Bronze medalist at the World University Games.Following her outstanding career as a student-athlete, Hahn became the Co-Head Women's Tennis Coach at the University of Tennessee, a position she held from 1997 to 2016. During her time at the helm of the Volunteers' program, she was named the ITA National Coach of the Year and SEC Co-Head Coach of the Year in 2002, in addition to earning the title of Ohio Valley Region Co-Head Coach of the Year.
Hahn led the Vols to NCAA tournament appearances in 16 of her 19 years with the program, including Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, and Final Four finishes.
After her time at Tennessee, Hahn was named the head coach of the women's tennis program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2016. Hahn had a highly successful run with the Vaqueros that included a Western Athletic Championship in 2018, in a season where she was named Coach of the Year for the conference.
A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Hahn received her bachelor of arts degree in communications in 1989.
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