Jo Cabana

Girls' Tennis
2001 Coach of the Year

Jo Cabana

Cardinal Gibbons High School

Fort Lauderdale,
Florida

Impact Statement

Over the course of her career she has coached 26 State Championships teams thus far.

Biography

In nine years as head coach, Cabana has coached Cardinal Gibbons High’s girls teams to eight Class 2A state championships, including the last four years. She has coached two individual singles players and three doubles teams to state titles. This year’s team lost just one match en route to the title. Cabana also has led the Cardinal Gibbons boys teams to the last five state titles.

In 2003 Cabana left Cardinal Gibbons and took a position at Charlotte Catholic High School in North Carolina.

Cabana led the girls’ team to a 3A Dual State Championship in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In the last two years they have been undefeated and have a 67 game winning streak. Their last loss came in August of 2017.

In her 26 year coaching career, she has a lot to boast about including 2 girls titles at St. Thomas Aquinas, eight boys and 7 girls titles at Cardinal Gibbons and nine girls titles at Charlotte Catholic.


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Records

  • Has coach 26 teams to a State Title
  • Professional Achievements

  • 2019 Charlotte Observer Girls’ Tennis Coach of the Year