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Christopher Martin Cagle (otherwise known as Chris Cagle) is a former collegiate tennis player and current Director of Tennis for the Pate Tennis Academy in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Cagle was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He began playing tennis at around age 12, and enjoyed competing against his friends on the court.

Following his junior tennis years, Cagle was a member of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington men's tennis program from 1989-93. He was the first two-time captain in UNCW men's tennis program history.

Cagle was no stranger to success after collegiate tennis. In 2009, he reached the #1 ranking in the United States in men's 30s singles competition. Also, in 2010, Cagle received the Mary Milam Lifetime Achievement Award from North Carolina Tennis for his contributions to junior tennis.

Cagle broke into collegiate coaching at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina-Wilmington (UNCW). He served as a graduate assistant to the men's tennis team during the 1994 season.

From there, Cagle established himself as one of the top junior tennis coaches, coaching players to 10 national junior titles. He coached players in all four Junior Grand Slams, and twice coached a player in the main draw of a Grand Slam. In addition, Cagle coached and trained women's players that won NCAA Singles, Doubles and Team Championships including the MVP of a NCAA Championship team. Cagle also became the chairman for Junior Competition for North Carolina Tennis, served on the Southern Tennis Junior Competition Board, and the Winston-Salem Tennis, Inc. Board. He was the tournament director for the 2010 Boys' 12 and Under National Clay Court Clay Court Championships.

In addition, from 2004-06, Cagle served on the Cystic Fibrosis Tennis Auction Ball Committee. In 2006, he took the Co-Chair position for the auction ball, which raised over $100,000 to fight Cystic Fibrosis that year.

Cagle served as an assistant coach for the Penn State men’s team for three seasons before becoming head coach of the women’s program as an interim in December 2013. In his five seasons as head coach of the women’s tennis program, he amassed a 45-65 record.

On May 13, 2019, Cagle resigned as head coach of the Penn State women's team to accept a position as the Director of Tennis at Pate Academy in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.