Tennis legend Martina Navratilova calls for SJSU to dismiss volleyball coach amid allegations: 'Fire his a--!'

Former San Jose State University co-captain Brooke Slusser claims she shared beds with a trans teammate, not knowing the athlete's birth sex, when the two lived in the same apartment. (Fox News Digital / Jackson Thompson)

Women's tennis legend Martina Navratilova has called for San Jose State University (SJSU) to fire volleyball coach Todd Kress after Fox News Digital reported on a letter containing allegations against Kress by a former player that was sent to the school in fall 2024, during the team's highly-publicized transgender athlete scandal.

Navratilova re-shared an X post by U.S. women's swimming Olympic gold medalist Nancy Hogshead, criticizing the coach and university.

"Fire his a--!" Navratilova wrote in one post. In another, the tennis legend wrote, "This is truly sickening… this coach should have been fired yesterday!"

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MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 21: Laureus Academy Member Martina Navratilova speaks at a press conference prior to the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2024 at the Palacio de Cibeles on April 21, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images for Laureus) (Getty Images for Laureus)

Hogshead's original post wrote, "Sex discrimination rarely manifests in just one form," before referencing Kress's alleged handling of female and a trans player during his first two seasons leading the team.

Fox News Digital has reached out to SJSU and Kress for a response to Navratilova and Hogshead's comments.

Fox News Digital reported Tuesday that in October 2024, the SJSU athletic department received a letter from one of Kress’ former players at Fairfield University from 1998. The letter included allegations that Kress attacked her in a hotel room in