CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Joining one of the winningest athletics programs in the history of the Southland Conference, Manuel Lopez-Videla was named Assistant Men's & Women's Tennis Coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Lopez-Videla joins an Islanders Tennis program that has made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, including five in the past three seasons.
"I am honored and excited to become a part of the highly successful Islanders Tennis program, a nationally recognized program known for its solid commitment to culture, hard work and success. I'm passionate to work with Coach Moore and I look forward to learning invaluable insights from his expertise in building character in student-athletes. The Islanders leadership has always interested me, characterized by their strong core values: grit, character and the undeniable sense of family. I am excited to contribute to these values, fostering personal growth and sporting excellence among our dedicated student-athletes," Lopez-Videla said.
Lopez-Videla brings head coaching experience to The Island as he served as the Head Coach at Judson University last season. At the helm, he coached Judson to its first-ever win over an NCAA Division I opponent. He also served as Director of Junior Tennis at Palisades Tennis Academy in Los Angeles which produced numerous collegiate scholarship players.
"We are extremely excited to add Manuel to the Islanders coaching staff! He brings collegiate head coaching experience and did a great job building culture and success at Judson! He comes highly recommended from some of the top coaches in the nation! Most importantly, Manuel passionately shares our Islander Tennis core values of Family character, respect, team first and strong work ethic! That is always most important and always will be," said head coach
Steve Moore.
Lopez-Videla was a former student-athlete at Judson after being a highly successful junior player as one of the top players in Bolivia.
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 16 NCAA Tournaments
- 33 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 41 Straight Semesters
- Islanders have received a No. 3 seed at the NCAA Tournament three times
- Women's tennis has cracked the ITA top-75 national rankings three times
- Men's tennis has cracked the ITA national rankings 10 consecutive years
- Ranked nationally in NCAA DI as high as No. 35 for the men and No. 60 for the women
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