EMAIL: Manuel.LopezVidelaGarcia@tamucc.edu

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• Led Islanders to NCAA Championships in his first year as an Assistant Coach
• Coached Islanders women to an undefeated 7-0 conference season in 2024
• Part of two SLC Championships as Assistant Coach for the Islanders
• Led women to 23-3 record and men to 15-8 record in 2024
• Brought head coaching experience after leading Judson University men’s tennis program in 2022-23
• Former scholarship tennis player at Judson
• Director of Junior Tennis at world-renowned Palisades Tennis Academy in Los Angeles, California
• Top junior player in Bolivia

Joining one of the winningest athletics programs in the history of the Southland Conference, Manuel Lopez-Videla was named an assistant coach with Islanders Tennis in Aug. 2023.
 
Lopez-Videla joined an Islanders Tennis program that has made 17 NCAA Tournament appearances, including six in the past four seasons.

In his first season assisting Islanders Tennis, Lopez-Videla became a part of history as he helped guide the women to their fourth straight NCAA Tournament in 2024. They became the first women’s tennis team in the Southland Conference to win the SLC Tournament and advance to the NCAAs four years in a row from 2021-2024.
 
Lopez-Videla brought head coaching experience to The Island as he served as the Head Coach at Judson University in 2022-23. 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.
 
Lopez-Videla was a former student-athlete at Judson after being a highly successful junior player as one of the top players in Bolivia.

“We were so blessed to have Coach Manuel join the Islanders tennis coaching staff and Islanders tennis family! Coach Manuel shares all the Islanders values in such a special way! He was truly a special fit for this team!”

He assists Coach Moore in all aspects of the program; from recruiting, planning, setup and running practice, team travel, itineraries, fundraising and running the numerous tournaments held at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.

“Coach Manuel loves the players and pours his heart into helping them personally and on the tennis court! Manuel has rock solid character and is such a great mentor to these young Islanders! He is an elite coach on the court who’s been a head coach in college and brings a stellar work ethic! Manuel has truly been a rock for the Islanders!” - Director of Tennis Steve Moore.