Sonoma State University Women's Tennis

Lopez Head Women's Tennis Coach Alma Mater: University of Arkansas Twitter: Joaquin Lopez will begin his seventh season as the head coach for the Sonoma State University women's tennis program in 2017.  He is in his 10th year overall with the women's tennis team, and from 2004 to 2010, he served as an assistant with the men's squad, as well. In his first six years as the head coach of the SSU women's program, Lopez has compiled a record of 91-55 and has twice been named the ITA Division II West Region Coach of the Year (in 2014 and again last season in 2016).  He was also tabbed as the PacWest Women's Tennis Coach of the Year last year in 2016 after leading the Seawolves to a 17-7 record and a third place finish in the PacWest Championships, the highest finish for the program since joining the PacWest as an affiliate member prior to the 2014 season. In the past three seasons between 2014 and 2016 since joining the PacWest, Lopez has led the Seawolves to a 51-23 mark (a .689 winning percentage) and finished 2014 ranked 19th in Division II, ended 2015 ranked 20th, and wrapped up 2016 ranked 21st. A graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Lopez earned NCAA Division I national rankings in singles and doubles and was named the university's top student-athlete during his senior year.  He then played five years of professional tennis, earning an ATP ranking of No. 844 in the world and No. 48 in Spain.  During his professional career, Lopez had several wins against ATP Top 100 players.  In 1996, Lopez received his Master's Degree in Sport Psychology in Spain.  He has coached top juniors in Germany and has worked as a tennis psychologist with professional players in Spain.  Lopez graduated in May 2000 from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology with a Master's in Counseling Psychology and in 2008 he earned his license as a marriage and family psychotherapist in California. Currently, Lopez has a private practice as a psychotherapist and he teaches Transformational Tennis, his own innovative coaching approach emphasizing personal growth through sports.  He resides in Sebastopol with his wife, Aimee, and two children, Ian and Vida.