El Paso, Texas- Rodrigo Almeida has been tabbed as the assistant coach for the UTEP tennis team, head coach Ivan Fernandez announced Thursday. For the past two years, Almeida has served as an assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s tennis programs at Campbell University.
“We are very excited to have Rodrigo joining our UTEP Tennis family as our assistant coach,” Fernandez said. “I have known him for many years, starting from his days as a collegiate player. He always showed great class and maturity. He was highly sought after by several other universities but saw a greater opportunity in coming to UTEP and Conference USA.