Jay Udwadia -- Head Men's Tennis Coach, Fresno State University Bulldogs
(as of tennis season 2009-10) Jay Udwadia
concluded his fifth year as Fresno State's men's tennis coach
after taking over for the Bulldogs in 2004.
Udwadia and the Bulldogs have made tremendous strides in five
years. Udwadia led the Bulldogs from a 10-11 record in his first
year to four straight winning seasons from 2006-09.
Udwadia serves as the Chair of the ITA West Region and is also
a member of the NCAA National Operating Committee. In addition,
Udwadia is the coach for the USTA National Team event, representing
the NorCal Boys 18 section. He has also been instrumental in recruiting
top-ranked Californians to Fresno State.
After the 2008 spring season, Udwadia was selected to coach the
New York Buzz of the World Team Tennis league. The WTT is a professional
tennis league founded by tennis legend Billie Jean King. He guided
the Buzz to the championship match, where the team defeated the
Kansas City Explorers 21-18. Udwadia also served as the Tournament
Director for the Men's ITA All-American Tournament during the
fall season.
Udwadia came to the Bulldogs from Drake, where he was named MVC
Coach of the Year for his efforts. He recruited the 2004 Missouri
Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, who also was an all-conference
honoree. Under Udwadia, Drake was very successful academically
as three players were honored by the league for their academic
achievements.
Prior to Drake, Udwadia was the assistant coach at Northwestern
for four seasons. While there, he helped lead the Wildcats to
a fourth place finish in the Big Ten in 2002 along with a No.
45 national ranking. Northwestern participated in the NCAA Tournament
in 2000 and `02 under Udwadia.
Before beginning his career as a college tennis coach, Udwadia
spent two years on the ATP Tour, earning 26 ATP points in doubles.
Udwadia was a four-year letterwinner in the highly competitive
SEC for the University
of Arkansas and was his team's captain
his senior year. He helped lead the Razorbacks to three NCAA
tournament appearances and a spot in the Top 25 of the national
rankings.
He graduated from Arkansas in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
Page last updated: 11/10/09