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TennisPro July/August 2020
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by Sujay Lama
A top ranked junior from Nepal, Sujay reached an ITF Juniors singles world ranking of #50. That earned him a scholarship
to Luther College, where he amassed a singles record of 104-18, was ranked #5 in NCAA DIII singles and was a two time
All American. In 2002, he was inducted into the Luther College Athletic Hall of Fame. Sujay was a traveling coach on the
WTA Tour and has coached at 12 Grand Slams. He worked with elite players as Senior Staff Professional at Van der Meer
World Class Academy. The University of Florida came calling. There Sujay served under Head Coach Andy Brandi from
1995-98, helping them win two NCAA Team Championships. Next for Sujay was eight years as Head Women's Coach at
the University of Illinois, where he transformed the program and led the team to five NCAA tournament berths. With that
reputation, he took his talents to a struggling women's team at the University of North Texas. In just four seasons, Sujay
took the team from last to first and three conference titles. Fourteen seasons in, Sujay is the winningest tennis coach in
University of North Texas history. In 2014, he was named the PTR Jim Verdieck College Coach of the Year.
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