LIVINGSTON, Ala. - The University of West Alabama Tennis team announced Yeffrens Lopez as the program's Assistant Coach on Wednesday.

Lopez joins Head Coach Jeff Beaman, Graduate Assistants Itaru Kikuchi and Shaira Rivera to complete UWA's staff for the 2026-27 season. 

"Yeffrens comes from one of the most dominant college programs at any level of college tennis with Barry winning seven of the past 10 women's national championships," said Beaman.  "I am very excited to add such an experienced coach to our programs."

Lopez brings more than 30 years of tennis coaching and player development experience to the University of West Alabama. A bilingual coach with an extensive background in collegiate, national, and international tennis, Lopez has developed competitive student-athletes across his coaching career.

Prior to joining West Alabama, Lopez served as the Associate Head Coach and Volunteer Assistant Coach for Barry University Women's Tennis from 2016–2026, contributing to a program that captured seven NCAA Division II National Championships over a 10-year span. During his time at Barry, he assisted with all aspects of program operations, including player development, recruiting, practice planning, match preparation, compliance, scheduling, and budget management.

Lopez also served as a private head and traveling coach in Querétaro, Mexico, where he oversaw the training and competition schedules of two high-performance junior players competing in Mexican, UTR, and ITF events. His coaching background also includes experience with several tennis academies throughout Florida.

As a player, Lopez was a highly ranked junior player in Venezuela. Lopez was a top-10 junior nationally and competed in COSAT, COTECC, ITF, USTA, and ATP tournaments. He was also a member of the Venezuelan Davis Cup pre-team.

Lopez is will be set to coach the Tigers this upcoming spring.