Stephanie Vallejos was named head coach of UTPA women’s tennis on August 17, 2011.
During her first season, the Broncs showed off considerable prowess in the classroom while competing hard on the court.
The Broncs were honored as the Female Academic Team of the Year at the annual student-athlete awards banquet, not just for having the highest GPA among female teams, but in the entire athletic department as well. All five student-athletes who were part of the team during both the fall and spring semesters had GPAs of 3.0 or higher to earn AD Honor Roll honors during both semesters.
On the court, the Broncs earned their first win for Vallejos in her home state of California, 5-2 at CSU Bakersfield, on February 18. The Broncs also gave Vallejos a nice welcome by winning their home opener, 7-0 over Texas A&M-Kingsville, on March 2 at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
Vallejos’ first season also saw the Broncs host the Great West Conference Championship at the HEB Tennis Center in Harlingen. The Broncs earned the No. 3 seed, setting up a rematch with CSU Bakersfield that the Broncs won 4-0. The Broncs finished fourth at the tournament.
Vallejos spent the previous three seasons on the Northern Arizona University women’s tennis coaching staff. She was a full-time assistant coach for her last two seasons and a graduate assistant coach in 2009.
During the 2010-11 season, Vallejos helped the Lumberjacks to a 13-11 record, including a 7-1 conference mark and a trip to their fourth-consecutive Big Sky Championship. NAU was ranked ninth in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Women’s Division-I Mountain Region Rankings.
The Lumberjacks went 13-7 during her first season an assistant coach, including a 6-1 victory over UTPA in El Paso (at UTEP). The Lumberjacks went 7-1 in conference, but fell in the Big Sky Championship.
Vallejos played for Northern Arizona from 2005-through-2008, leading the Lumberjacks to 15 wins and a 7-1 record in the Big Sky Conference as senior. She amassed a 15-6 singles record and a 7-1 mark in conference play while winning her final nine matches. Vallejos also went 16-5 (7-1 Big Sky) in doubles competition in 2008.
Vallejos earned All-Big Sky first team honors in 2008, which was NAU’s best season since 2002.
A 2003 graduate of Benicia High School in northern California, Vallejos led her squad to an undefeated record in 2001 and the MEL Conference Championship. Vallejos was ranked #1 in Northern California Section in the 18 and under division in 2002 and was nationally-ranked in the top 40 in the 14, 16, and 18 and under from 1999-2002.
Vallejos was a two-time Pacific Coast national champion in singles and doubles, as well as a Junior Fed Cup player for Northern California in 2002.Stephanie Vallejos
Women's Tennis Head Coach
Phone: 665-3153
Email: vallejossj@utpa.edu
Stephanie Vallejos was named head coach of UTPA women’s tennis on August 17, 2011.
During her first season, the Broncs showed off considerable prowess in the classroom while competing hard on the court.
The Broncs were honored as the Female Academic Team of the Year at the annual student-athlete awards banquet, not just for having the highest GPA among female teams, but in the entire athletic department as well. All five student-athletes who were part of the team during both the fall and spring semesters had GPAs of 3.0 or higher to earn AD Honor Roll honors during both semesters.
On the court, the Broncs earned their first win for Vallejos in her home state of California, 5-2 at CSU Bakersfield, on February 18. The Broncs also gave Vallejos a nice welcome by winning their home opener, 7-0 over Texas A&M-Kingsville, on March 2 at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
Vallejos’ first season also saw the Broncs host the Great West Conference Championship at the HEB Tennis Center in Harlingen. The Broncs earned the No. 3 seed, setting up a rematch with CSU Bakersfield that the Broncs won 4-0. The Broncs finished fourth at the tournament.
Vallejos spent the previous three seasons on the Northern Arizona University women’s tennis coaching staff. She was a full-time assistant coach for her last two seasons and a graduate assistant coach in 2009.
During the 2010-11 season, Vallejos helped the Lumberjacks to a 13-11 record, including a 7-1 conference mark and a trip to their fourth-consecutive Big Sky Championship. NAU was ranked ninth in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Women’s Division-I Mountain Region Rankings.
The Lumberjacks went 13-7 during her first season an assistant coach, including a 6-1 victory over UTPA in El Paso (at UTEP). The Lumberjacks went 7-1 in conference, but fell in the Big Sky Championship.
Vallejos played for Northern Arizona from 2005-through-2008, leading the Lumberjacks to 15 wins and a 7-1 record in the Big Sky Conference as senior. She amassed a 15-6 singles record and a 7-1 mark in conference play while winning her final nine matches. Vallejos also went 16-5 (7-1 Big Sky) in doubles competition in 2008.
Vallejos earned All-Big Sky first team honors in 2008, which was NAU’s best season since 2002.
A 2003 graduate of Benicia High School in northern California, Vallejos led her squad to an undefeated record in 2001 and the MEL Conference Championship. Vallejos was ranked #1 in Northern California Section in the 18 and under division in 2002 and was nationally-ranked in the top 40 in the 14, 16, and 18 and under from 1999-2002.
Vallejos was a two-time Pacific Coast national champion in singles and doubles, as well as a Junior Fed Cup player for Northern California in 2002.
