Edson Ortiz
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- Title:
- Assistant Coach
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- Phone:
- 408-551-3915
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- Email:
- eortiz@scu.edu
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- Year:
- First
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- College:
- Alabama '20 BS, Alabama '21 MS
Edson Ortiz was hired in May of 2022 as the Santa Clara University assistant men's tennis coach.
Ortiz joined the Broncos from Eagle-Fustar Tennis Academy in Sunnyvale, California, where he was a coach.
Prior to his stint at Eagle-Fustar, Ortiz had a decorated five-year career for the Crimson Tide where he was: a three-time All-SEC selection; a two-time SEC Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year (co-Scholar-Athlete in 2020); named four times to the SEC spring academic honor roll; appeared in the 2018 NCAA doubles tournament and a four-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete.
In addition to his coaching duties at Eagle-Fustar, Ortiz also taught at the Nike Tennis Camps over three summers, developing the play of kids aged nine to 18.
The Chihuahua, México native received both his bachelor's degree in kinesiology and a master's degree in hospitality management from Alabama.