Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on August 13 the hiring of Stephanie Wooten-Quijada as the new women’s tennis head coach.
 
Wooten-Quijada spent last year as one of the tennis professionals at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, where she was part of one of the highest rated private tennis programs in the country. Brookhaven Country Club is known for producing high-caliber athletes across several sports, including golf star Jordan Spieth.
 
Wooten-Quijada was the assistant coach at the University of Houston in 2013-14, helping the Cougars to a 21-6 record and a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
 
Prior to that, Wooten-Quijada spent two seasons at Stephen F. Austin (SFA), including the last year as the head coach. She helped SFA to a combined 33-18 record, including a 15-6 mark in Southland Conference play.
 
As an assistant coach in her first season at SFA, Wooten-Quijada helped guide the program to its first Southland Conference Championship an NCAA Tournament appearance, the No. 35 ranking in the nation, and a 23-4 record.
 
Prior to her arrival at SFA, Wooten was the head coach at Lee College, where she led the program to a runner-up finish at the 2011 NJCAA Championships. She also helped develop three NJCAA Division I All-Americans that season.
 
Wooten-Quijada was a four-year letter winner at Purdue where she finished her career with a combined 116 victories. As a senior, she recorded 41 victories while finishing sixth on Purdue’s all-time doubles victories list.
 
A native of Crandall, Texas, Wooten-Quijada, comes to the Rio Grande Valley with her husband, Andrés Quijada, who coached and trained at the Venezuelan Tennis Federation. Quijada was also a red-shirt for the Venezuelan Davis Cup team.