Julian Tejada joined head coach Claire Pollard's staff as an assistant coach in September 2017.
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Tejada joined the Wildcats after most recently serving as the volunteer assistant coach for the University of Michigan women's tennis program.
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During his time at Michigan, Tejada helped Brienne Minor win the NCAA Singles Championship while Kate Fahey reached the quarterfinal round. As a team, the Wolverines won the Big Ten regular-season title while earning a national ranking as high as No. 4 before finishing at No. 11 in the ITA Oracle Collegiate Tennis Rankings.
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A 2001 graduate of Campbell University with a degree in business administration, Tejada was a member of the Camels' team from 1999-2001 after starting his collegiate career at North Greenville College. He posted a 27-4 singles record in 2000 with the 27 victories ranking the fourth most in a season in school history.
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Upon graduation, Tejada served as an assistant coach for Campbell's men's and women's teams for a year. He moved on to become a tennis professional at Saddlebrook International Tennis Academy in Tampa, Florida, from 2002-08 where he worked with a number of notable players including Martina Hingis, Jennifer Capriati, Monica Seles, Victoria Azarenka, Ashley Harkleroad, Ai Sugiyama and Jelena Jankovic.
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Tejada then became the assistant director of tennis at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, from 2008-10 before working as the tennis professional at Manchester Athletic Club in Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts, from 2010-16.
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Tejada joined the Wildcats after most recently serving as the volunteer assistant coach for the University of Michigan women's tennis program.
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During his time at Michigan, Tejada helped Brienne Minor win the NCAA Singles Championship while Kate Fahey reached the quarterfinal round. As a team, the Wolverines won the Big Ten regular-season title while earning a national ranking as high as No. 4 before finishing at No. 11 in the ITA Oracle Collegiate Tennis Rankings.
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A 2001 graduate of Campbell University with a degree in business administration, Tejada was a member of the Camels' team from 1999-2001 after starting his collegiate career at North Greenville College. He posted a 27-4 singles record in 2000 with the 27 victories ranking the fourth most in a season in school history.
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Upon graduation, Tejada served as an assistant coach for Campbell's men's and women's teams for a year. He moved on to become a tennis professional at Saddlebrook International Tennis Academy in Tampa, Florida, from 2002-08 where he worked with a number of notable players including Martina Hingis, Jennifer Capriati, Monica Seles, Victoria Azarenka, Ashley Harkleroad, Ai Sugiyama and Jelena Jankovic.
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Tejada then became the assistant director of tennis at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, from 2008-10 before working as the tennis professional at Manchester Athletic Club in Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts, from 2010-16.