Marcelo Ferreira has been promoted to head coach of the Pepperdine men’s tennis team. Ferreira had joined the Waves’ staff as associate head coach for the 2013-14 season.
Ferreira is the 14th head coach in the program’s history, which dates back to the 1940s. Before coming to Pepperdine, he spent five seasons at Texas Tech as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach for the 2012-13 season. His first experience in coaching was in São Paulo, Brazil where he coached at the Mauro Menezes Tennis Academy.