Andre Ferreira

Bio

Coach Andre Ferreira enters his 14th season as the Head Tennis Coach at Brenau University.

In 2015-16, Ferreira kept the Golden Tigers at the top of the rankings with a fifth place national finish. The squad also boasted three All-Americans and five SSAC honorees, including the SSAC Player of the Year, Fatyha Berjane.

In 2013-2014, the team finished as runners-up in the SSAC and received an automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament and finished #6 in the nation. The team was honored with two first-team NAIA All-Americans and two Honorable Mention All-American performers.

In 2012-2013, the team finished with its most successful season under Ferreira, reaching the final of the SSAC conference championship and the quarterfinals of the NAIA national championship. The team finished the season with a 13-5 record and No. 5 ranking in the NAIA – the highest year-end ranking since 2005. The team was ranked as high as No. 1 in the NAIA polls during the season and achieved a 3.22 cumulative GPA.

A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ferreira moved to the United States in the fall 2004 on a tennis scholarship to attend and represent Berry College in Rome, GA. After graduating with a Bachelors of Science degree in Health and Physical Education, Ferreira became the Graduate Assistant Coach for both the men’s and women’s tennis programs at Berry College in the fall 2008. In the spring 2010, Ferreira finished his MBA at Berry and moved to Macon, GA to become the Tennis Assistant Professional at Idle Hour Country Club. Under the guidance of tennis director, Craig Jones, he taught tennis lessons to children and adults of all ages and levels, including the high performance juniors at Craig Jones Tennis Academy. Ferreira holds the Elite Professional certification by United States Professional Tennis Association.

In addition to coaching the tennis team, Ferreira teaches the Tennis and Weight Training/Personal Fitness classes for the university, and coordinates tennis leagues, events and lessons for the Gainesville community at the Smithgall Tennis Center at Brenau. He is the Athletics Department Champions of Character liason, the Fitness Center Director and serves as the department compliance officer for eligibility,

He is married to former Brenau student-athlete Lindsay Woon and has two children. The couple resides in Gainesville, GA.