Brenau Hires New Tennis Coach

Gainesville, Ga. - Brenau University Athletic Director Mike Lochstampfor has announced the hiring of Andre Ferreira as the new tennis coach. Ferreira takes over one of the top tennis programs in the NAIA this year as Gordon Leslie retires after five years at the helm. Andre has served as the Tennis Assistant Professional at Idle Hour Country Club in Macon since May of this year. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Coach at his alma mater, Berry College from May, 2008 until May, 2010.

Andre, who grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, came to the United States in the Fall of 2004 on a tennis scholarship to Berry, where he played for four years. He graduated with a B.S. in Health and Physical Education in May of 2008. He completed his Master of Business Administration this past summer.

During his time at Berry, Andre assisted with the Clay Hightower Tennis Camp and the Darlington Tennis Camp in Rome as a tennis instructor and counselor. He was also active in the Athletes Bettering the Community program for four years. Ferreira is a certified P-1 member of the United States Professional Tennis Association.

"I am thrilled to have a tennis coach of Andre's caliber assume the leadership of our tennis program. Andre has played and coached at a very high level but more importantly, he understands the mission to provide our student-athletes the opportunity to excel both in athletics and academics. He came highly recommended to us and I have full confidence in his ability to continue the longstanding tradition of managing a tennis program that is competitive with the best small college teams in the nation!" said Lochstampfor.