Head Coach Glen Fanelli
 Glen Fanelli, a
native of Kentucky, brings eight years of
head coaching experience and 12 years in the
coaching profession to UWA with stints at
Montevallo, Wallace State Community College,
Samford and Alabama.
Fanelli,
who started the tennis program at
Montevallo, served as the women’s tennis
coach there from 1995-1996 before taking the
reins at Wallace State.
During his
four years at Wallace State he led both
programs to prominence. The women’s program
claimed the 1999 AJCCC title and also
captured the NJCAA National Championship.
The men’s team also claimed the AJCCC crown
that year and finished fourth in the NJCAA
National Tournament. Fanelli was honored as
the NJCAA National Coach of the Year for
leading both programs.
After his
success at the community college level,
Fanelli took the helm at Samford University
for four seasons and led those programs to
wins over Jacksonville State,
Birmingham-Southern, Morehead State and
Eastern Kentucky.
After a
playing career at the University of
Kentucky, Fanelli served as an assistant
coach at Alabama from 1987-88, where he
coached two, two-time All-Americans in
Clinton Ferreria and Ellis Ferreria. During
his time at Alabama the Crimson Tide
finished 25th nationally and
fifth in the SEC.
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