SUJAY LAMA
2603 Loon Lake Rd.
Denton, TX 76210
217-493-6474 (cell)
Education
Employment
2006 to Current
P.O Box 11397
Denton, TX 76203
sujay.lama@unt.edu
BA in Public Communication/Political Science, Minor in International Studies
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, May 1992
USTA Certified High Performance Coach
USPTA and USPTR Professional Certification
Head Coach, University of North Texas Women’s Tennis, Denton, TX
Career Record: 185-144
Record at North Texas 77-60, 75-41 the last 5 seasons
Led the team from last place to first place in the Conference in just 4 seasons
First ever Sun Belt Conference Championships, First NCAA tournament
appearance, first national ranking #66, First All SBC selections spring 2010
Second Sun Belt Conference Championships, Second NCAA tournament
appearance, Multiple SBC selections, Highest Ranking #40 spring 2012
ITA All-Academic teams 5 years out of 6
Named a Finalists for NCAA Giant Award Program, 2009
Asked to throw First Pitch at Texas Rangers game, spring 2009
USPTA Collegiate Coach of the year, Texas, 2009
Sun Belt Conference Coach of the year, 2010 and 2012
ITA Regional Committee member, 2009-Current
1998 to 2006
Head Coach, University of Illinois Women’s Tennis, Champaign-Urbana, IL
Record at Illinois: 108-84
From #75 to #22 nationally, highest national ranking #16 spring 2004
From #10 to #3 in the Midwest
Five NCAA team tournament appearances
Five NCAA individual tournament appearances
Win over #1 ranked Duke, Feb 2003
Regional Record:
Senior ITA Player of the Year for Midwest Region, 2005
Two Arthur Ashe Midwest Regional Award winners, 2004 and 2005
Freshman ITA Player of the Year for Midwest Region, 2001
Illinois’ first regional doubles champion
Big Ten Career Record: 60-34
Seven top-five regular season Big Ten finishes (2nd two times, 3rd twice and 4th
three times)
4 Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners, 38 All Big Ten Student Athletes
ITA All-Academic teams all seven years
13 ITA Scholar-Athletes
Ten All-Big Ten selections
1995 to 1998
Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1997 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year in the South Region
1996 and 1998 NCAA team and individual singles and doubles champions
1996, 1997 ITA National Team Indoor Champion
1996, 1997, 1998 SEC Regular Season & Tournament Champion
Undefeated Seasons 1995-96 (31-0) and 1997-98 (27-0)
Coached 11 Gators to a combined 15 All-American honors
Coached eight individuals to NCAA Singles Championships, (Jill Craybas NCAA
Singles champion)
Coached two teams to NCAA Doubles Championships (Dawn Buth & Stephanie
Nickitas, two-time NCAA champions)
I992 –1995
Senior Staff Professional
Van Der Meer Tennis Center, Hilton Head, SC
Supervised junior and adult clinics, team training, and private lessons for all levels
and players enrolled in the Van der Meer World Class tennis program designed for
the top-ranked international juniors and professionals. Developed physical, strategic
and mental training programs, served as Motivational speaker for Player
Development and World Class tennis programs. Coached and managed players in
junior, satellite and major tennis tournaments throughout the world, including nine
Grand Slam Events.
1992-1995
Traveling Coach
Amanda Coetzer (South Africa), 1992-1994
Earned career-high WTA ranking of #14, March 1993
Doubles semi-finalist, 1993 French Open
Doubles finalist, 1993 U.S. Open
Naoko Sawamatsu (Japan) 1994-1995
Australian Open, 1995 (quarterfinalist with wins over Kimiko Date and Mary Joe
Fernandez)
Semi-finalist at the 1995 First Pacific Challenge, Hong Kong with wins over Martina
Navratilova and Mary Joe Fernandez
Quarterfinalist at the Italian Open, 1994
Earned career-high WTA ranking of #18 after Italian Open, May 1994, followed by
#14 after the Australian Open, February 1995
Christina Papadaki (Greece), 1993-1994
Earned career-high WTA ranking of ##99, June 1993
Mercedes Paz (Argentina), 1994
Improved over one hundred places in the WT A singles rankings to finish the year in
the top 150
Top 50 finish In the WTA doubles ranking
Mariaan de Swardt (South Africa). 1994-1995
WTA rankings improved from #600 to #90
Playing Career
1989-1991
1991 and 1992
2002
Personal Information
#1 ranked tennis player In Nepal and represented Nepal in Asian Games.
Beijing, China, 1990
Top-50 in the world as a Junior (ITF Rankings)
#5 in the nation in NCAA Division III rankings
Volvo Collegiate All-American, Singles
Voted Senor Player of the Year, Midwest Region
Inducted into the Luther College athletic hall of fame
Speak, read, and write English, German, Nepali and Hindi
Lived in three continents, Travelled to over 50 countries
Founder and director of Project Nepal raising funds for education and equipment for
Orphans in Kathmandu, Nepal www.supportprojectnepal.com
Wife Lynne, Daughter Priya (12) and son Siddhartha (7)