Sun Devil Women's Tennis announced the hiring of Diego Nava as Assistant Coach on July 22, 2025.
Coming from the University of Louisville, where he spent two seasons, he helped mentor three players in the ITA top 100 rankings this past 2024-25 season.
In 2024, he assisted the development of the All-American duo of Natan Rodrigues and Etienne Donnet, who made the semifinals at the NCAA Doubles Championships and finished with a program-best No. 4 in the year-end ITA Doubles Rankings this past May.
"I'm so excited to welcome Diego as our new assistant coach for the women's tennis program," said head coach Jamea Jackson. "He brings an exceptional level of experience and insight to our team and I'm confident our student-athletes will thrive under his guidance."
Before joining Louisville, Nava spent 18 months at the United States Tennis Association (USTA), working as an independent contractor with the top junior and professional American players and helping them train at the USTA Player Development campus in Orlando.
Nava played collegiate tennis for five seasons (2017-22), spending four seasons at Loyola Marymount and being ranked as high as No. 32 nationally in doubles play as a sophomore. The California native transferred to Xavier for one season, during which he reached a career-best ITA ranking in singles, ranking No. 51 in the country.
Nava earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from LMU, then earned a master’s degree at Xavier in sports administration before entering the coaching profession in tennis. Nava’s hometown is Woodland Hills, California.