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Native of Stockholm, Sweden
Received his undergraduate degree from Lewis Clark State College (LCSC)
Received his Master Degrees from East Tennessee State University & University of Phoenix
Fun fact: Speaks Swedish, English and Tigrinya.
13 years of coaching experience
Coaching Accolades:
- 2018 & 2023 Southern Region Assistant Coach of the Year
- Member of the Southern Region Committee
- Conference USA Head Coach of the Year
- 2014 Conference Horizon League Champion at Youngstown State
- 2013 Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions at ETSU
Player Accolades:
- National Winner of Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award
- Nationally ranked singles & doubles in NAIA

Native of Blanes, Spain
Graduated from The University of Alabama with a double major in Finance & Marketing, and earned her MBA in Business Analytics.
Joined the Alabama Women's Tennis Coaching Staff on July 2023.
Alba speaks 3 languages: English, Spanish & Catalan.
Played for the Alabama Women's Tennis Team from Fall 2017 to Spring 2021.
Accolades:
- 2020 SEC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2020, 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American
- 2x SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 5, 2020 & Feb. 12, 2020)
- ITA Southern Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award Winner
- Team Captain & Member of SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) from Fall 2019 to Spring 2021
- Member of the Emerging Tide Leaders Academy

Volunteer Assistant Coach for the University of Alabama Women's tennis team 2000-2005 and 2015 to present.
Director of Tennis at the Indian Hills Country Club since 1987.
He is a former No. 1 player in the men's 30-and-over division in Alabama, and a six-time Alabama Tennis Professional of the Year.
Inducted into the Alabama Tennis Hall of Fame in Feb. 2013, Swindoll was recently named the Alan Henry USPTA Southern Professional of the Year.
2020 USPTA Southern College Coach & 2021 Southern Teaching Professional of the Year.
Swindoll is a United States Professional Tennis Association Master Professional, an honor that fewer than 1 percent of tennis professionals worldwide achieve.
- Additional Certifications: ITPA Certified Performance Trainer, and IATP Certified as a Mental Game Coach.