Men's Tennis | 6/15/2021 1:29:00 PM

TUCSON, Ariz. --After sweeping the NCAA Divsion II national championships, Barry also swept the ITA South Region Assistant Coach of the Year awards, as both Fred Bonal of the men's team and Nanda Alves from the women's brought home the trophies.

Bonal helped guide the Bucs (13-0, 6-0 conference) to the Sunshine State Conference regular season and tournament titles, the South Region championships and the national championship. In his eighth season, Bonal has led the team to six SSC regular season titles, six tournament titles and the 2015, 2019 and 2021 national championships

Alves also led the team (15-0, 8-0 SSC) to the Sunshine State Conference regular season and tournament titles, the South Region championships and the national championship. In her third season, Alves has helped lead the Bucs to two national champiosnships, the 2020 ITA Indoor Championship, two South Region titles and one each SSC regular season and tournament championships.

For Bonal, it is his second regional award after also winning in 2015. He is the only men's assistant to win the award. For Alves, it is her first award and the sixth for the program. Laura Valverdu (2011), Maria Lopez (2012, 2013) and Steve Schram (2017, 2018) also won the region award.