Kristina Hollander

Biography

Kristina Hollander was named the head coach of Seattle University men's and women's tennis programs on August 24, 2020. In the 2024-25 season, the Redhawks made history, with Lamija Avdic becoming both the first Redhawk to win WAC Player of the Year and the first to compete at the ITA All-American Championships, reaching the round of 16. Alongside Liliya Dimova, the pair became the first Redhawks to qualify for the ITA Masters in the doubles category, and Dimova was the WAC nominee for 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year. Avdic was awarded All-WAC First Team in singles, and All-WAC Second Team in doubles with Dimova. The pair also earned WAC Doubles Players of the Month, and Avdic won WAC Singles Player of the week, alongside a WAC Doubles Players of the Week with Natalia Michta. Dimova was awarded WAC Doubles Players of the Week with Lola Tavcar. On the men's side, Yuan Lu won WAC Singles Player of the week once, and WAC Doubles Players of the week twice alongside Yu-Han Hsieh. Filip Stipic was also awarded WAC Singles Player of the Week honors. In the 2023-24 season, Lamija Avdic was awarded WAC Freshman of the Year. She also earned WAC Doubles Players of the Week honors alongside Lola Tavcar. Elena Kraleva earned WAC Singles Player of the Week twice, and WAC Doubles Players of the Week once with Jade Quintana. On the men's side, Julian Worn became the first Redhawk to receive the Stan Bates award, and he and Jun Sasagawa were named to the Singles All-WAC second team. Sasagawa was