University of Southern Mississippi Women's Tennis

Southern Miss Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain announced on August 11 the hiring of Piyanart Engineer as women's tennis coach, becoming the 10th head coa...

Abhijeet Tiwari joined the Southern Miss men's tennis staff in August 2016. He has been involved in day-to-day lesson planning and weekly structure for the team, as well as training the student-athletes in all aspects of the game, including road trips. Prior to his Southern Miss arrival, Tiwari was the head coach at the Team Tennis Academy in New Delhi, India. While there, he implemented a comprehensive training program for elite players and traveled extensively with academy athletes for local, national and international tournaments and events. Tiwari managed all programming aspects of the academy from practice sessions to fitness. His skillset stretched beyond the courts, as he developed marketing and advertising methods to showcase the academy. As a coach, Tiwari mentored several top ATP performers, including Divij Sharan and Karunuday Singh and U18 national champion B.R. Nikshep at the country's largest tennis academy. Tiwari also boasts a decorated playing resume. He is a former All-India No. 2 player and competed and won in more than 70 national and international tournaments. He was victorious in both the adidas Nationals (clay court) and Fenesta Nationals (hard court), and was also sponsored by the state government and Indian Oil corporation during his time.