2 new coaches named

Sarah Schneider


Jay Udwadi

Sarah Schneider (Equestrian) and Jay Udwadia (Men’s Tennis) are the latest additions to the Fresno State coaching staff.

Schneider, assistant coach for English competition training, served in 2003-04 as an undergraduate assistant coach for the equestrian team, guiding the English riders to Regional and Zone championship titles and a sixth-place finish at the 2004 IHSA National Championships.

Schneider is a 2004 graduate of Fresno State with a degree in psychology. She was also a member of the equestrian team from 2001-03, showing in both the English and Western divisions with top-three finishes in all of her collegiate competitions.

Schneider has shown extensively on the hunter, jumper circuit, acquiring many Hunter, Jumper and Equitation championship titles. In 1996, she was the Northern California Hunter Jumper Association high point medal rider.

Udwadia comes to the Bulldogs from Drake after leading the program to a 17-6 record, including a 7-0 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference, and a league championship for the first time in 11 years last spring.

Udwadia (pronounced oo-DWAD-ee-uh) was named MVC Coach of the Year for his efforts. Prior to Drake, Udwadia was the assistant coach at Northwestern for four seasons while helping the Wildcats to four NCAA Tournament appearances.

Before beginning his career as a college tennis coach, Udwadia spent two years on the ATP Tour, holding a world ranking in both singles and doubles.A four-year letterwinner for the University of Arkansas, he helped lead the Razorbacks to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a spot in the top 25 of the national rankings.

He graduated from Arkansas in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in sociology.