FAYETTEVILLE — Central Florida assistant coach Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar has been hired to lead Arkansas’ women’s tennis program.
Sanchez-Quintanar, 32, has spent the past five seasons at UCF and was named national assistant of the year by ITA in 2019.
“After spending some time with Cristina, it was clear to me that she is deeply passionate about the sport of tennis and committed to the success of her student-athletes,” Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek said in a statement announcing the hire. “She is a hard worker and incredibly competitive. Those traits served her well as a three-sport student-athlete in the SEC and have been hallmarks of her coaching career as well.