Alex Poda was named the head coach for the Valkyries tennis team in April 2020. Poda will not only head the women's program but will also sit at the helm of the inaugural men's team.
Poda comes to Converse after a successful stint at USC Sumter. During his time with the Fire Ants, Poda led USCS to a national ranking in each of his three seasons at the helm. He was named Region X Coach of the Year on two occasions while winning the region twice.
Prior to arriving in Sumter, Poda was the assistant tennis coach at Coker University from August 2016 to August 2017. While at Coker, Alex organized practices aiding in the betterment of student-athletes, budgeted and handled financial statements for the team operations account, organized, wrote, and taught team workouts for better strength, flexibility, and durability, and arranged charity events involving the team within the community.
For the past seven-plus years, Poda has worked for Chuck Kriese's Total Tennis Training Camps. In this role, Poda was responsible for creating and teaching drill court in a tennis training environment and designing drills that effectively and efficiently aided tennis development. Alex was also a motivational and instructional speaker to the campers in attendance.
Originally from Aiken, South Carolina, Poda played at Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina where he was a 3-time captain and graduated with his degree in Economics. He received his Masters of Science in College Athletic Administration from Coker College.
