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Jeff Nevolo
Former Women's Tennis Head Coach
at Southern Methodist University
• Dallas, TX
• NCAA DI

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Southern Methodist University • 4-year or above, Private not-for-profit • Dallas, TX
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Jeff Nevolo
Former Women's Tennis Head Coach

Southern Methodist University

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

The Worst Coach Of All Time

Date: August 11, 2025

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"If you’ve ever dreamed of being screamed at, mocked, and belittled daily, this “coach” is your jackpot. He has a remarkable talent for turning love of the game into dread of showing up. Feedback is less about tennis and more about personal attacks, delivered with cussing at full volume. Congratulations — you’ve found the fastest way to kill your passion for the sport."
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Jeff Nevolo
Former Women's Tennis Head Coach

Southern Methodist University

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Do Not Recommend. Bad Coach Bad Person

Date: August 11, 2025

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"Jeff's knowledge of tennis very limited and often would have ulterior motives. He was let go for a reason. He treated his players not as humans, but rather chess pieces to further his career. Can talk the talk but can't walk the walk. Whoever commented that he supports athletes academic goals just simply lied. Makes me wonder who actually wrote those comments... Convenient timing. Would not recommend to any kind of player. His limited tennis knowledge doesn't get him very far, and when that goes south, he turns to "accountability" and "toughness". Very possible to go into a program where he coaches and come out worse, mentally and physically. Known to swear and scream at his players."
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Jeff Nevolo
Former Women's Tennis Head Coach

Southern Methodist University

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Warning: Jeff Nevolo Is A Threat To Women's Sports

Date: July 25, 2025

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"As both a parent and a professional tennis coach with over 30 years in the industry, the heartbreak our family experienced under Coach Jeff Nevolo was beyond anything we could have imagined. It remains the most devastating and damaging experience of our athletic journey. In my professional opinion, Jeff Nevolo has absolutely no business coaching Division I women’s tennis—frankly, no business being in any role involving young women. His behavior was not just unprofessional; it was deeply harmful. He routinely crossed boundaries, calling players after practice to gossip about their teammates. He encouraged players to spy on one another, asking them to take videos or photos of teammates during their free time. He orchestrated emotionally abusive activities, such as making players sit in a circle and tell each other what they disliked about one another. This is not team building—it is emotional warfare. He mentally and verbally abused the very young women we trusted him to lead. He cussed at them openly. Using the C" word and other disgusting expletives. These are our daughters—hard-working, dedicated athletes who had spent years training with discipline, sacrifice, and heart to compete at the collegiate level. Instead of fostering growth, he crushed their spirit. He told players their teammates didn’t like them and suggested they should transfer. He isolated them, humiliated them, and destroyed their confidence. Jeff Nevolo abused every ounce of power he was given. He stole dreams, shattered confidence, and inflicted trauma that no athlete should ever endure. There is absolutely no place for this kind of behavior in women’s sports. DO NOT HIRE THIS MAN. HE SHOULD NEVER COACH WOMEN AGAIN."
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Southern Methodist University

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Verbally And Mentally Abusive Coach

Date: July 24, 2025

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"This coach has absolutely nothing to bring to women's college tennis other than an horrible experience. He lacks knowledge of the game, has no idea how to motivate in a positive manner, hates just about everyone including his own life, incredibly negative about everything, even if the team wins. He is incredibly verbally and mentally abusive. The idea of positive coaching is foreign to him. He is insecure, narcissistic and incredibly manipulative. His style of coaching is coaching out of fear then explaining to you that he did it for your own good. He has no place in coaching women's tennis. What could be an amazing four year experience is completely ruined by one person. He only has assistant coaches that buy into his culture of beating you down. Girls that play D1 college tennis have worked their entire life for this chance. Girls sacrifice so much to get good enough to play D1. Jeff takes it all away from you and makes you hate the game and ruins the entire college experience. The college experience should be amazing. Don't let any coach take that away from you. "
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Southern Methodist University

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Mentally Abusive Coach

Date: February 27, 2024

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"Terrible. Literal nightmare. Mentally Abusive. Does not care about his players college education or mental wellbeing. Creates wedges between players and loves to gossip about them. Multiple people leave per year due to his coaching ways and environment he facilitates. If you want a successful college career with teammates and staff who care about you, go any place else."
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