Pepperdine University Athletics

Mario Toledo begins his second season with the Pepperdine women’s tennis team in 2016-17.  In his first season assisting Head Coach Per Nilsson in 2015-16, the pair led the Waves to one of the team’s best overall finishes after reaching the NCAA Championship quarterfinal round for the fifth time in program history.

The squad finished with a 24-3 overall record, including a perfect 10-0 record at home, 9-1 record on the road and 5-2 record on neutral ground.  The Waves ended the season with a fourth-consecutive West Coast Conference Championship title and another WCC regular season crown. 

He comes to Malibu after putting 12 years of coaching experience in the books.  Prior to Pepperdine, he spent time at Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa, in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.  The resort was named the No. 1 tennis resort by Tennis Magazine.  While there, he taught players of all ages and levels, building not only skill on the court but an appreciation and love for the game.

While serving as a volunteer coach at Tennessee for 10 years, Toledo assisted in practices and took care of the travel duties for the team on a part-time basis.  He also worked at the Knoxville Racquet Club for five seasons as a head tennis professional where he organized adult clinics, planned tournaments and supervised the junior development program.  He taught adults and juniors in both private and group lessons.  During his time, he coached seven student-athletes to NCAA Division I scholarships.

As a student-athlete, Toledo played with the Volunteers from 2000-02 after transferring from Georgia Perimeter College.  In the 2000-01 season at Tennessee, he amassed a 7-0 conference record as the Volunteers advanced to the NCAA’s championship match and was the only member of the team to go undefeated in SEC and NCAA Tournament play.  Toledo went 19-8 in his junior season and in his senior campaign, he posted a 33-12 record.  In his final season with the Vols, he tabbed All-American accolades and was ranked as high as 10th in the nation as he helped lead Tennessee to an NCAA Tournament semifinal appearance.

At GPC, he earned a junior college national championship in both 1999 and 2000.  In his second season, he was also named the David Rowland Male Junior College Athlete of the Year, a national award covering all collegiate sports.

Toledo earned a degree in Political Science from Tennessee in 2002.  He is married to Kris Budden and the couple has one son, Jace.

Mario Toledo coaching records