Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis versus All-American Tournament on September 20, 2025 at TBA
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Women's Tennis
Alvarez, Maria
Maria Alvarez
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- mariafernandaalv@fau.edu
Maria Alvarez Teran joined the Florida Atlantic University staff in January of 2022 as an assistant coach and works with both the men's and women's teams.
The Owls tallied the nation's only undefeated record in 2025, captured their first American Athletic Conference Tournament match but fell in the semifinal contest to snap the streak. FAU, who was ranked in the nation's top-30 much of the year earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Regional held at Duke. It was Florida Atlantic's first postseason appearance since 2005 and an appearance they made good on with a first round win over Old Dominion. FAU concluded 2025 ranked No. 27.
The Owls opened the 2024 season with 11 straight wins behind the efforts of freshman Panna Bartha, who was also 11-0, and was later named the AAC Freshman of the year. The team finished their first campaign in the AAC with a 13-9 record and in the AAC quarterfinals. FAU's final in the CUSA 2023, the Owls recorded an 8-14 record and a quarterfinal finish. Alvarez guided the Owls to a 13-11 record and a CUSA semifinal finish after starting with the players in January.
Alvarez Teran has lived and competed all over the world, but most recently served as a coach for the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, a position she held from February of 2020 until June of 2021. She also served as the Tennis Director at Rock Pile Ranch in Montana as well as the captain of the Bolivian Billie Jean King Cup from July 2020 to present.
From January of 2019-Februay of 2020, Alvarez Teran served as the women’s director of tennis at Club e Tennis Santa Cruz, in Sana Cruz Bolivia.
In 2017 she served as the captain of the South American Games where she led the Bolivian team to as a silver medalist as both player and a coach. In the fall of 2017, Alvarez Teran was the Bolivian U12 National Team Captain for the Copa Cosat and the captain and coach of the U12 Girls National team, which finished fourth. She gained her first experience as a coach in 2016 when she began her career at the Las Palmas Country Club as the Head Women’s Coach.
Alvarez Teran holds certifications as an ITF Level 2 Coach, a PTR Professional 11 to 17, a PTR Junior Specialist, a PTR Instructor 10 and Under, USPTA Elite Professional, an ITPA Certified Tennis Performance Specialist and a GTPA Level B Coach.
She is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and list the following accomplishments as a tennis player:
Junior Tournaments Achievements
The Owls tallied the nation's only undefeated record in 2025, captured their first American Athletic Conference Tournament match but fell in the semifinal contest to snap the streak. FAU, who was ranked in the nation's top-30 much of the year earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Regional held at Duke. It was Florida Atlantic's first postseason appearance since 2005 and an appearance they made good on with a first round win over Old Dominion. FAU concluded 2025 ranked No. 27.
The Owls opened the 2024 season with 11 straight wins behind the efforts of freshman Panna Bartha, who was also 11-0, and was later named the AAC Freshman of the year. The team finished their first campaign in the AAC with a 13-9 record and in the AAC quarterfinals. FAU's final in the CUSA 2023, the Owls recorded an 8-14 record and a quarterfinal finish. Alvarez guided the Owls to a 13-11 record and a CUSA semifinal finish after starting with the players in January.
Alvarez Teran has lived and competed all over the world, but most recently served as a coach for the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, a position she held from February of 2020 until June of 2021. She also served as the Tennis Director at Rock Pile Ranch in Montana as well as the captain of the Bolivian Billie Jean King Cup from July 2020 to present.
From January of 2019-Februay of 2020, Alvarez Teran served as the women’s director of tennis at Club e Tennis Santa Cruz, in Sana Cruz Bolivia.
In 2017 she served as the captain of the South American Games where she led the Bolivian team to as a silver medalist as both player and a coach. In the fall of 2017, Alvarez Teran was the Bolivian U12 National Team Captain for the Copa Cosat and the captain and coach of the U12 Girls National team, which finished fourth. She gained her first experience as a coach in 2016 when she began her career at the Las Palmas Country Club as the Head Women’s Coach.
Alvarez Teran holds certifications as an ITF Level 2 Coach, a PTR Professional 11 to 17, a PTR Junior Specialist, a PTR Instructor 10 and Under, USPTA Elite Professional, an ITPA Certified Tennis Performance Specialist and a GTPA Level B Coach.
She is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and list the following accomplishments as a tennis player:
Junior Tournaments Achievements
- Ranked #1 player in Bolivia in all age divisions
- Ranked #1 junior player in South America in all age divisions. Bolivian Junior National Team (2000-2006)
- Qualified to the World Junior Championship, Check Republic 2003. Singles Finalist at Eddie Herr 2003
- Doubles Finalist Orange Bowl 2003
- Singles Finalist Banana Bowl GA 2006
- Ranked as high as #13 in singles and doubles by the ITF. Played in all Grand Slam Tournaments
- BJKC Player (2003-2015)
- Pan Am Games
- Participant in the Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico (2011) Participant in the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada (2015)
- ITF Commitment Award for being the only Bolivian in history to compete in over 50 ties for Bolivia at the Billy Jean King Cup
- Achieved a High WTA Ranking of 187 in singles and 137 in doubles. Played in all Grand Slam tournaments
- Singles Winner of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Lima, Peru (2007)
- 10.000 WTA tournament in Santo Andre, Brazil (2007) 10.000 WTA tournament in Bogota, Colombia (2007)
- 25.000 WTA tournament in Puebla, Mexico (2008)
- 10.000 WTA tournament in Queretaro, Mexico (2008) 10.000 WTA tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2008)
- 10.000 WTA in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2009)
- 25.000 WTA tournament in Campos Do Jordao, Brazil (2009) 10.000 WTA tournament in Poza Rica, Mexico (2011)
- 10.000 WTA tournament in Gainesville, Florida (2012)
- 10.000 WTA tournament in São Paulo, Brazil (2015)
- 10.000 WTA tournament in Antalya, Turkey (2015)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Lima, Peru (2007)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Bogota, Colombia (2007)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Valencia, Venezuela (2007)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Valencia, Venezuela (2007)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Itajai, Brazil (2007)
- Doubles Champion of a 25.000 WTA tournament in Mexico City, Mexico (2009)
- Doubles Champion of a 25.000 WTA tournament in Tsukuba, Japón (2009)
- Doubles Champion of a 25.000 WTA tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2011)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Amelia Island, Florida (2012)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Santa Cruz, Bolivia (2012)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil (2012)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Gainesville, Florida (2012)
- Doubles Champion of a 25.000 WTA tournament in Brasilia, Brazil (2012)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Asunción , Paraguay (2012)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Landisville, Pennsylvania (2013)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Santa Cruz, Bolivia (2013)
- Doubles Champion of a 25.000 WTA tournament in Las Cruces, New Mexico (2013)
- Doubles Champion of a 25.000 WTA tournament in Tampico, Mexico (2013)
- Doubles Champion of a 25.000 WTA tournament in Caracas, Venezuela (2013)
- Doubles Champion of a 15.000 WTA tournament in Victoria, Mexico (2013)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in São Paulo, Brazil (2015)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in Santa Fe, Argentina (2015)
- Doubles Champion of a 10.000 WTA tournament in San Carlos, Brazil (2015)
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