Diego Nava hired to Women’s Tennis staff, Charlotte Chavatipon promoted to Assistant Coach
TEMPE – Sun Devil Women’s Tennis head coach Jamea Jackson announced the hiring of Diego Nava as an assistant coach and promoted Charlotte Chavatipon to assistant coach as well.
Coming from Louisville, Nava boasts coaching experience at the collegiate and junior level, spending two seasons with the Cardinals and mentoring three players in the ITA Top 100 this past season.
In 2024, he assisted the development of the All-American duo of Natan Rodrigues and Etienne Donnet, who made the semifinals at the NCAA Doubles Championships and finished with a program-best No. 4 in the year-end ITA Doubles Rankings this past May.
"I'm so excited to welcome Diego as our new assistant coach for the women's tennis program," said head coach Jamea Jackson. "He brings an exceptional level of experience and insight to our team and I'm confident our student-athletes will thrive under his guidance."
Before joining Louisville, Nava spent 18 months at the United States Tennis Association (USTA), working as an independent contractor with the top junior and professional American players and helping them train at the USTA Player Development campus in Orlando.
Nava played collegiate tennis for five seasons (2017-22), spending four seasons at Loyola Marymount and being ranked as high as No. 32 nationally in doubles play as a sophomore. The California native transferred to Xavier for one season, during which he reached a career-best ITA ranking in singles, ranking No. 51 in the country.
Chavatipon was previously part of the program as a volunteer assistant coach this past season after playing collegiately at Texas for four years. She helped the Longhorns win two national championships in 2021 and 2022 and compiled a career record of 90-34 in singles and a 79-29 record in doubles during her tenure in Austin. She earned spots on the NCAA All-Tournament Teams in 2021 and 2022.
"We were incredibly lucky to add Charlotte as a volunteer assistant last year. Her love of the game, her infectious personality and her experience at the top of college tennis added so much to our team and our coaching staff," said Jackson. "I'm delighted she will join our team as an assistant coach this upcoming season."
In her senior season, she went 10-0 in conference play and had an impressive 17-5 dual match record from the No. 3 spot in singles. She primarily played alongside current Sun Devil Vivian Ovrootsky in doubles, where they went 18-4 as a duo.
Chavatipon helped Texas win national championships in her first two seasons. As a sophomore, she recorded three top-75 victories in doubles and went 22-4 during the spring. In the NCAA Tournament, she recorded three-straight wins to cap the season and help clinch the doubles point against No. 2 Oklahoma in the national title match.
As a freshman went 25-1 in singles play and finished her first season in Austin on an 18-match winning streak. In the NCAA Championship, she clinched the doubles point and was the first player off the court in singles helping Texas win the national title.
Nava earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from LMU, then earned a master’s degree at Xavier in sports administration before entering the coaching profession in tennis. Nava’s hometown is Woodland Hills, California. Chavatipon majored in applied movement science, and her hometown is Fullerton, California.