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Mario Toledo                  Position: Volunteer Coach Experience: 7th season

Mario Toledo is in his seventh year with the Lady Vols. He has significant experience with the University of Tennessee as he played with the Volunteer tennis team from 2000-02 after transferring from Georgia Perimeter College, where he claimed a junior college national championship both seasons. He was named the David Rowland Male Junior College Athlete of the Year, a national award covering all collegiate sports, in his second season. At UT, Toledo went 19-8 as a junior and 33-12 in his final collegiate campaign, posting a cumulative 21-4 record in the No. 2 position.

In 2000-01, he was the only Vol to go undefeated in SEC and NCAA Tournament play, accumulating a 7-0 mark as the Volunteers advanced to the NCAA National Final before falling to Georgia, 4-1, in Athens in the first-ever meeting between SEC teams for a men's tennis national title. His senior season, Toledo earned All-American honors and was ranked 10th in the nation, as he helped lead Tennessee to an NCAA National Semifinal berth. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 2003.

At Tennessee, Toledo assists at practices and travels with the team on a part-time basis. He has also been working at the Knoxville Racquet Club for five seasons as a head tennis professional. Duties there include organizing adult clinics, planning tournaments and supervising the junior development program, as well as teaching adults and juniors in private and group settings.