Rifanty "Rifa" Kahfiani is the head coach of the Virginia Commonwealth University women's tennis program in Richmond, Virginia, and is entering her second season in that position. She was promoted to head coach in the summer of 2025 after serving as interim head coach beginning in August 2024 and previously working on the VCU staff as an assistant coach.
In her first season leading the Rams, Kahfiani was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year after guiding VCU to a 14-11 record, the program's fifth A-10 championship in seven years, and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. VCU won four matches in the conference tournament to claim the title and placed four players on the A-10 All-Conference teams. Sofia Thorne earned two A-10 Rookie of the Week honors, and seven VCU players received Scholar-Athlete recognition for GPAs of 3.5 or higher. The team also posted a 77 percent winning rate in A-10 play.
