Sujay Lama serves as Head Coach for Arkansas State University's Tennis program in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Lama recently completed his second season as head coach of Arkansas State women's tennis, after being named the program’s eighth head coach on August 16, 2023. In 2025, Lama guided A-State to its best season since 2008 with 13 wins and the program’s first winning record since 2011.
The Red Wolves broke home attendance records, earned five conference victories (most since 2000), and won a Sun Belt Conference Tournament match for the first time since 2015. In his first year, the program recorded its most wins since 2012 and most shutout victories since 2011. Lama arrived in Jonesboro with 28 years of collegiate coaching experience, including 17 seasons at North Texas and eight at Illinois. He has 304 career victories and has coached teams to eight NCAA Tournament appearances and seven NCAA individual berths.
