Alumni Spotlight: Tiffani Nash '20

Nash, who was twice a state runner-up in girls singles and a semifinalist in another year, saw her senior season in tennis wiped out by COVID. So after she finished at Loyola, Nash headed to Missouri State to continue her tennis career. But things didn’t work out as expected, so she transferred to Louisiana Tech. 

Things certainly worked out there – in more ways than one. 

Not only did Nash have an outstanding career for the Bulldogs, she also had one in the classroom as well. 

After completing her senior season at Tech, she  was named a Division I Women's Tennis Scholar- Athlete, which was awarded by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. 

Not only did she become the first Bulldog in program history to be selected to the Conference USA All-Academic Team, Nash is also a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete while also being a two-time CUSA Academic Medalist and two-time CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll recipient. 

“A lot of studying and working hard in the classroom,” she says. “I just tried to keep my GPA (3.86) as high as possible. I just tried to strive for excellence in 

the classroom.” 

Nash says Loyola gave her the foundation she needed to achieve her academic success. 

“Loyola prepared me so much,” she says. “I feel like the curriculum provided to me as far as academics made college much easier because of the type of work that was presented at Loyola. That played a huge role in my success and I am forever grateful to Loyola and everyone who helped me when I was there.” 

Oh, and her tennis career wasn’t too bad either. 

Nash completed her Bulldog career with a 47-23 overall record in singles, including a 34-14 mark in dual matches. She was named Second Team All- Conference USA in singles in 2024 after posting a record of 15-5 in singles. 

“I’m happy I made that decision (to transfer),” she says. “I kind of wanted to be closer to home and that was a big reason why I transferred. Tech was one of the schools I was looking at when I was in high school. I really love the school. My parents graduated from there and I wanted to be a part of that as well. I wasn’t expecting to get as many awards as I received. I’m just happy to be as successful as I was at Tech.” 

She’s now a full-time student as she works toward her Masters in business administration and is set to graduate in February. Tennis, which has been such a big part of life, has had to take a back seat for a while, but not completely. 

“I’m still going to play, but just for fun,” Nash says. “I may join some leagues around Bossier City, and I’m also giving lessons to kids in my neighborhood.”