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University of Kentucky Wildcats Tennis History

I. Mens Tennis

The history of men's tennis at the University of Kentucky is a great one. Great players and great coaches. UK is a charter member of the SEC, Southeastern Conference. Having said that it has been the toughest collegiate conference in the NCAA for many years. The change in NCAA scholorship rules in the 1980's have made the SEC the most attractive conference for college tennis recruits. The past twenty years the men have been a regular in the top 20 in the nation under coach Dennis Emery and the women have been up there fom time to time.

The first SEC champianship for UK came in 1970 when Steve Imhoff and Les Chapman won the # 3 doubles in Starkville Mississippi at Mississippi State University. The next year Chapman and Randy Edmiston won it again. Imhoff grew up on the public courts in Louisville Kentucky and is now an attorney in Louisville. Chapman grew up on the courts of London Ontario and now teaches in the Fayette County school system. Edmiston grew up on the public courts in Belleview Illinois and played on the same High School tennis team as Jimmy Conners.

The first two UK players to become four - year letter earners are Tommy Wade and Steve Imhoff (1967-1970). When they entered UK in 1966 on scholorship that was the first year that freshmen could play spring sports in the SEC. Tommy Wade was a four year All - SEC player having played #1 for UK all four years.

UK tennis All-Americans

If the past is any indication, the future is looking bright for the UK tennis program. The Cats have seen 14 players reach All-America status 28 times since 1987. The doubles tandem of Greg Van Emburgh and Rich Benson were the first Cats to earn the honor in 1987, while Van Emburgh also earned singles honors for his efforts during the ‘87 campaign. Stretching over the course of Dennis Emery’s campaign as head coach at UK, 12 more Cats have earned the honor, including JesseWitten who became the 11th four-time singles All-America in collegiate tennis history.

Let's take a look at the coaching history:

Year Coach Record Finish Captain 2008 Dennis Emery 12-16 SEC-T9th/NCAA-40th# M. Sundh 2007 Dennis Emery 13-15 SEC-T9th/NCAA-58th M. Sundh 2006 Dennis Emery 16-10 SEC-T4th/NCAA-34th# N. Emge, A. Hume 2005 Dennis Emery 21-10 SEC-T4th/NCAA-15th# J. Witten 2004 Dennis Emery 19-10 SEC-T3rd/NCAA -14th# E. Austin, R. Esmail 2003 Dennis Emery 19-12 SEC 4th/NCAA-16th# E. Datlow 2002 Dennis Emery 23-10 SEC 7th/NCAA-8th# J. Grunditz, G. Pousette 2001 Dennis Emery 15-15 SEC-T5th/NCAA-26th# E. Bawono 2000 Dennis Emery 12-15 SEC-T7th/NCAA-37th# C. Drada 1999 Dennis Emery 17-10 SEC-5th/NCAA-12th# P. Johansson 1998 Dennis Emery 16-12 SEC-T8th/NCAA-25th# C. Kauffmann 1997 Dennis Emery 20-8 SEC-T3rd/NCAA-5th# C. Kauffmann 1996 Dennis Emery 12-15 SEC-9th/NCAA-38th# C. Kauffmann 1995 Dennis Emery 16-12 SEC-7th/NCAA-T16th F. Lankford 1994 Dennis Emery 17-12 SEC-T6th/NCAA-14th M. Hopkinson 1993 Dennis Emery 13-12 SEC-7th/NCAA-18th M. Hopkinson 1992 Dennis Emery 24-5 SEC-1st/NCAA-6th# S.Hulse, A.Potter,S.Stinnett 1991 Dennis Emery 18-12 SEC-T3rd/NCAA-12th# S. Stinnett 1990 Dennis Emery 14-14 SEC-9th/NCAA-22nd S. Stinnett 1989 Dennis Emery 20-9 SEC-T3rd/NCAA-T8th# R. Benson 1988 Dennis Emery 23-6 SEC-T2nd/NCAA-7th# G. Van Emburgh 1987 Dennis Emery 21-9 SEC-T4th/NCAA-T16th# A. Varga 1986 Dennis Emery 19-12 SEC-T4th/NCAA-20th — 1985 Dennis Emery 23-11 SEC-6th/NCAA-24th — 1984 Dennis Emery 24-16 SEC-T8th/NCAA-21st/NIT Champions — 1983 Dennis Emery 21-15 SEC-T6th/NIT-2nd — 1982 Tommy Wade 17-10 SEC-6th — 1981 Tommy Wade 16-9 SEC-10th — 1980 Graddy Johnson 20-12 SEC-7th S. Webb 1979 Graddy Johnson 17-13 SEC-10th S. Webb 1978 Graddy Johnson 21-9 SEC-8th J. Webb, S. Smith 1977 Graddy Johnson 14-11 SEC-7th R. Harmsen 1976 Graddy Johnson 18-5 SEC-4th R. Wallace, G. Booth 1975 Graddy Johnson 22-4 SEC-5th S. Gilliam 1974 Graddy Johnson 22-9 SEC-6th — 1973 Graddy Johnson 20-12 SEC-6th — 1972 Graddy Johnson 13-7 SEC-6th — 1971 Richard E. Vimont 18-8-1 SEC-6th — 1970 Richard E. Vimont 20-2 SEC-5th — 1969 Richard E. Vimont 17-3 SEC-3rd — 1968 Richard E. Vimont 16-5 SEC-6th — 1967 Richard E. Vimont 14-4 SEC-7th — 1966 Richard E. Vimont 9-7 SEC-8th — 1965 Richard E. Vimont 11-8-1 SEC-9th — 1964 Richard E. Vimont 10-8 SEC-DNP — 1963 Ballard Moore 7-7 SEC-11th — 1962 Ballard Moore 13-4 SEC-10th — 1961 Ballard Moore 14-4 SEC-10th — 1960 Ballard Moore 12-8 SEC-11th — 1959 Glenn Dorroh 7-4 SEC-11th R. Whalin 1958 Glenn Dorroh 9-6 SEC-9th — 1957 H.H. Downing 5-4-1 SEC-4th A. McCarty 1956 H.H. Downing 2-7-1 SEC-DNP G. Carey, G. Dorroh 1955 H.H. Downing 6-6 SEC-11th G. Koper 1954 H.H. Downing 9-6 — E. Rodman 1953 H.H. Downing 5-8 SEC-DNP — 1952 H.H. Downing 5-6— — 1951 William A. Paton 2-5— — 1950 William A. Paton 1-6— — 1949 Danny Dickerson 5-3— — 1948 Ray Durham 5-6— — 1947 Ray Durham 3-5— — 1946 H.H. Downing 5-4 — A. Reynolds 1945 H.H. Downing 4-2— — 1943 H.H. Downing 2-1 — F. Miller 1942 H.H. Downing 3-7 — O. Ratliff 1941 H.H. Downing 9-5 — L. Huber 1940 H.H. Downing 6-6 — H. Boone 1939 H.H. Downing 6-3-1 — D. Ragland 1938 H.H. Downing 12-3 — R. Evans 1937 H.H. Downing 8-2 — F. Montgomery 1936 H.H. Downing 11-1 — J. Moore, E. Stahr 1935 H.H. Downing 4-2 — G. Tulloch 1934 H.H. Downing 7-4 — G. Yost 1933 H.H. Downing 6-6 — R. Klein 1932 H.H. Downing 7-3 — B. Farquhar 1931 H.H. Downing 5-3 — E. Senff 1930 H.H. Downing 7-3-1 — R. Ragland 1929 H.H. Downing 12-2 — D. Henersley 1928 H.H. Downing 4-4-1 — I. Cohen 1927 H.H. Downing 2-2 — J. McFarland, T. Fenn 1926 H.H. Downing 5-3 Ky. Co-Champs J. McFarland 1925 H.H. Downing 4-3-1 — J.R. McClure 1924 H.H. Downing 5-1 Ky. Champs Charles Spilman 1923* H.H. Downing 4-1 Ky. Champs H.B. Tilton 1922* H.H. Downing 4-2— — 1916* John J. Tigert 2-1— — Note: UK did not have a tennis team from 1917-1921 or in 1944 due to World War I and II. Finish based on ITA Collegiate Rankings. RESULTS 54 Andy Potter was a senior tri-captain on UK’s 1992 SEC Championship team that won a school record-tying 24 matches and finished with a No. 5 national ranking.
 * Denotes years as a club sport; Tennis became a UK varsity sport on May 3, 1923 • # Indicates NCAA Tournament appearance • NCAA

ALL-TIME KENTUCKY MEN’S TENNIS COACHING RECORDS

Coach Tenure Seasons UK Record (Pct.) Dennis Emery 1983-present 26 years 468-303 (.607) Tommy Wade 1981-82 2 years 33-19(.635) Graddy Johnson 1972-80 9 years 167-82(.671) Richard E. Vimont 1964-71 8 years 115-45-2(.710) Ballard Moore 1960-63 4 years 46-23(.667) Glenn Dorroh 1958-59 2 years 16-10(.615) William A. Paton 1950-51 2 years 3-11(.214) Danny Dickerson 1949 1 year 5-3(.625) Ray Durham 1947-48 2 years 8-11(.421) H.H. Downing 1922-43, 45-46, 52-57 30 years 174-110-6(.600) John J. Tigert 1916 1 year 3-0 (1.000) Men’s Tennis All-Time Record (1,663 dual matches) 87 years 1,038-618-8(.624)

This information is part of the history of UK Tennis found on the University of Kentucky athletic website -- http://www.ukathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/kty/sports/m-tennis/auto_pdf/mten_archive_history

II. Women's Tennis at the University of Kentucky