All-Time Kentucky Men’s Tennis Coaching Records
UK Head Coaches Tenure Seasons UK Record Pct. Dennis Emery 1983-present 20 years 368-230 .615Tommy Wade 1981-82 2 years 33-19 .635Graddy Johnson 1972-80 9 years 167-82 .671Richard E. Vimont 1964-71 8 years 115-45-2 .710Ballard Moore 1960-63 4 years 46-23 .667Glenn Dorroh 1958-59 2 years 16-10 .615William A. Paton 1950-51 2 years 3-11 .214Danny Dickerson 1949 1 year 5-3 .625Ray Durham 1947-48 2 years 6-11 .353H.H. Downing 1922-46, 52-57 29 years 172-110-6 .597John J. Tigert 1916 1 year 3-0 1.000History (1,486 dual matches) 80 years 934-544-8 .629
Year-by-Year Results
Year Coach Record Finish Captain2002 Dennis Emery 23-10 SEC-7th/NCAA-8th# G. Pousette J. Grunditz2001 Dennis Emery 15-15 SEC-5th/NCAA 25th# E. Bawano2000 Dennis Emery 12-15 SEC-7th/NCAA-35th# C. Drada1999 Dennis Emery 17-10 SEC-5th/#NCAA-12th# P. Johansson1998 Dennis Emery 16-12 SEC-9th/#NCAA-25th# C. Kauffmann1997 Dennis Emery 20-8 SEC-3rd/#NCAA-5th# C. Kauffmann1996 Dennis Emery 12-15 SEC-8th/#NCAA-38th# C. Kauffmann1995 Dennis Emery 16-12 SEC-7th/NCAA-T16th F. Lankford1994 Dennis Emery 17-12 SEC-6th/NCAA-14th M. Hopkinson1993 Dennis Emery 13-12 SEC-6th/NCAA-12th M. Hopkinson1992 Dennis Emery 24-5 SEC-1st/#NCAA-5th# S. Hulse, A. Potter, S. Stinnett1991 Dennis Emery 18-12 SEC-T3rd/#NCAA-12th# S. Stinnett1990 Dennis Emery 14-14 SEC-9th/NCAA-21st S. Stinnett1989 Dennis Emery 20-9 SEC-2nd/#NCAA-T8th# R. Benson1988 Dennis Emery 23-6 SEC-2nd/#NCAA-6th# G. VanEmburgh1987 Dennis Emery 21-9 SEC-T5th/#NCAA-16th# A. Varga1986 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 Champions1983 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. Webb1979 Graddy Johnson 17-13 SEC-10th S. Webb1978 Graddy Johnson 21-9 SEC-8th J. Webb, S. Smith1977 Graddy Johnson 14-11 SEC-7th R. Harmsen1976 Graddy Johnson 18-5 SEC-4th R. Wallace, G. Booth1975 Graddy Johnson 22-4 SEC-5th S. Gilliam1974 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. Whalin1958 Glenn Dorroh 9-6 SEC-9th ------------1957 H.H. Downing 5-4-1 SEC-4th A. McCarty1956 H.H. Downing 2-7-1 SEC-DNP G. Carey, G. Dorroh1955 H.H. Downing 6-6 SEC-11th G. Koper1954 H.H. Downing 9-6 -------- E. Rodman1953 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 1-5 -------- ------------1946 H.H. Downing 5-4 -------- A. Reynolds1945 H.H. Downing 4-2 -------- ------------UK had no tennis team from in 1944 due to World War II1943 H.H. Downing 2-1 -------- F. Miller1942 H.H. Downing 2-7 -------- O. Ratliff1941 H.H. Downing 9-5 -------- L. Huber1940 H.H. Downing 6-6 -------- H. Boone1939 H.H. Downing 6-3-1 -------- D. Ragland1938 H.H. Downing 12-3 -------- R. Evans1937 H.H. Downing 8-2 -------- F. Montgomery1936 H.H. Downing 11-1 -------- J. Moore, E. Stahr1935 H.H. Downing 4-2 -------- G. Tulloch1934 H.H. Downing 7-4 -------- G. Yost1933 H.H. Downing 6-6 -------- R. Klein1932 H.H. Downing 7-3 -------- B. Farquhar1931 H.H. Downing 5-3 -------- E. Senff1930 H.H. Downing 7-3-1 -------- R. Ragland1929 H.H. Downing 12-2 -------- D. Henersley1928 H.H. Downing 4-4-1 -------- I. Cohen1927 H.H. Downing 2-2 -------- J. McFarland, T. Fenn1926 H.H. Downing 5-3 Ky. Co-Champs J. McFarland1925 H.H. Downing 4-3-1 -------- J.R. McClure1924 H.H. Downing 5-1 Ky. Champs Charles Spilman1923* H.H. Downing 4-1 Ky. Champs H.B. Tilton1922* H.H. Downing 3-2 -------- ---------UK had no tennis team from 1917-1921 due to World War I1916* John J. Tigert 3-0 -------- ---------
* Denotes years as a club sport, Tennis became a UK varsity sport onMay 3, 1923
# Indicates NCAA Tournament appearance
NCAA Finish based on Volvo Tennis/ITA Collegiate Rankings.
