The Texas Longhorns men's tennis team represents the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's tennis competition. The Longhorns competed in the Big 12 Conference through the 2024 season and moved to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on July 1, 2024.
| Texas Longhorns men's tennis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1912 |
| University | University of Texas at Austin |
| Athletic director | Chris Del Conte |
| Head coach | Bruce Berque (7th season) |
| Conference | SEC |
| Location | Austin, TX |
| Home Court | Texas Tennis Center |
| Nickname | Longhorns |
| Colors | Burnt Orange and White |
| NCAA Tournament championships | |
| 2019 | |
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |
| 1955, 2008, 2024 | |
| NCAA Tournament Semifinals | |
| 1993, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
| 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |
| 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |
| 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| SWC 1990, 1993 Big 12 1997, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2024 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| SWC 1915, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1977, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995 Big 12 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |
The team has played at The University of Texas as early as 1884, although it was not until 1909 that intercollegiate competition developed. Between that time and the advent of the Southwest Conference in 1915, Texas and Oklahoma annually held a meet for the championship of the Southwest. The first season of Texas Men's Tennis was in 1912. Since forming, the Men's Tennis team has won 17 Southwest Conference Championships, 5 Big 12 Championships and the 2019 NCAA Championship.[1] Texas teams have reached the NCAA Championship semifinals five times (1993, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2019) and prior to the formation of the tournament when the final standings were determined by a poll, the Longhorns finished fourth or better five times, including 1946 (4th), 1952 (tie 4th), 1955 (2nd), 1957 (3rd), and 1960 (tie 4th).[2]
In March 2019 tennis head coach Michael Center was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud as part of the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.[3]
Despite losing their head coach to scandal just two months earlier, the Texas Men's Tennis team won its first ever NCAA tennis championship over Wake Forest in May 2019 under Coach Bruce Berque.
Head coach
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| # | Coach | Years | Seasons | Overall | Conference | ||||
| Won | Lost | % | Won | Lost | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. D.A. Penick | 1946–1956 | 11 | 259 | 23 | .918 | |||
| 2 | Wilmer Allison | 1957–1973 | 17 | 455 | 174 | .723 | |||
| 3 | Dave Snyder | 1974–2000 | 27 | 515 | 188 | .733 | 157 | 38 | .805 |
| 4 | Michael Center | 2001–2018 | 18 | 365 | 137 | .727 | 70 | 38 | .648 |
| 5 | Bruce Berque | 2019–present | 5 | 84 | 23 | .785 | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| Total | 75 | 1654 | 539 | .754 | 232 | 76 | .753 | ||
Yearly record
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| Legend |
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| National Champions |
| Conference Champions |
| Conference Tournament Champions |
| Season | Coach | Record | Conference standing |
Conference tournament |
ITA rank |
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| Overall | Conference | ||||||
| Southwest Conference | |||||||
| 1946 | Dr. D.A. Penick | – | – | 4th | |||
| 1947 | T-8th | ||||||
| 1948 | 34–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1949 | 32–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1950 | 25–5 | ||||||
| 1951 | 25–5 | T-5th | |||||
| 1952 | 27–3 | T-4th | |||||
| 1953 | 28–2 | T-5th | |||||
| 1954 | 30–0 | T-7th | |||||
| 1955 | 30–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | 28–2 | ||||||
| 1957 | Wilmer Allison | 29–1 | 3rd | ||||
| 1958 | 24–12 | 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | 28–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | 30–6 | T-4th | |||||
| 1961 | 33–3 | 1st | T-13th | ||||
| 1962 | 27–9 | 2nd | T-13th | ||||
| 1963 | 32–4 | 1st | T-24th | ||||
| 1964 | 26–10 | 3rd | 8th | ||||
| 1965 | 24–12 | 2nd | T-21st | ||||
| 1966 | 24–12 | 3rd | T-20th | ||||
| 1967 | 28–8 | 1st | T-24th | ||||
| 1968 | 17–19 | 4th | T-32nd | ||||
| 1969 | 24–10 | 2nd | T-13th | ||||
| 1970 | 20–16 | 4th | T-18th | ||||
| 1971 | 27–15 | 3rd | T-36th | ||||
| 1972 | 29–13 | T-18th | |||||
| 1973 | 33–16 | T-11th | |||||
| 1974 | Dave Snyder | 31–18 | T-13th | ||||
| 1975 | 21–6 | 6–1 | 2nd | 11th | |||
| 1976 | 22–4 | 7–1 | T-11th | ||||
| 1977 | 25–7 | 7–1 | 1st | Quarterfinal | |||
| 1978 | 14–8 | 7–1 | 3rd | ||||
| 1979 | 17–8 | 6–2 | Round of 16 | ||||
| 1980 | 16–8 | 4–4 | 5th | ||||
| 1981 | 13–8 | 4–4 | 6th | 17 | |||
| 1982 | 16–8 | 5–3 | T-4th | 13 | |||
| 1983 | 16–11 | 5–3 | 4th | Round of 16 | |||
| 1984 | 20–5 | 7–2 | 2nd | 11 | Round of 16 | ||
| 1985 | 26–5 | 5–2 | Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1986 | 18–4 | 7–1 | 7 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 1987 | 16–5 | 7–1 | Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1988 | 19–7 | 6–1 | 15 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 1989 | 11–12 | 4–3 | 4th | ||||
| 1990 | 22–2 | 7–0 | 1st | Champion | 7 | Quarterfinal | |
| 1991 | 14–7 | 6–1 | 2nd | 21 | |||
| 1992 | 14–10 | 4–2 | T-2nd | 19 | Quarterfinal | ||
| 1993 | 21–5 | 6–0 | 1st | Champion | 5 | Semifinal | |
| 1994 | 10–5 | 5–1 | T-1st | 7 | Quarterfinal | ||
| 1995 | 19–5 | 6–0 | 1st | Round of 16 | |||
| 1996 | 19–7 | 5–1 | 2nd | 13 | Round of 16 | ||
| Big 12 Conference | |||||||
| 1997 | Dave Snyder | 26–6 | 9–0 | 1st | Champion | 10 | Quarterfinal |
| 1998 | 24–5 | 8–1 | 5 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1999 | 25–5 | 8–0 | Champion | 9 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2000 | 20–7 | 6–2 | 3rd | 16 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2001 | Michael Center | 18–6 | 6–2 | T-2nd | 23 | Second Round | |
| 2002 | 23–4 | 6–1 | 2nd | 15 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2003 | 19–7 | 6–1 | 13 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2004 | 15–12 | 5–2 | 3rd | 36 | Second Round | ||
| 2005 | 13–10 | 2–5 | T-5th | 28 | Second Round | ||
| 2006 | 26–4 | 6–1 | T-1st | Champion | 3 | Semifinal | |
| 2007 | 20–9 | 4–2 | T-2nd | 12 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2008 | 25–6 | 5–1 | T-1st | 4 | Runner-up | ||
| 2009 | 23–7 | 4–2 | 3rd | 9 | Semifinal | ||
| 2010 | 27–3 | 6–0 | 1st | Champion | 4 | Round of 16 | |
| 2011 | 19–9 | 3–3 | T-3rd | 16 | Second Round | ||
| 2012 | 16–10 | 2–3 | 4th | 27 | First Round | ||
| 2013 | 17–9 | 3–2 | 3rd | 23 | Second Round | ||
| 2014 | 23–6 | 4–1 | T-1st | 8 | Quarterfinal | ||
| 2015 | 21–7 | 2–3 | 4th | 9 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2016 | 19–12 | 1–4 | T-5th | 16 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2017 | 22–9 | 2–3 | T-3rd | 11 | Quarterfinal | ||
| 2018 | 19–7 | 3–2 | T-2nd | Champion | 12 | Round of 16 | |
| 2019 | Bruce Berque | 29–3 | 5–0 | 1st | 1 | National Champions | |
| 2020 | 13–3 | Season canceled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | 24–6 | 4–1 | T-1st | 3 | Quarterfinal | ||
| 2022 | 18–11 | 3–2 | 3rd | 12 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2023 | 26–4 | 5–0 | 1st | 2 | Semifinal | ||
| 2024 | 27–4 | 7–0 | 1st | Champion | 2 | Runner-up | |
| Southeastern Conference | |||||||
| 2025 | Bruce Berque | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Total | 1678–544 | SWC: 126–35 Big 12: 113–44 |
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NCAA Singles Champions
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1927 | Wilmer Allison |
| 1929 | Berkeley Bell |
| 1979 | Kevin Curren |
| 1990 | Steve Bryan |
NCAA Doubles Champions
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Lewis White / Louis Thalheimer |
| 1924 | Lewis White / Louis Thalheimer |
| 1931 | Bruce Barnes / Karl Kamrath |
| 1943 | John Hickman / Walter Driver |
| 1944 | John Hickman / Felix Kelley |
| 2015 | Søren Hess-Olesen / Lloyd Glasspool |
| 2022 | Cleeve Harper / Richard Ciamarra |
Conference Singles Champions
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| Year | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | B.J. Stearns | #2 Singles |
| Nick Crowell | #4 Singles | |
| 1999 | Brandon Hawk | #2 Singles |
| Jack Barsington | #3 Singles | |
| 2000 | Michael Blue | #3 Singles |
| Craig Edmondson | co-#5 Singles | |
| 2002 | Roger Gubser | co-#6 Singles |
| 2006 | Roger Gubser | #2 Singles |
| Milan Mihailovic | #4 Singles | |
| Miguel Reyes-Varela | #5 Singles | |
| Michael Venus | co-#6 Singles | |
| 2008 | Ed Corrie | #3 Singles |
| Luiz Diaz Barriga | #4 Singles | |
| Milan Mihailovic | #5 Singles | |
| 2010 | Ed Corrie | co-#2 Singles |
| Josh Zavala | co-#5 Singles | |
| Vasko Mladenov | co-#6 Singles | |
| 2011 | Jean Andersen | #3 Singles |
| 2012 | Sudanwa Sitaram | co-#3 Singles |
| 2013 | Lloyd Glasspool | #2 Singles |
| 2014 | Søren Hess-Olesen | #1 Singles |
| Nick Naumann | co-#5 Singles | |
| 2019 | Christian Sigsgaard | co-#1 Singles |
| Yuya Ito | #2 Singles | |
| Leonardo Telles | co-#3 Singles | |
| Colin Markes | #5 Singles | |
| Rodrigo Banzer | co-#6 Singles |
Conference Doubles Champions
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| Year | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Jack Brasington / Eric Allen | #2 Doubles |
| 1999 | Nick Crowell / Brandon Hawk | #2 Doubles |
| Michael Blue / Jack Brasington | #3 Doubles | |
| 2003 | Jean Simon / Jose Zarhi | #1 Doubles |
| Jimmy Haney / Pete Stroer | #2 Doubles | |
| 2004 | Antonio Ruiz / Jose Zarhi | #1 Doubles |
| 2005 | Hubert Chodkiewicz / Roger Gubser | co-#2 Doubles |
| 2007 | Dimitar Kutrovsky / Josh Zavala | #1 Doubles |
| 2008 | Dimitar Kutrovsky / Josh Zavala | co-#3 Doubles |
| 2009 | Miguel Reyes-Varela / Oliver Sajous | #3 Doubles |
| 2010 | Ed Corrie / Kellen Damico | #2 Doubles |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Men's Tennis Year-by-Year Results". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "News Archives Year-by-Year Results All-Americans Champions Fan Guide Men's Tennis Alumni: Submit your contact info Team Shop Skip to Main Content Play Video No. 2 Men's Tennis heads to the NCAA Championship semifinals 05.16.2019 Men's Tennis No. 2 Men's Tennis heads to the NCAA Championship semifinals". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Longhorns tennis coach Michael Center fired after arrest". 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Men's Tennis Year-by-Year Results". Texas Sports. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Men's Tennis Champions". Texas Sports. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Big 12 Position Champions" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 15. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
