Years at BYU
- 2020-23
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree from BYU in physical education (1975)
- Master of Science degree from BYU in exercise physiology (1977)
- Doctoral Degree from the University of Hawaii in Curriculum & Instruction in Physical Education
Player
- Lettered in tennis at BYU
- Played two seasons of basketball at BYU
Coaching Career
- Assistant basketball coach at BYU-Hawaii (1982-84)
- Assistant volleyball coach at BYU-Hawaii (1984)
- Head coach men's tennis at BYU-Hawaii (1984-2017)
- Head coach women's tennis at BYU-Hawaii (1992-2017)
- Director of tennis and mean's tennis head coach at BYU (2020-2023)
Career Accomplishments
- Led the Seasiders tennis teams to 11 NCAA DII or NAIA national championships (nine women’s and two men’s)
- During his 33-year BYU-Hawaii career, he compiled a 1,410-188 record (.882 winning percentage)
- With 1,438 career victories, he is the winningest coach in collegiate tennis history
- Named ITA National Coach of the Year six times
- Honored as district, regional or conference coach of the year more than 30 times
- His teams made more than 40 NCAA DII and NAIA national tournament appearances
- Coached 13 first-team NAIA All-Americans, 44 NCAA Division II All-Americans, and produced five NAIA scholar-athletes
- Is first coach in NCAA history to coach both men’s and women’s teams to national championships in consecutive years (2002 and 2003)
- Served as president of the 15,000-member United States Professional Tennis Association and was the Chairman of International Testing and the Player Development Committees
- Presented the USPTA Alex Gordon Professional of the Year award (2012)
- Named a Master Professional by the USPTA and an International Master Professional by the Registry of Professional Tennis in Spain
- Coached the Chinese national women’s doubles team (Ting Li, Tiantian Sun) that won the gold medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece
- Received the United States Olympic Committee’s “Doc” Counsilman Science Award for tennis, given to the individual who best combines coaching and sports science (2004)
- Coached the Australian and Wimbledon doubles champions (2006)
- Record of 28-35 at BYU across three seasons, including 21-9 at home
- Coached eight All-Conference selections at BYU and two nationally-ranked singles players