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Tennis begins at Texas in 1884
Unlike Texas Basketball, Football, Track And Baseball There Are Very Few Books Or Research Material That Discuss Longhorn tennis. I Hope With Time This Site Can Add Some Historical Insight And Tell The Full And Compelling Story Of The Texas tennis Tradition.
In the beginning Competition is primarily limited to UT students and UT organizations.
1901- D.A. Penick
THE HANDBOOK OF TEXAS SAYS ABOUT COACH PENICK
Joined the University of Texas in 1899 as an instructor. Penick was known in the state and nation as a brilliantly successful tennis coach. In 1901 he led a campaign to get the university to provide tennis equipment for players and to stop charging students for time on the courts. He was an unofficial tennis coach for the university team until 1940, at which time he was put on modified status as professor of classics and tennis coach.
1908- 1957- Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
While associated with the tennis team he participated in:
- all ten of the Southwest Conference team titles awarded;
- thirty-one of the forty individual doubles championships;
- twenty-six of the forty individual singles championships;
- five national doubles championships;
- two national singles championships; and
- coached two members of Davis Cup teams.
Penick served as president of the Southwest Conference for twelve years, from 1923 to 1934, and president of the Texas Tennis Association for more than fifty years. He was voted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1962.
1909 Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
Charles Granger was an All American
1911- Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
1913 - Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
1916 - Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
1919-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
1922-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
Lloyd Gregory is an All American, and he is instrumental in starting the UT Letter winners' T Association.
1923 and 1924-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
Lewis White/Louis Thalheimer National Champions in doubles. Lewis White was inducted into the HOH in 1972. (Looking for better pictures.)
One of the best tennis teams of all time.
1925
Penick had two National Championship team
Bell, Brewster, Captain White, Penick, Thalheimer, Funkhouser
1926 Coach Penick
This team continued the streak of never losing both the singles and doubles in any meet. They won every dual meet and the SWC Championship.
1927-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
Wilmer Allison National Champion and future Head Coach of the UT Men's tennis program. TSHA states "At UT he began an internationally acclaimed career as a tennis player. Under the tutelage of Daniel A. Penick he won the Southwest Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association championships in 1927."
1929-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
1928
Wilmer Allison was the best singles player in the country. He was the first player ever to win the National Intercollegiate sings in his first year of competition. He and Mather teamed up in doubles and made it all the way to the championship tournament
1931-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
Bruce Barnes and Karl Kamrath National Champions
Bruce Barnes -In three years as a Longhorn he never loses a match. He wins the Southwest Conference singles and doubles championships three consecutive years (1929, 1930, 1931). In 1931, he teams with fellow Texan Karl Kamrath to win the national collegiate doubles title and is a singles finalist the same year.
1938-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
Edgar Weller and Bob Kamrath are All Americans, and win doubles together at the SWC championship tournament in 1937 and 1938.
Edgar O. and Melanie A. Weller Tennis Center
The University of Texas broke ground and initiated construction of the Edgar O. and Melanie A. Weller Tennis Center on the grounds of The University of Texas Golf Club. The $8.8 million facility, which features six indoor tennis courts and four outdoor tennis courts, was dedicated and officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 27, 2013.
The Longhorn Logo 1938
1939-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick Pending
1940-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick Pending
Coach Penick is finally acknowledge as the official UT Tennis Coach.
1941-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
1942-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick Pending
1943-Coach Dr. D.A. Penick
John Hickman and Walter Driver National Champions
1944- Coach Penick Pending
1945- Coach Penick Pending
1946 Coach Penick
The first year that the NCAA recognizes a team champion with a postseason poll.
Team is ranked 4th
1947 Coach Penick
Team is ranked 8th
1948- 34-2 Coach Penick pendng
Southwest Conference begins round-robin play.
SWC Champions
1949- 32-4 Coach Penick pendng
SWC Champions
Team is ranked 7th
1950- 25-5 Coach Penick pendng
Julian Oats wins the individual conference championship twice and in his last year at Texas is the medalist in golf for the SWC.
1951- 25-5 Coach Penick pendng
Team is ranked 5th -
SWC Champions
1952- 27-3 Coach Penick pendng
Team is ranked 4th
SWC Champions
1953- 28-2 Coach Penick pendng
Team is ranked 5th
1954- 30-0 Coach Penick pendng
Team is ranked 7th
SWC Champions
1955- 30-0 Coach Penick pendng
Team is ranked 2nd
SWC Champions
1956- 28-2 Coach Penick pendng
SWC Champions
Coach Wilmer Allison begins his reign
1957-1973 - COACH WILMER ALLISON
THE TSHA STATESabout Wilmer Allison" After his discharge(from the War) he returned to the university in 1947 and served as Penick's assistant until 1957. That year he became the head tennis coach at the university, where he served until his retirement in 1972. He instituted a policy restricting athletic scholarships for tennis to players from Texas.
- He was the 1927 Southwest Conference singles champion and the national collegiate singles champion.
- As Coach he developed 4 SWC team champions and 4 runners-up.
- Coached players to three single titles and one doubles title.
- In honor of Allison, the "Penick Courts" at the University of Texas were renamed the "Penick-Allison Courts" in 1977.
- He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Longhorn Hall of Honor.
- In 1963 he entered the national and international halls of fame.
In Jack Kramer's autobiography he says that Wilmer Allison had the best forehand volley I ever saw.
1957 29-1 Coach Wilmer Allison pending
SWC Champions
Team is ranked 3rd -
Sammy Giammalva is a ITA All American
Team is ranked 3rd -
1958 24-12 Coach Wilmer Allison pending
1959 28-8 Coach Wilmer Allison Pending
Longhorn Logo Tennis 1959
1960 30-6 Coach Wilmer Allison Pending
Team is ranked 4th- no NCAA tournament
TOPPING THE CHARTS IN 1960
Neil Unterseher is an ITA All American
1961 33-3 Coach Wilmer Allison Pending
SWC Champions
Team is ranked 13th nationally - no NCAA tournament
John White is an ITA All American
1962 27-9 Coach Wilmer Allison Pending
Team is ranked 13th nationally
1963 32-4 Coach Wilmer Allison Pending
SWC Champions
Team is ranked 24th nationally
1964 26-10 Coach Wilmer Allison pending
Team is ranked 8th nationally
TOP OF THE CHART 1964
1965 24-12 Coach Wilmer Allison pending
1966- 24-12 Coach Wilmer Allison pending
Team is ranked 20th nationally - no NCAA tournament
TOPPING THE CHARTS 1966
1967- 28-8 Coach Wilmer Allison pending
SWC Champions
Team is ranked 24th nationally
1968- 17-19 Coach Wilmer Allison pending
Team is ranked 32nd
Topping the Charts
1969- 24-10 Coach Wilmer Allison-Pending
Team is ranked 13th nationally
1970- 20-16 Coach Wilmer Allison Pending
Team is ranked 18th
1971- 27-15 Coach Wilmer Allison Pending
Team is ranked 36th
1972- 29-13 Coach Wilmer Allison Pending
Team is ranked 18th
1973- 33-16 Coach Wilmer Allison Pending
Team is ranked 11th
Men's Tennis
Coach Snyder said in 2012 that “When I came to UT, I knew we were going to change the culture of this team. Nobody was going to work harder than we were."
Coach Snyder
Member of the SWC championship teams from 1954-1956
Team captain and SWC doubles champion in 1956
1985 Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association National Coach of the Year
Member of Texas Tennis Hall of Fame
Most victories of active NCAA Division I men's tennis coach's and ranked No. 2 on the all-time list with 697 career wins.
HOH inductee 1988
1973 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 11th
1974 31-18 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 13th
1975 21-6 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 11th
1976 22-4 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 11th
1977 25-7 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
The NCAA authorizes a single elimination tournament for the top 16 teams to determine a National Champion.
SWC Champions
Steve Denton is an ITA All American in 1978 and a 1990 inductee into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame.
Gary Plock is an ITA All American in 1977 and 1978
1979 17-8 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team makes the round of 16 in postseason.
SWC Champions
Kevin Curren - National Champion and All American in 1977, 1978, and 1979.
1980 16-8 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is not ranked
1981 13-8 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 17th -
ITA national ranking system begins.
Since 1981 Texas has been ranked in the top 13 times
1982 16-8 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 13th
1983 16-11 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Texas makes the round of 16 in postseason and is ranked 11th.
Jonny Levine is an ITA All American in 1983 and 1984 and finishes 2nd in the nation in singles.
1984 20-5 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 11th - makes the round of 16 in postseason.
1985 26-5 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
makes the quarter finals in postseason.
1986 18-4 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 7th - makes the quarter finals in postseason.
Charles Beckman is an ITA All American in 1985, 1986, and 1987.
Charles Beckman and Royce Deppe (no picture) are ranked nationally # 5 in 1984, # 2 in 1986, and #3 in 1987 in doubles.
1987 16-6 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 15th - makes the quarterfinals in postseason.
1988 19-7 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 15th - makes the quarter finals in postseason.
1989-11-12 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
1990 22-2 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
SWC Tournament Champions
Team is ranked 7th - makes the quarter finals in postseason.
Team is ranked 7th - makes the quarter finals in postseason.
TOP SONG
Mitch Michulka and Michael Penman are 2nd in the nation in doubles.
Steve Bryan National Champion
Steve Bryan wins the National Championship, and is an All American in 1989 and 1990. His career winning percentage is the highest winning percentage in the history of Texas Tennis at .822.
Steve is the 4th Longhorn to win a NCAA singles championship and he is inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men's Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007.
1991 14-7 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 21st
1992 14-10 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 19th - makes the quarter finals in postseason.
1993 21-5 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
SWC Regular season and tournament Champions
Semi-finals- Best ranking during Coach Snyder tenure @ #5
1994 20-5 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
SWC co-Regular season Champions
Team is ranked 7th - makes the quarter finals in postseason.
Quarterfinals
Chad Clark is one of only 3 Longhorns to finish in the top 10 in singles and doubles. He is the only Longhorn to complete this feat twice. He finishes 8th in the Nation in 1994.
Chad Clark and Trey Phillips are ranked #4 in the nation in 1995 and 6th in 1994 in doubles.
1995 19-5 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
SWC Regular season Champions
Team is ranked 9th - makes the round of 16 in postseason.
1996 19-7 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 13th - makes the round of 16 in postseason.
1997 26-6 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Big 12 regular season and Big 12 tournament Champions
Team is ranked 10th - makes the quarter finals in postseason.
1998 24-5 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Big 12 regular season champions
Team is ranked 5th - makes the round of 16 in postseason.
1999 25-5 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Big 12 regular season and Big 12 tournament Champions
The NCAA tournament is expanded from 16 teams to 64-teams.
Team is ranked 9th - makes the round of 16 in postseason.
2000 20-7 Coach Dave Snyder Pending
Team is ranked 16th - makes the round of 16 in postseason.
Michael Blue and Nick Crowell are ranked 10th nationally in doubles.
Coach Michael Center 2001 to present
Record at Texas thru 2015 is 305-109 in 15 years
- 2007 U.S. Professional Tennis Association National College Coach of the Year
- Big 12 Coach of the Year 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
- 305-109 record
- Region V Coach of the Year- 1994 and 1995
- Final 4 appearances three times
- 2006 highest ranking as Number 3
- 4th Tennis Coach in the history of Tennis at Texas
- 12- Round of 16 appearances
- 4- Conference Championships
- 2- Tournament titles
- 15 All Americans
- 4 Big 12 Conference Players of the Year
- 67All-Big 12 singles and double selections
- 54Academic Big 12 selections
2001 - 18-6 Coach Michael Center
Team is ranked 23rd - makes the second round in postseason.
2002 23-4 Coach Michael Center Pending
Team is ranked 15th - makes the round of 16 in postseason.
Jose Zarhi and Rodrigo Echagaray finish 6th nationally in doubles
2003 19-7 Coach Michael Center Pending
Team is ranked 13th - makes the round of 16 in postseason and the 12 consecutive NCAA appearance.
Jean Simon and Jose Zarhi win the Big 12 doubles championship
2004 15-12 Coach Michael Center pending
Antonio Ruiz and Jose Zarhi with the Big 12 double championship
Team is ranked 36th - makes the second round in postseason.
2005 13-10 Coach Michael Center pending
Team is ranked 28th - makes the second round in postseason.
2006 26-4 Coach Michael Center pending
Big 12 Co-regular season and Big 12 tournament Champions
Semi-Finals In Postseason And Highest Ranking (3) In Texas Tennis History.
University of Texas senior Callum Beale and Travis Helgeson and freshman Miguel Reyes Varela officially earned All-America status from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
Callum Beale and Miguel Reyes-Varela are ranked 8th nationally in doubles.
Travis Helgeson is ranked 7th in the nation in singles.
2007 20-9 Coach Michael Center pending
Round of 16
Jon Wiegand receives the Provost Awards for posting a perfect 4.0 GPA during at least one semester in 2007.
Team is ranked 12th - qualifies for round of 16 in postseason.
Dimitar Kutrovsky and Josh Zavala are the Big 12 doubles champions
2008 25-6 Coach Michael Center
Big 12 co-regular season champions
Runner Up To Georgia For NCAA- Highest finish ever in a NCAA National Championship tournament.
Ricardo is 2008 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year and he is three-time ITA South Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year (2002, 2006, 2008)
Kellen Damico and Ed Corrie 2008 ITA All-American (doubles)
2009 23-7 Coach Michael Center
Team is ranked 9thmakes the final 4 for the 3rd time in Longhorn Tennis history.
Ditimar Kutrovsky ITA 2008,09,10
Dimitar Kutrvsky becomes Texas all-time winningest player with 230 victories. He is one of only three Longhorns to finish in the top 10 in singles and doubles. He is ranked 8th Nationally in 2010.
2010 27-3 Coach Michael Center
Big 12 regular season and Big 12 tournament Champions
Team is ranked 4th - makes the round of 16 in postseason.
Dimitar Kutrovsky and Josh Zavala are ranked 7th in doubles in 2010.
2011 19-9 Coach Michael Center
Team is ranked 16th - loses in the second round of postseason.
Ed Corrie and Jean anderson are ranked 8th nationally in doubles.
Team is ranked 16th - loses in the second round of postseason.
2012 16-10 Coach Michael Center
Ranked 27th - loses in the first round of postseasons
2013 17-9 Coach Michael Center
Team makes 2nd round of postseason and is ranked 23rd.
Chris Camillone, David Holiner, and
Seren Hess-Olesen make the All American team.
2013 17- 9 Coach Michael Center
Team reaches the quarter final round for the NCAA matches.
Ranked #23 nationally
2014 23-6 Coach Michael Center
Big 12 co-regular season Champions
Team is ranked 8th
For the first time in program history, Texas Men's Tennis advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships .
Tennis Courts are demolished
Seren Hess-Olesen wins the Big 12 singles championship
2015 21-7 Coach Michael Center
Team is ranked 9th and makes the round of 16
Søren Hess-Olesen is one of six players in the nation to finish top-15 in both the singles and doubles polls. He is the 6th Longhorn to finish in the top 10 in singles . He is the ITA Senior Player of the Year and ranked 6th in the nation in 2015.
Loyd Glasspool is a ITA All American in singles and doubles
Søren Hess-Olesen and Loyd Glasspool NCAA double champions.