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Greg Davis Named to Head Cardinal Women's Tennis
August 01, 2002 | Women's Tennis
Aug. 1, 2002
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Greg Davis, the head men's and women's tennis coach at Auburn University-Montgomery has been named head women's tennis coach at the University of Louisville.
Davis led the AUM women's squad to two national NAIA championships in 2000 and 2001 and a national runner-up in 2002. Five of his female athletes earned All-American honors. The men's team won the 2002 National NAIA Tournament with five of his players being named All-Americans. In his three seasons at AUM, he had 15 women and 13 men named as NAIA All-Americans.
"We are so pleased to have Greg as part of our staff," said Julie Hermann, U of L's senior associate athletic director/SWA. "He will bring global recruiting to our team and his outstanding coaching experience should infuse the team with talent and enthusiasm that will lead to success. We look forward to watching our women's team flourish under his guidance."
His success at AUM attracted several honors. He was named both the Intercollegiate Tennis Assocation (ITA) 2002 Men's Coach of the Year as well as the NAIA Men's Coach of the Year. The NAIA Women's Tennis Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002, he was also named the NAIA Region XIII Men's Tennis Coach of the Year in 2000, 2001 and 2002. As women's coach, he earned NAIA Region XIII 2000 Coach of the Year kudos. In addition he was the Georgia Alabama Carolina Conference Men's Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002.
Davis went to AUM after a two year stint as the assistant men's coach at the Big Ten's Northwestern University. While he was there, he helped lead the Wildcats to the 1999 NCAA Tournament and a No. 32 ranking. The Wildcats had a NCAA Singles Championship qualifier and two players ranked in the top 50 in singles.
From 1996-1998, he was the assistant men's tennis coach at Wake Forest University. As part of his duties there, he served as the Tournament Director for the ACC Indoors Tennis Championship. Wake Forest qualified for the NCAA Tennis Tournament for the first time in school history during his stay there and were ranked as high as 55 in 1998. Two of his athletes were ranked in the top 50 in singles and one doubles team was ranked in the top 30 nationally.
He went to Wake Forest from Rice University where the Owls earned a No. 47 ranking.
He has worked numerous summer camps including the University of Alabama Camp, the College Tennis Academy in Auburn and the camps at Northwestern, Wake Forest, Rice and Clemson.
A successful player himself, he was ranked No. 3 in Alabama in 30 and over Doubles in 1999. As a collegiate player, he was team captain and No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles player for IUPUI. While at Kankakee Community College he was team captian and qualified for the NJCAA Nationals in singles and doubles in 1989.
Davis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Indiana University-Indianapolis in 1994.
