North Carolina Women's Tennis Most Coaching Wins (Active Coaches)

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Written by: Donald Clark

Published: September 22, 2024

NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN'S TENNIS COACHING RECORDS (ACTIVE)

Current Rank	Name	School(s)	Wins	Losses	Seasons		Notes
#1	Jo Cabana	Charlotte Catholic	677	82	33		(55-1 at St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida, 164-7 at Cardinal Gibbons in Florida)
#2	John Frye	Union Pines	668	75	44
#3	Donald Clark	Charles B. Aycock	495	219	30		437-186 in 26 years at Greene Central; 58-33 in four years at Charles B. Aycock
#4	Andrew Tuttle	Cardinal Gibbons	445	105	24		(first four years at Green Hope, one at Cary, one at N.C. School of Science and Math)
#5	Lee Matthews	Wilson Fike	429	115	27
#6	Ed Flynn	Charlotte Myers Park	359	39	22		(does not include years at North Mecklenburg)
#7	Aaron Simmons	East Wilkes	291	81	20
#8	Kenneth Stivason	Clayton	284	91	21
#9	John Hewins	Newton-Conover	226	85	22
#10	Brad Sauls	Arendell Parrott Academy	219	42	17
#11	Dana Davis	Triton	198	93	20
#12	Michael Bowen	Wilmington Hoggard	170	67	18
#13	Vic Ramsey	Currituck County	154	201	25
#14	Heather Brooks	Chatham Central	144	53	12		record includes one tie
#15	David Anderson	North Johnston	126	61	10
#16	Rich Dowler	Western Alamance	123	124	20
#17	Luke Graham	Mount Airy	114	12	6
#18	Kelly Eldridge	Chatham Charter School	105	66	10
#19	Harold Shepard	Pisgah High School	104	58	11
#20	Justin Vestal	Forbush	102	80	11
#21	Dirk Cline	White Oak	99	?	16
#22	Justin Webb	Hillsborough Orange	96	60	8
#23	Bob Jones	Green Hope	95	12	6
#24	Will Tyer	Ayden-Grifton	95	116	17
#25	Serena Smith	Whiteville	91	11	6
#26	Jay James	Felton Grove	80	46	7		(10-2 at Wayne Christian School, 46-19 in four seasons at Harnett Central, 15-7 at West Johnston; 9-18 at Felton Grove)
#27	Corrinne Rupp	North Iredell	77	58	9
#28	Neill Tapp	North Lincoln	75	18	6
#29	Andrew Cook	South Caldwell	65	27	7
#30	Chris Davis	Raleigh Millbrook	64	11	5
#31	Chris Goodman	Fayetteville Terry Sanford	58	5	4
#32	Chase Conner	Martin County	46	31	5
#33	Jennifer Anderson	Northwest Guilford	41	6	3
#34	Tom McQueen	Porter Ridge	41	28	5
#35	Andrew Link	South Iredell	30	21	4
#36	Holden Poole	Harnett Central	24	12	2
#37*	Gary Williams	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	20	22	3
#38	Hunter Staup	Northside-Jacksonville	5	6	1
#39	Lucy Mitchell	Mooresville	?	?	5

 

Nick Walker's Handbook for High School Tennis Coaches

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Written by: Donald Clark

Published: May 25, 2026

Nick Walker, who coached high school tennis for seventy seasons in North Carolina, has written an outstandng handbook for high school coaches in our state. He has shared so many things he has learned over the years and included handouts on grips, practices, etc. Walker coached 38 men's seasons and 32 men's seasons at Hillsborough Orange, Chapel Hill, and East Chapel Hill high schools.

He is one of only three coaches in the history of North Carolina to win over a thousand matches in men's and women's tennis.

Click here to access the Handbook for High School Tennis Coaches.

McDow Publishes Book for High School Tennis Coaches

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Written by: Donald Clark

Published: March 08, 2026

Charlie McDow, the Rock High School in South Carolina tennis coach from 1976 to 2025, has published a book that covers the basics of coaching high school tennis from A-Z called More Than A Match.   Coaches are encouaged to call Coach McDow at 803-389-0047 for more informatoin or to order a book.