David
Kent
Male
United States of America
1935-10-30
, -
2015-11-03
Cedar Park, Williamson County, Texas, United States of America
David Kent (1935-2015), a graduate of Texas Tech, coached at Amarillo and Midland High Schools before moving on to collegiate tennis. He ranks among the top 20 all-time NCAA Division men’s tennis coaches in career victories with a 516-223 overall record at Texas A&M and West Texas A&M (formerly West Texas State), combined over 27 seasons. He was the 9th coach in history to score more than 500 Division I-A victories. Kent was the Southwest Region and SWC Coach of the Year (1994) and was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame (1998).
1954 - 1968
1
14
4
1963 - Abilene Open (Open)
Round 3
Peter D. van Lingen 1 *
David Kent
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Colin Robertson 1 *
David Kent
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Frank Conner 1 *
David Kent
6-2
6-8
6-2
Round 4
Ray D. Nasher 1 *
David Kent
2-6
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Jack Jackson 1 *
David Kent
7-5
6-3
Final
David Kent 1 *
Jon Gottscholl
6-3
3-6
6-3
Round 2
David Kent 1 *
Neil Roush
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Don Kierbow 1 *
David Kent
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
David Kent 1 *
Richard Barker
3-6
6-3
7-5
Final
Cliff Richey 1 *
David Kent
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
David Kent 1 *
Warren Zimmerman
10-8
?-?
9-7
Semifinals
Raymond G. DeBerry Jr 1 *
David Kent
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Winston Farquear 1 *
David Kent
7-5
6-1
Round 3
Joe Adams 1 *
David Kent
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