MMHS TENNIS CLUB GETS EXCLUSIVE TRAINING SESSION FROM ANDY RODDICK, AND PETE SAMPRAS' FORMER COACH--COACH GREG PATTON!
Imagine a tennis legend as busy as this man is, taking time to share his treasures of experience exclusively with our MMHS Golden Eagles tennis team!
Like sponges, Dave, Brayden, Hunter and parents and family members, soaked up every word Coach Greg Patton shared.
Special thanks to John and Sonnet Hullinger for arranging our encounter with perhaps the most accomplished motivational and inspirational coach in tennis today!
I posted just a few of Coach Patton's Bio accomplishments below:
GREG PATTON
Bio USA National Tennis Coach
Certifications
* USTA High Performance Certification
* USPTA Professional 1
* Professional Tennis Registry Professional (PTR)
* USA National Tennis Coach (USTA High Performance Tennis)
* Coached Boy’s 14’s National Team to World Championships in Prostejvo, Czech Republic
(first time that USA has won this international team event) August, 2002
* Boise State Men’s Tennis Coach 1993-1998 (record 135-48)
* Led Boise State to top 20 National Rankings during these six years and as high as #2 in Division I
* Won Big Sky and Big West conference Titles (5 out of 6 seasons)
* Named Conference Coach of the Year 1993-1997 (5 Conference Coach of the Year Awards)
* UC Irvine Men’s Tennis Coach 1980-1992 (record 288-150)
Led UC Irvine to top 20 National Ranking in 10 out of 13 Seasons and as high #2 in Division I
Won Big West Conference Title 9 out of 13 Seasons
Named Big West Conference Coach of the Year - 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988 (Five Awards)
* Overall Collegiate Coaching Record (1977-1998) 486-241
Including UC Santa Barbara (1977-1978) and Cal State Bakersfield (1979)
* World Team Tennis Coach (1990-1993 > Newport Beach Dukes), (1994-1997 > Idaho Sneakers)
Reached Championships of World Team Tennis in Three Seasons.
* USA Pan American Coach in 1991 (Games held in Havana, Cuba)
USA won 3 gold medals and one silver out of four events played.
* USA Junior National Coach 1984-1987 (Junior Davis Cup) Players included Pete Sampras,
Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Malavai Washington, Patrick McEnroe, Luke Jensen)
* Awards
* NCAA National Coach of the Year 1997 (Boise State University)
* NCAA National Coach of the Year 1987 (UC Irvine)
* (Only Coach in NCAA to win the Division I National Collegiate Coach
of the Year Honor at two different Universities)
* UC Irvine Athletic Hall of Fame (Inducted in February, 2000)
* Boise State University Hall of Fame (Inducted in November, 2001)
* National USTA/NCAA Community Award (1997)
* World Team Tennis Coach of the Year - 1993 (Newport Beach) 1995 (Idaho)