coaching & support staff
PLAYING DAYS
COACHING 1988-PRESENT • 34th season; 726-177 career record • Four NCAA Championships (1999, 2001, 2007, 2008) • One of only two active coaches with multiple NCAA titles • Led Georgia to its first ITA Team Indoor National Championship in 2006, then went back-to-back, winning another in 2007 • Three-time ITA National Coach of the Year (1995, 2001, 2007) • Seven-time ITA Southeast Region Coach of the Year (1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2014) • Six-time SEC Coach of the Year (1989, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2017) • 37 players have received a combined 73 All-America honors • Five four-time All-Americans • 18 SEC regular-season titles, 10 SEC Tournament titles (28 total) • Finished the season ranked in the Top-5 20 times; finished Top-10 in 26 seasons and Top-25 in all 31 • Appeared in NCAA Championship match 11 times (1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008) • Seven individual singles National Champions • Three individual doubles National Champions • 110 All-SEC selections • Seven four-time All-SEC honorees • Four Academic All-Americans • 53 Academic All-SEC accolades • 15 SEC Scholar-Athlete Award winners • Three Clayton-Wilhite Scholar-Athlete Award winners • Three Joel Eaves Award winners • Assistant coach under Dan Magill from 1982-84 • Promoted to Associate Head Coach in 1985 • Became head coach for 1988-89 season upon Magill’s retirement • 2017 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Inductee • 2020 Coach Dan Magill Impact Award
CAREER COACHING RECORD Year
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total
WINS
726
College (University of Georgia, 1972-75) • Two-time All-American (1974-75) • Three-time All-SEC selection (1973-75) • Four-straight SEC team titles • Seven SEC individual titles: -No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles in 1972 -No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles in 1973 -No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles in 1974 -No. 1 doubles in 1975 • Two-time winner of Southern Collegiate Championships in singles in 1973-74 • Southern Collegiate Doubles champion in 1973 • Co-Captain of 1975 team that went 20-4 and won SEC title Professional • Played professionally in the U.S., Europe and South America after college • Recorded four wins against players ranked in the ATP Top 50 • Team Tennis in Germany, 1980-81 • Teaching Pro in Atlanta 1978-81 and in Puerto Rico from 1981-82 • Puerto Rican Davis Cup Captain from 1992 to 1997 Personal • Married to the former Suzanne Rondeau of Toronto, Canada • They have three sons: Manuel III, Eric and Alex • Born March 16, 1953, in San Juan, Puerto Rico • Graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, 1971
CAREER
Record Final Ranking
SEC Finish
21-6 3rd 1st 21-5 5th 2nd 27-3 2nd 1st 17-5 4th 3rd 25-4 2nd T1st 17-6 5th 2nd 27-2 2nd 1st 22-4 5th T1st 23-4 2nd T1st 26-4 3rd 2nd 26-5 1st T1st 17-11 18th 4th 28-1 1st 1st 28-4 2nd 1st 9-15 23rd 10th 20-6 6th 3rd 20-7 7th 3rd 30-1 2nd 1st 32-0 1st 1st 27-3 1st 1st 25-4 6th 2nd 21-8 11th 3rd 24-6 5th T1st 26-3 5th 2nd 26-5 3rd 1st 18-8 9th 1st 24-5 8th T1st 24-5 7th 1st 22-8 7th 1st 13-11 20th 8th 14-11 17th 5th 9-2 N/A N/A 17-7 11th 3rd 726-177 • 4 NCAA titles • 28 SEC titles
NCAA Finish
Finals Quarterfinals Finals Quarterfinalis Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Semifinals Finals Finals Champion Round of 32 Champion Finals Round of 64 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Finals Champion Champion Quarterfinals Semifinals Semifinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Semifinals Round of 64 Round of 32 N/A Quarterfinals
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