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Conversation with Kentucky Tennis Legend John Herring

Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

Release Date: 04/28/2023

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Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

In today’s Legends of Kentucky tennis conversation, Dennis Emery talks with Colleen Jones Underhill. Colleen was the number one ranked Kentucky Jr. female player for several years as well as securing a top 10 ranking in USTA Southern.  She played for Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville where she was Kentucky High School State Champion and female player of the year.  She continued her successful tennis career as number one singles at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.  Underhill continued to play competitively as an adult and has been a teaching tennis pro, and coach at her...

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Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

In today’s Legends of Kentucky tennis conversation, Dennis Emery talks with Rex Ecarma. Rex Ecarma is a legendary figure in Kentucky collegiate tennis circles. He built the University of Louisville tennis program from playing their home matches at Triangle Park to the Bass Rudd Tennis Center on the U of L Campus. He coached Michael Mather to the NCAA quarterfinals and then a berth on the US National Team.  He also led Austin Childs to the 2011 NCAA singles finalist.  His teams qualified for numerous NCAA championships. Rex, a Louisville native and U of L Lettermen tells his story....

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Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

In today's Legends of Kentucky Tennnis Dennis Emery talks with John Herring. Herring speaks about growing up in tennis and his many roles in the game.  He has been USTA Kentucky Board President and serves on the USTA Southern and National Boards.   He is one of the most successful senior players nationally in the history of the state and talks about how he was a late bloomer in the game competitively. He talks about his great success as a high school coach and introducing hundreds of young players to the game with his wife Christy, who is a superstar in her own right, promoting...

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Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

In today's Legends of Kentucky Tennnis Dennis Emery talks with Greg Hill Hill emerges from Henderson Kentucky in the mid-80s and became a top southern and national player. Hill talks about his collegiate career at Texas A&M where he was their first NCAA All-American, and his professional career which included wins over players like Agassi.  He speaks about what it was like to be the number two man for Nick Bollettieri for many years   He served as coach for Williams, Sharapova, Kournikova, and several other world number ones   From Henderson to Wimbledon Greg tells...

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Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

In today’s Legends of Kentucky Tennis Dennis Emery talks with Kevin Collins.   Kevin Collins is the patriarch of one of Kentucky’s leading tennis families     He and his wife Sandy have been involved in all aspects of Kentucky tennis for 40 years. Kevin has won numerous senior level events and has sponsored numerous high level tennis tournaments.  In addition, their children have won high level state events.   This podcast speaks to the benefits of tennis for the entire family.

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Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

In today’s Legends of Kentucky Tennis Dennis Emery talks with Vimal Patel.   Hear Vimal Patel’s story of his journey from the public courts of Owensboro to the best tennis venues in the world as a professional. Along the way he trained with Joan Ramey Ford, international coaching icon Rick Macci, and college tennis greatest coach ever Dick Gould.  This podcast includes his impressions of his game, his development as a player, and his rise to number two in the US junior rankings and an NCAA Team Championship and Doubles Finalist finish.

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Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

Mel Purcell is simply the best player in the history of Kentucky tennis.  This podcast details his rise from Murray Kentucky to Wimbledon.   Along the way he talks about his legendary father Bennie Purcell and winning the NCAA DOUBLES for the University of Tennessee. At multiple times, Purcell was a member of the ATP top twenty.  He details his matches and relationships with the world’s best players including McEnroe, Connors, and Lendl.  This is a must listen for those who care about the history of tennis in Kentucky

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Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

Jack Ditty is one of eastern Kentucky’s all time tennis legends.  He is a tireless promoter of USTA events and women’s $60,000 events.  He has been the tournament director for the $60,000 events, most recently the Braidy Industries Women’s Tennis Classic, a USTA Pro Circuit event. The podcast includes the story of his daughter Julie’s rise to an NCAA final and top 100 rankings on the WTA tour in singles and doubles.   Ditty describes running local journey clinics to watching his daughter play Venus and Serena at Wimbledon.   This podcast is a virtual...

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Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

Second of a two-part series, John English details the history of the Louisville Tennis Classic which featured all the greats. English's brother Sam envisioned the event and made it happen. Building a new facility near the Louisville Zoo, battling the weather, and gaining the support of politicians in the state including a young Mitch McConnell.

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Legends of Ky Tennis the Hall of Fame Series podcast

Dennis Emery talks with John English. This is the first conversation in a two-part series.

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In today's Legends of Kentucky Tennnis Dennis Emery talks with John Herring.

Herring speaks about growing up in tennis and his many roles in the game.  He has been USTA Kentucky Board President and serves on the USTA Southern and National Boards.   He is one of the most successful senior players nationally in the history of the state and talks about how he was a late bloomer in the game competitively. He talks about his great success as a high school coach and introducing hundreds of young players to the game with his wife Christy, who is a superstar in her own right, promoting and providing tennis in the schools and parks.