Manuel Diaz
Manuel Diaz – the SEC’s all-time winningest coach with 767 career victories – led the Bulldogs to another conference championship and deep run in the NCAA tournament in 2023.
- Has compiled a 767-192 (.800) record in 36 years as the head men’s tennis coach at the University of Georgia.
- The all-time winningest coach in SEC history, just ahead of Bulldog legend Dan Magill.
- Led Georgia to six national championships and a remarkable 29 SEC titles.
Jane Preyer
Jane Preyer’s long and successful career was rooted in tennis glory and expanded into a dedication to volunteerism and environmental protection.
- Achieved a No. 43 world ranking
- Played six years on WTA Tour, with two appearances at the US Open and Wimbledon
- Defeated Evonne Goolagong, Manuela Maleeva, Sue Barker and Betty Stove
Keith Richardson
Keith Richardson, a native of Rock Hill, S.C., defeated Kevin Curren (twice), John Lloyd, Eliot Teltscher, and Eddie Dibbs in his four-year run on the ATP Tour. In 1977, he hit a career-high singles world ranking of No. 63 and No. 146 in doubles in 1979.
- Achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 63 and No. 146 in doubles.
- Inducted into these Halls of Fame: South Carolina, North Carolina, Appalachian State University Athletic Hall of Fame and the York County (S.C.) Sports Hall of Fame.
- Defeated Kevin Curren (twice), John Lloyd, Eliott Teltscher, and Eddie Dibbs while playing on the ATP Tour