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Greg Patton enters his 14th
season at the helm of the Boise State University men's tennis program. Patton
has led the Broncos to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and four
WAC titles since the beginning of his second tenure in 2003. The Broncos also
captured a newly added regular season WAC Championship during the 2009 season.
Patton has put together an
impressive 650-294 record as a head coach at the collegiate level. That success
has continued through his 13 years at Boise State, where he has posted a 299-101
record while winning nine conference championships in three different
conferences.
Since returning to Boise
State in 2003, Patton has guided the team to WAC titles in four of six seasons
(2003, 2005-07) as well as a WAC regular season championship in 2009. Patton
has also coached numerous players to All-America status during his tenure,
including Clancy Shields in singles as well as Kean Feeder and James Meredith
in doubles in 2009.
While successfully leading
the Broncos program for 13 seasons, Patton has captured many individual honors
including being inducted to the Boise State University Athletic Hall of Fame
(2001), NCAA National Coach of the Year (1997), Intercollegiate Tennis
Association Region Coach of the Year (1994, 1997, 2004), WAC Coach of the Year
(2004-07, 2009), Big West Coach of the Year (1997) and Big Sky Coach of the
Year (1993-96).
Patton has been credited
with turning Boise State into a national tennis power since his arrival in
1993. In his first season at the reigns of the Broncos, Patton led the team to
its first conference championship since 1974. His success did not stop there as
Boise State won the Big Sky four consecutive seasons (1993-96) and the Big West
Championship its first year in the league (1997). During the 1997 season, Boise
State was ranked as high as second in the nation and went to the quarterfinals
of the NCAA Championships, finishing fifth in the process.
Following the 1998 season,
Patton accepted a position as a coach with the U.S. National team. Patton
coached at the junior level from 1998-2003 leading the National Boys' 14s to
the 2003 World Cup Championship, defeating teams from Argentina and Spain in
the process.
Patton also coached the
junior national team from 1984-87 leading many junior players to top five world
rankings. At the junior level, Patton has helped groom some of the finest
tennis players America has had to offer including Pete Sampras, Jim Courier,
Michael Chang, David Wheaton, and Malavai Washington.
Prior to becoming the head
coach of Boise State in 1993, Patton coached at U.C. Irvine from 1979-92.
During his tenure he led the Anteaters to nine Big West championships (1981,
1983-85, 1987-90, 1992) and multiple top 25 finishes in the final national
rankings. He was named NCAA Coach of the Year in 1987 and was a five-time Big
West Coach of the Year. He was elected to the UC Irvine Athletic Hall of Fame
in 2000.
Patton played his
collegiate tennis at U.C. Santa Barbara from 1972-74. His first job as a coach
was with his alma mater from 1976-78 before spending time at CSU Bakersfield
(1978-79) and then moving onto U.C. Irvine.
Patton has a daughter,
Chelsea (19), son, Garrett (17).
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