North Carolina Men's Tennis Most Coaching Wins (All-Time)
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Current Rank | Name | School(s) | Wins | Losses | Seasons | Notes | |
#1 | John Frye | Union Pines | 777 | 156 | 53 | ||
#2 | Steve Spivey | Raleigh Enloe | 613 | 69 | 41 |
486-44 in 26 seasons at Raleigh Broughton, 165-58 at Enloe, also includes years at Cary, Apex, and Myrtle Beach |
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#3 | Gil Bowman | Fayetteville Terry Sanford | 591 | 42 | 38 | Retired | |
#4 | Nick Walker | East Chapel Hill | 559 | 150 | 38 | (108-50 at Hillsborough Orange in 10 seasons, 346-75 at Chapel Hill in 20 seasons), Retired | |
#5 | Brad Joyner | Southern Nash | 480 | 138 | 31 | ||
#6 | Lindsey Linker | East Chapel Hill | 449 | 35 | 26 | (147-20 at Chapel Hill from 1981-1991; 302-15 at East Chapel Hill from 1998-2013), Retired | |
#7 | Andrew Tuttle | Cardinal Gibbons | 421 | 74 | 21 | (75-14 in first four years at Green Hope) | |
#8 | Ken Hazen | Charlotte Catholic | 413 | 119 | 38 | Retired | |
#9 | Kenneth Stivason | Clayton | 362 | 64 | 25 | ||
#10 | Barry Nethercutt | Faith Christian School | 327 | 178 | 34 | 279-143 in 27 seasons at Rocky Mount, Retired | |
#11 | Lee Matthews | Wilson Fike | 307 | 145 | 25 | ||
#12 | Randy Alexander | Northwest Guilford | 300 | 89 | 22 | Retired (110-37 in 9 years at Northwest Guilford) | |
#13 | Denny Wesney | Southwest Guilford | 300 | 127 | 24 | ||
#14 | Jo Cabana | Charlotte Catholic | 299 | 36 | 17 | 132-33 in nine seasons at Charlotte Catholic; 167-3 at Cardinal Gibbons in Florida | |
#15 | Elizabeth Upton | Greenville J.H. Rose | 298 | 60 | 21 | Deceased | |
#16 | Randy Grimes | Ledford | 255 | 51 | 17 | Retired | |
#17 | Ed Flynn | Charlotte Myers Park | 246 | 50 | 19 | does not include years at North Mecklenburg | |
#18 | Donald Clark | Greene Central | 238 | 62 | 15 | Retired, 167-53 at Greene Central High School from 1989-1998, 71-9 at Arendell Parrott Academy from 2015-2020 | |
#19 | Joseph Walls | Garner Magnet School | 207 | 165 | 22 | Retired | |
#20 | Robert Jones | Spring Creek | 173 | 116 | 22 | Retired | |
#21 | Buzz Cook | T.C. Roberson | 160 | 21 | 12 | ||
#22 | Rich Dowler | Western Alamance | 155 | 48 | 16 | ||
#23 | Ryan Griffin | Raleigh Charter School | 153 | 25 | 11 | ||
#24 | Milton Griffith | Salisbury | 144 | 14 | 11 | ||
#25 | Kirk Schmidt | Wilmington New Hanover | 141 | 24 | 11 | ||
#26 | Craig Hassell | Charles B. Aycock | 137 | 67 | 16 | 124-64 in 15 seasons at Eastern Wayne | |
#27 | Neil Aldeman | Chapel Hill | 128 | 54 | 10 | ||
#28 | Scott Alston | North Lenoir | 122 | 70 | 14 | ||
#29 | Tim Medlin | Greene Central | 115 | 46 | 10 | ||
#30 | Paul Ebenhoe | Pine Lake Prep School | 113 | 23 | 11 | Retired | |
#31 | David Anderson | North Johnston | 111 | 49 | 10 | ||
#32 | Scott Fowler | Lincoln Charter School | 106 | 30 | 12 | ||
#33 | Marvin Hardy | Greenville J.H. Rose | 105 | 37 | 22 | ||
#34 | Bob Jones | Green Hope | 98 | 5 | 6 | ||
#35 | Vic Ramsey | Currituck County | 96 | 143 | 20 | ||
#36 | Shane Nixon | Davie County | 95 | 41 | 9 |

NCHSTCA 2025 4-A Men's Tennis All-State Team
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Player School Class
Kai Villagomez Butler Senior
Luke Thompson South Mecklenburg Senior
Max Gao Panther Creek Senior
Ved Chotalia Panther Creek Senior
Vivek Indlamuri Green Hope Senior
Stephen Gervase Green Hope Junior
Eshaan Dabadghav Northwest Guilford Junior
Isaac Lewis T.C. Roberson Sophomore
Trishiv Premanand Green Level Freshman
Owen Phillips East Chapel Hill Freshman
Carter Harris East Chapel Hill Junior
Connor Yett South Mecklenburg Junior

Spring Creek High School Men's and Women's Coach Retiring
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Robert Jones, the men's and women's tennis coach at Spring Creek High School, is retiring as the head coach at the school. Coach Jones coached men's tennis for 22 seasons at East Duplin, Spring Creek, Pender County, and Clinton. He coached women's tennis for 18 seasons at East Duplin, Spring Creek, and Clinton.
Coach Jones won 323 high school tennis matches in his career at the four schools. His overall record for 22 seasons in men's tennis was 173-16. His overall record for 18 seasons in women's tennis was 150-111.
He has 29.1 years in education and plans to continue teaching next year at Greenwood and Wayne School of Technical Arts. His wife Erica, who played for East Duplin High School four years, is the current CTE and High School Director for Duplin County Schools. His son Daniel, a senior at East Duplin High School, will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Morehead-Cain Scholarship next year.
The new Spring Creek High School me's and women's tennis coach will be Daniel Krentz. Coach Jones plans to continue to serve as an assistant coach for both programs.
North Carolina Men's Tennis Most Coaching Wins (Active Coaches)
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Current Rank | Name | School(s) | Wins | Losses | Seasons | Notes | |
#1 | Union Pines | Union Pines | 777 | 156 | 53 | ||
#2 | Brad Joyner | Southern Nash | 480 | 138 | 31 | ||
#3 | Andrew Tuttle | Cardinal Gibbons | 421 | 74 | 21 | (75-14 in first four years at Green Hope) | |
#4 | Kenneth Stivason | Clayton | 376 | 67 | 26 | ||
#5 | Lee Matthews | Wilson Fike | 307 | 145 | 25 | ||
#6 | Denny Wesney | Southwest Guilford | 305 | 140 | 25 | ||
#7 | Jo Cabana | Charlotte Catholic | 299 | 36 | 17 | 132-33 in nine seasons at Charlotte Catholic; 167-3 at Cardinal Gibbons in Florida | |
#8 | Ed Flynn | Charlotte Myers Park | 246 | 50 | 19 | ||
#9 | Buzz Cook | T.C. Roberson | 160 | 21 | 12 | ||
#10 | Rich Dowler | Western Alamance | 155 | 48 | 16 | ||
#11 | Ryan Griffin | Raleigh Charter School | 153 | 25 | 11 | ||
#12 | Milton Griffith | Salisbury | 144 | 14 | 11 | ||
#13 | Kirk Schmidt | Wilmington New Hanover | 141 | 24 | 11 | ||
#14 | Craig Hassell | Charles B. Aycock | 137 | 67 | 16 | 124-64 in 15 seasons at Eastern Wayne | |
#15 | Neil Alderman | Chapel Hill | 128 | 54 | 10 | ||
#16 | Scott Alston | North Lenoir | 122 | 70 | 14 | ||
#17 | Tim Medlin | Greene Central | 115 | 46 | 10 | ||
#18 | David Anderson | North Johnston | 111 | 49 | 10 | ||
#19 | Scott Fowler | Lincoln Charter School | 106 | 30 | 12 | ||
#20 | Marvin Hardy | Greenville J.H. Rose | 105 | 37 | 22 | ||
#21 | Bob Jones | Green Hope | 98 | 5 | 6 | ||
#22 | Matthew Tuck | Forbush | 97 | 64 | 11 | ||
#23 | Vic Ramsey | Currituck County | 96 | 143 | 20 | ||
#24 | Shane Nixon | Davie County | 95 | 41 | 9 | ||
#25 | Justin Webb | Hillsborough Orange | 92 | 73 | 11 | ||
#26 | Will Tyer | Ayden-Grifton | 92 | 112 | 17 | ||
#27 | James Krege | Greensboro Grimsley | 75 | 23 | 6 | ||
#28 | Jennifer Anderson | Northwest Guilford | 59 | 10 | 4 | ||
#29 | Andrew Myers | Ledford | 53 | 10 | 4 | ||
#30 | Sean Harmon | South Point | 53 | 5 | 4 | ||
#31 | Chase Connor | Martin County | 50 | 18 | 4 | ||
#32 | Christopher Goodman | Fayetteville Terry Sanford | 48 | 8 | 5 | ||
#33 | Josh Oxendine | Charlotte Providence | 41 | 7 | 3 | ||
#34 | Jay James | Felton Grove | 37 | 11 | 4 | (10-3 at Wayne Christian; 27-8 at Harnett Central in three seasons) | |
#35 | Daniel Manzer | Northeastern | 36 | 14 | 4 | (21-7 at Washington High School in 2011 and 2012) (10-0 at Clayton High School in spring of 2021) | |
#36 | Stephen Kirby | Eno River Academy | 36 | 27 | 4 | ||
#37 | Fred Brown | East Burke | 32 | 44 | 7 | ||
#38 | Holden Poole | Harnett Central | 25 | 11 | 3 | ||
#39 | Brandon Shull | Cherryville | 23 | 62 | 9 | ||
#40 | Gary Williams | Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy | 20 | 10 | 2 |
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