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Greg Davis Position: Head Coach Experience: 4th year at U of L Career Record: AUM Women: 64-10 AUM Men: 68-12 U of L Women: 87-35 Career Total = 219-57 (.793)

• Biggest turnaround in the nation from 2002 (6-19) to 2003 (22-7)
• Men's National NAIA Championship 2002
• Women's National NAIA Championship 2000
• Women's National NAIA Championship 2001
• ITA Men's National Coach of the Year 2002
• NAIA National Men's Coach of the Year 2002
• NAIA National Women's Coach of the Year in 2000, 2001
• 2005-2006 Highlights include: Recorded highest ITA ranking of No. 50
• Schools first wins over Auburn, South Alabama and Minnesota
• Most wins in a season (23)
• Most wins in four year period (87)
• Highest winning percentage in a four year period (.713)
• ITA individual ranking Maria Klokotzky (No. 124 singles)
• Five players with 20+ singles wins
• Ties school mark for highest conference finish (3rd in BIG EAST)
• Davis' Tenth straight season of 20 or more wins

Greg Davis will begin his fifth year as the Cardinals' women's tennis team's coach as he continues to guide the Cardinal tennis team to unprecedented achievements.

Last year, the Cardinals were ranked as high as a school record No. 50 by the Intercollegiate Coaches Association Poll. The team's 23-7 mark was a school record for wins in a single season made it the most successful four year period in school history. Davis' record at U of L is now 87-35, making it the most successful four year period in Cardinal Tennis history.

In 2006, he led the Cardinals into their inaugural season in the BIG EAST Conference where they reached the semi-final match and finished third, tying the school mark for highest finish in a conference tournament. In 10 years of coaching, he has never had a team finish with less than 20 wins. This past season, Davis reached the 200-win milestone in his career when the Cardinals defeated Butler on February 3, 2006.

His leadership was recognized by his peers when he was elected to serve on the ITA Operating Committee for Division I Women's Tennis as well as being a member of the NCAA Southeast Regional Advisory Committee.

In his rookie season, four years ago, he started off with nothing less than leading the Cardinals to a then-school-record 22 wins, their best finish ever in the Conference Championship and a trip to the C-USA semi-finals. It was the biggest turnaround in NCAA Division I. In his second year, he led the Cardinals to another 20+ wins and a semi-final appearance in the C-USA Championship.

In 2006, U of L recorded its first wins over South Alabama, Minnesota and Auburn. Individually, Maria Klokotzky was ranked as high as No. 124 in singles by the ITA. In all, five singles players amassed 20 or more singles wins. In his four seasons, Davis has a winning record versus both the Big Ten and ACC in dual match play.

In 2005, Robyn White was named All-C-USA and the Cardinals had a 20+ win seasons from three players. In 2003-04, Michelle Spiess came in for the Cardinals at No. 1 singles, joined the 20+ wins club in both singles and doubles and was named All-Conference USA. The year before, Marie Louise Frolich-Hansen came in at No. 1 and had 20 or more wins in both singles and doubles and was named All-C-USA.

Coach Davis came to U of L after serving as the head men's and women's tennis coach at Auburn University-Montgomery for three years. Davis led the AUM women's squad to two national NAIA championships in 2000 and 2001 and a national runner-up in 2002. Five of his female athletes earned All-American honors. The men's team won the 2002 National NAIA Tournament with five of his players being named All-Americans. In his three seasons at AUM, he had 15 women and 13 men named as NAIA All-Americans. His 2002 women's squad was named an ITA Academic All-American team.

"Greg has brought global recruiting to our team and his outstanding coaching experience infused the team with talent and enthusiasm that will lead to a tradition of success. We have enjoyed watching our women's team flourish under his guidance," said Julie Hermann, senior associate AD/SWA.

His success at AUM attracted several honors. He was named both the Intercollegiate Tennis Assocation (ITA) 2002 Men's Coach of the Year as well as the NAIA Men's Coach of the Year. The NAIA Women's Tennis Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2001, he was also named the NAIA Region XIII Men's Tennis Coach of the Year in 2000, 2001 and 2002. As women's coach, he earned NAIA Region XIII 2000 Coach of the Year kudos. In addition, he was the Georgia Alabama Carolina Conference Men's Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002.

Davis went to AUM after a one year stint as the assistant men's coach at the Big Ten's Northwestern University. While he was there, he helped lead the Wildcats to the 1999 NCAA Tournament and a No. 32 ranking. The Wildcats had a NCAA Singles Championship qualifier and two players ranked in the top 30 nationally.

From 1996-1998, he was the assistant men's tennis coach at Wake Forest University. As part of his duties there, he served as the Tournament Director for the ACC Indoor Tennis Championship. Wake Forest qualified for the NCAA Tennis Tournament for the first time in school history during his stay there and were ranked as high as 55th in 1998. Two of his athletes were ranked in the top 50 in singles and one doubles team was ranked in the top 30 nationally. He went to Wake Forest from Rice where the Owls earned a No. 47 ranking.

He has worked numerous summer camps including the University of Alabama Camp, the College Tennis Academy in Auburn and the camps at Northwestern, Wake Forest, Rice, SMU and Clemson. A successful player himself, he was ranked No. 3 in Alabama in 30 and over doubles in 1999. As a collegiate player, he was team captain and No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles player for IUPUI. While at Kankakee Community College he was team captain and qualified for the NJCAA Nationals in singles and doubles in 1989.

Davis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Indiana University-Indianapolis in 1994.