Episodios

  • Conversation with Kentucky Tennis Legend Jeff True
    Jun 28 2024

    In today’s Legends of Kentucky tennis conversation, Dennis Emery talks with Jeff True.

    Jeff has been involved with Kentucky Tennis in so many ways. After successfully playing the National Junior Circuit he played for Indiana.

    He coached both the men’s and women’s programs at Western Kentucky. As part of that he ran over 100 junior tournaments where many top players got their start.

    His family won Kentucky Tennis Family of the Year and he claims one of his great joys is playing the National Father and Son Championships.

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    56 m
  • Conversation with Kentucky Tennis Legend Colleen Jones Underhill
    Mar 22 2024

    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 high school alma mater.

    She and her husband Todd are very philanthropically active in tennis and are principal donors of the Underhill Tennis Complex at Sacred Heart Academy and the Miami University outdoor tennis complex. She speaks about why that was important to her.

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    34 m
  • Conversation with Kentucky Tennis Legend Rex Ecarma
    Nov 7 2023

    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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    59 m
  • Conversation with Kentucky Tennis Legend John Herring
    Apr 28 2023

    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.

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    40 m
  • Conversation with Kentucky Tennis Legend Greg Hill
    Feb 27 2023

    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 the inside story.

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  • Conversation with Kentucky Tennis Legend Kevin Collins
    Nov 22 2022

    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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    59 m
  • Conversation with Kentucky Tennis Legend Vimal Patel
    Sep 13 2022

    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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    57 m
  • Conversation with Kentucky Tennis Legend Mel Purcell
    Aug 9 2022

    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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    1 h y 1 m