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29 Jimmy Connors Captured the 1971 NCAA Singles Title by Defeating Jimmy Connors captured the 1971 NCAA singles title by defeating Stanford’s Roscoe Tanner in the fi nal 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. (From left to right): Connors, Glenn Bassett, Tanner and Dick Gould. 2007 Men’s Tennis Media Guide 29 ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS UCLA’s starting lineup in the 2005 NCAA Final. From left: Benjamin Kohlloeffel, Chris Lam, Alberto Francis, Luben Pampoulov, Kris Kwinta and Philipp Gruendler. A D J Heath Montgomery ..1993-94-95-96 S Haythem Abid.........................2006 John Davis ....................1981-82-83 Jay Jackson .............1996-97-98-99 Dean Moore .............................1959 Danny Saltz .............1980-81-82-83 Hassan Akmal ..........................1999 Alex Decret ........................1997-98 Lance Jackson ...................2003-04 Steve Mott ...............1973-74-75-76 Dave Sanderlin .............1963-64-65 Jim Allen ............................ 1968-69 Mathieu Dehaine ..............2005-06 Robert Janecek .......1992-93-94-95 Martin Mulligan ........1992-93-94-95 Tom Sandor .............................1964 Vince Allegre .................1996-97-98 Peter deLeon ...........................1964 Franklin Johnson ..........1956-57-58 Srdjan Muskatirovic ........... 1995-96 Chris Sands .............1998-99-00-01 Elio Alvarez ...................1969-70-71 Erfan Djahangiri .......2000-01-02-03 Jim Johnson ............................1969 Davide Sanguinetti ............ 1992-93 Arthur Ashe ...................1963-64-65 Ken Diller ...........................1985-86 N Ian Schindler .................1975-76-77 Jeff Austin ................1970-71-72-73 Adam Draper ..........................2006 K Larry Nagler .................1960-61-62 Paul Scholtz .......................1988-89 John Austin ...................1976-77-78 Jeremy Drean ...................2005-06 Al Kabe ....................................1972 Dan Nahirny .............1986-87-88-89 Alon Schwartz ...............1996-97-98 Jordan Duboff ..........................1997 Tom Karp ......................1966-67-68 David Nainkin .................... 1991-92 Rayno Seegers ........................1973 B Todd Katz .................1980-81-82-83 Jason Netter ............1988-89-90-91 Spencer Segura ............1972-73-74 Jean Baker ........................ 1962-65 E Ron Kendis ..............1962-63-64-65 Noah Newman ...................1998-99 Lev Shvarts ........................1994-95 David Bain ....................1993-94-95 Andrew Eklov .........................2006 Lassi Ketola .............2000-01-02-03 Derrick Nguyen ..................2001-02 Jason Sher ...................1991-92-93 Bill Barber ................1989-90-91-92 Randy Ellis .........................1959-60 Jim Kilgore ...............................1963 Duke Nguyen ..........................1999 Tim Sheehan ...........................1989 Roy Barth ......................1967-68-69 Luis Enck ...........................1975-76 Kevin Kim ................................1997 Jason Nguyen .............2004-05-06 Anthony Smith .........................1988 Bill Bartlett ......................... 1978-79 Travis Kinard............................2003 Jason Nichinson ......................2004 Doug Smith ..............................1970 Mark Basham ..........1982-83-84-85 F Jeff Klaparda ...........1982-83-84-85 Bruce Nichols ..........1975-76-77-78 Otis Smith .....................1985-86-87 Bill Behrens .............1989-90-91-92 Buff Farrow ..............1986-87-88-89 Mark Knowles ...............1990-91-92 Forrest Stewart .............1958-59-60 Russell Berkowitz ....................1989 Mark Ferriera .....................1985-86 Zac Knysh ..........................2000-01 O Bob Stock ................................1964 Stanley Benoit .........................1980 Zack Fleishman .......................1999 Benjamin Kohlloeffel .......2005-06 Harry Ohls ...............................1957 Leif Sunderland .......................2006 Bobby Berger ...........1979-80-82-83 Peter Fleming ..........................1976 Brandon Kramer ......1997-98-99-00 Joel Ostroff ..............................1969 Chris Surapol ..............2003-04-06 Bill Bethard ..............................1963 Allen Fox .......................1959-60-61 Bob Kreiss ...............1970-71-72-73 Rob Bierens .......................1988-89 Alberto Francis ........2002-03-04-05 Mike Kreiss ........................1970-71 P T Fritz Bissell ..............1990-91-92-93 Mike Franks ..................1956-57-58 Nick Kreiss ...............................2002 Paul Palmer ..................1961-62-63 Eric Taino .................1994-95-96-97 Joe Blatchford ..........................1956 Jared Freedman ......................2001 Tommy Kreiss ...............1972-74-75 Jon Paley ...........................1977-78 Jamie Talbot ...................... 1986-87 Ron Bohrnstedt .............1967-68-69 Marcel Freeman ......1979-80-81-82 Steve Krulevitz .........................1973 Luben Pampoulov ..............2004-05 Gino Tanasescu .................1964-65 Jeff Borowiak ................1969-70-71 Barry Friedman ..................1976-77 Jun Kuki ...................................1969 Ken Park ..................................1995 Ferdi Taygan ............1974-75-76-77 Mike Bouck ..............................1959 Michael Kures ..........1983-84-85-86 Dave Parker .......................1974-75 Brian Teacher ..........1973-74-75-76 Matt Breen ....................1996-97-98 G Kris Kwinta .........................2004-05 Jon Parker ....................1993-94-95 Eliot Teltscher ..........................1978 Bruce Brescia ..........1979-80-81-82 Patrick Galbraith ......1986-87-88-89 Randy Part ...............1981-82-83-85 Jason Thompson ............... 1996-97 Elty Brown ....................1964-65-66 Craig Garman ..........................1956 L Charles Passarell .........1963-64-66 Steve Tidball .................1966-68-69 Fritz Buehning ................... 1978-79 Brian Garrow ................1987-88-89 Chris Lam .....................2003-04-05 Giora Payes .......................1988-89 Tony Trear ................................1982 Brett Buffi ngton ..................1983-84 Graham Giles ..........................1993 Jimmy Landes .........................1974 Karl Pazdernik .........1992-93-94-95 Tim Trigueiro ......................1986-87 Barry Buss ...............................1983 Justin Gimelstob ................1995-96 John Larson .............1992-93-94-95 Brad Pearce .......................1985-86 Drew Gitlin ...............................1977 Sebastien LeBlanc .............1993-94 Norman Perry ..........1958-59-60-61 V C Tony Graham ................1976-77-78 Jong-Min Lee .....................1999-00 Loren Peters ......................1994-95 Modesto Vasquez .........1969-70-71 Mark Campana ..................1989-90 Mike Green ...................1956-57-58 John Lesch ...................1956-57-58 William Pham .....................1989-90 Craig Venter .............1981-82-83-84 Bruce Campbell .......1960-61-62-63 Brett Greenwood .....1984-85-86-87 Eric Lin .....................1994-95-96-97 Darin Pleasant ..............1991-92-93 Robbie Venter ..........1978-80-81-82 Stafford Carson .......................1957 Rodrigo Grilli ......................2002-03 David Livingston ......1982-83-84-85 Jim Pugh ............................1983-84 Ivan Volkv ................................1997 Dane Chapin ......................1980-81 Jean-Noel Grinda ....1998-99-00-01 Michael Look ..........................2006 Willie Chan ........................ 1957-58 Gary Grossman ................. 1964-68 Tom Loucks ..................1976-77-79 Q W George Chen .....................2004-05 Ed Grubb ......................1966-67-68 Xavier Luscan ..........................1999 Matt Quinlan ............1990-91-92-93 Eric Wee ............................1984-85 Rae Cho ............................ 1994-95 Philipp Gruendler .......2004-05-06 Mark Quinney .................... 1989-90 Robbie Wendell ................. 1990-91 Jaysen Chung ..................2005-06 M R Westpaln ..................................1967 Tobias Clemens .......2001-02-03-04 H Dwight Makoff ....................1956-57 Roger Werksman ..........1958-59-60 Haroon Rahim ................... 1970-71 Dean Cohen ...................... 1989-90 John Hall .......................1960-61-62 Ken Malley ...............................1975 Blaine Willenborg .....1979-80-81-82 Dave Reddie ............................1962 Chris Conway .................... 2005-06 Mike Harrington .......1977-78-79-80 Jacques Manset ................ 1981-82 Chuck Willenborg .............. 1983-84 Dave Reed ....................1963-64-65 Danny Conway .................. 2001-02 Craig Harter .............................1966 Tal Marcus-Russ ................1996-97 Van Winitsky ............................1977 Horace Reid .............................1974 Jimmy Connors ........................1971 Brad Hess ................................1988 Billy Martin ...............................1975 Alan Winkler ...................... 1977-78 Travis Rettenmaier ............ 2000-01 Jason Cook ...................1997-98-99 John Houghton ........................1968 Jack Matalsky ..........................1962 Reed Witt .................................1964 Sergio Rico ..............................1994 Mark Copeland .................. 1988-90 Richard Humphries ............1994-95 Marcin Matkowski .........2001-02-03 Ted Wright ......................... 1957-58 Mark Rifenbark ........................1981 Ron Cornell
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