THE COACHING STAFF Billy Martin Head Coach 15th Season University of Redlands ‘89 Head coach Billy Martin, the only person to capture NCAA Kohlloeffel’s victory put his coach in an elite category, Team titles as both a player and a coach, enters his as Martin joins Georgia’s Manny Diaz as the only other 15th season at the helm of the UCLA men’s tennis active head coach to earn the career “triple crown” team. The 1996 ITA National Coach of the Year, by leading their schools to three different titles at the Martin brings a 322-63 (.836) record into his 25th NCAA Championships (team, singles and doubles). season on the Bruin coaching staff. Martin served Martin’s doubles title came when he coached Justin as an assistant coach at UCLA for 10 years prior to Gimelstob and Srdjan Muskatirovic to the champion- being elevated to his current status as only the fourth ship in 1995. head coach in Bruin tennis history. He follows legends Martin has enjoyed college coaching success ever Bill Ackerman (1921-50), J.D. Morgan (1951-66) and since he took over for the legendary Bassett back in Glenn Bassett (1967-93). 1994. In just his first season as head coach, Martin Martin, who in 14 seasons has never guided the Bruins to their third consecutive NCAA had a team finish out of the top 5 Semifinal appearance and an overall record of 22-6. at the NCAA Championships, led He enjoyed an equal amount of success in his second UCLA to the school’s 16th NCAA year, as he led the Bruins to a 19-6 record and UCLA’s title in men’s tennis in 2005. fourth consecutive NCAA Semifinal appearance. The The Bruins upset top-seeded Bruins moved a step closer to winning the national Baylor, 4-3 in the title match title during Martin’s third year when UCLA ended the that season with a thrilling season as NCAA Runner-Up, posting a 27-1 record come-from-behind victory and a No. 1 final ranking. After enjoying a tremendous in College Station, Tex- year in 1997 and entering the NCAA Tournament as as. It marked UCLA’s the No. 1 seed, the Bruins posted another semifinal first national title in finish, settling for a 25-4 record. In 1998, the Bruins men’s tennis since tied for fifth at NCAAs and claimed a final ranking of No. 1984, following a 7 with a 17-8 overall record, as three Bruins claimed string of near misses All-America honors. Like the 1997 season, the ’99 at the NCAAs during Bruins, who entered the NCAA Tournament ranked Martin’s first 12 years No. 1, were NCAA runner-ups and Pac-10 Champions, as head coach. finishing with a 26-3 record. In 2000, Martin’s team Another significant finished 24-4 overall and were runner-up to eventual achievement in Martin’s NCAA Champion Stanford in Pac-10 conference play. career came during the The Bruins, ranked No. 2 going into the NCAA Tour- 2006 season, as he nament, lost a heartbreaking match to Tennessee in coached Ben Kohlloeffel to a the quarterfinal round. In 2001, the Bruins reached straight-set win over Virginia’s the NCAA Quarterfinals, finishing with a 23-3 overall Somdev Devvarman in the title record and a No. 3 final ranking. In 2002, the Pac-10 match at the NCAA Singles Champion Bruins advanced to the NCAA Semifinals, Championships. Kohlloeffel finishing with a 23-5 overall record. In 2003, UCLA became the Bruins’ 10th singles advanced to the NCAA Semifinals, posting a 24-4 overall champion, and the first since Martin record. The 2004 season marked the third time in captured the title back in 1975. coach Martin’s tenure that the Bruins came within Career Highlights as a Player Career Coaching Highlights • 1996 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Divi- sion I National Coach of the Year • 1975 NCAA Singles Champion • Led UCLA to the 2005 NCAA title, marking the Bruins’ • Inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association • Played on UCLA’s 1975 NCAA Championship team first team championship since 1984. (ITA) Hall of Fame in 1996 • Named “Junior Tennis Player of the Century” by • Has coached UCLA to eight Pac-10 Titles (1996, • One of only two active head coaches to lead his team Inside Tennis Magazine 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) to NCAA team, singles and doubles titles. • Has posted wins over Ken Rosewall, Stan Smith and • Nine consecutive 20-win seasons • Coached Benjamin Kohlloeffel to the 2006 NCAA John Newcombe. • Has guided the Bruins to 12 total 20-Win Seasons Singles Championship • Reached the quarterfinals in singles at Wimbledon • Has guided the Bruins to nine top-three finishes at the • Coached Justin Gimelstob and Srdjan Muskatirovic in 1977. NCAA Championships to the 1995 NCAA Doubles Championship • French Open mixed doubles champion in 1980. 6 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES THE COACHING STAFF one match of the national title, as UCLA finished with After capturing the 1975 NCAA singles championship, MARTIN’S CAREER COACHING a 23-6 overall record and coach Martin’s fifth Pac-10 Martin turned professional and enjoyed a fine career. Championship. A number of close calls finally came He reached the Wimbledon singles quarterfinals in RECORD (1994-2007) to an end in 2005, when Martin led the Bruins to the 1977 and was selected Rookie of the Year in his first Overall Pac-10 Pac-10 NCAA school’s first NCAA title since 1984. UCLA finished professional season. Year Record Record Finish Finish the season with a 27-3 overall record and the school’s Martin defeated top pros such as Ken Rosewall (twice), 1994 .......22-6 (.786) .....7-3 (.700) ......3rd ............T-3rd second-straight Pac-10 Championship. Stan Smith, John Newcombe, Roscoe Tanner and The 2006 season marked the eighth-consecutive 20- Harold Soloman. In 1975 he won the Arkansas Interna- 1995 .......19-6 (.760) .....7-3 (.700) ......3rd ............T-3rd win season for Martin, as UCLA finished with a 20-6 tional singles title. He also won doubles championships 1996 .......27-1 (.964) .....10-0 (1.000) 1st ................2nd overall record, advancing to the quarterfinals at the in 1977, ’79 and ’81 in Laguna Niguel, CA, Brussels, 1997 .......25-4 (.862) .....9-1 (.900) ....T-1st ..........T-3rd NCAA Championships. The Bruins also claimed their Belgium and Bristol, England, respectively. third-straight Pac-10 title, giving Martin a total of seven Martin attended UCLA for three years, working on 1998 .......17-8 (.680) .....5-2 (.714) ... T-2nd ...........T-5th for his career. UCLA equaled its success of the previ- his undergraduate studies before completing his 1999 .......26-3 (.896) .....6-1 (.857) ....T-1st ..............2nd ous year in 2007, posting yet another 20-win season bachelor’s degree in business management from the 2000 .......24-4 (.857) .....6-1 (.857) ..... 2nd ............T-5th (22-4), another Pac-10 Championship, and another University of Redlands in 1989. He earned his MBA quarterfinal appearance at the season-ending NCAA from USC in 1991. 2001 .......23-3 (.885) .....6-1 (.857) ..... 2nd ............T-5th Championships. During the summer, Martin runs the Bassett-Martin 2002 .......23-5 (.821) .....6-1 (.857) ......1st ............T-3rd Inducted into the ITA Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996, Tennis Camp, one of the country’s most successful 2003 .......24-4 (.857) .....6-1 (.857) ..... 2nd ........... T-3rd Martin’s playing career is full of highlights. To this very summer tennis camps for youngsters. Martin also day he is still regarded as one of the best junior players directs the UCLA Summer Tennis Camps held on the 2004 .......23-6 (.793) .....6-1 (.857) ....T-1st ..............2nd in the history of the sport. He captured the 1973 and UCLA campus. The 50-year-old Martin and his wife, 2005 .......27-3 (.900) .....6-1 (.857) ....T-1st ...............1st ’74 singles titles at Junior Wimbledon, the Junior U.S. Justine, have two children, William Lawrence and Open and Junior Orange Bowl tournaments. Inside Travis McKinley. 2006 .......20-6 (.769) .....6-1 (.857) ....T-1st ...........T-5th Tennis Magazine recently ran an article that named 2007 .......22-4 (.846) .....7-0 (1.000) ...1st .............T-5th him “Junior Player of the Century.” As a Bruin freshman, he guided the 1975 team to one Overall Totals: 322-63 (.836) of its best seasons, posting a perfect 19-0 dual-match Pac-10 Totals: 93-17 (.845) record en route to an NCAA team championship. MartinÊs Former Players · Where Are They Now? Vince Allegre - Married and running his own tennis academy in Orange County. Tobias Clemens - Currently competing on the professional tour. Justin Gimelstob - Recently retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2007 season. Has done commentary for the Tennis Channel and is looking to do more TV work. Jason Cook - Recently completed MBA at the University of Miami. Also served as assistant men’s tennis coach while completing his course work. Is an investment banker in the Los Angeles Area. Alex Decret - Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in landscape architecture. Now living back in his native France. Erfan Djahangiri - Living in Switzerland and currently coaching the top-ranked Swiss junior girl. Zach Fleishman - Competing on the professional tour. Alberto Francis - Competing on the professional tour. Rodrigo Grilli - Competing on the professional tour. Jean-Noel Grinda - TV personality in France. Chip Humphries - Married with two children. Partner with the Merrill Lynch in the San Fernando Valley. Jay Jackson - Works for ACI International, a shoe distributorship in the Los Angeles Area.