South Carolina Gamecocks men's tennis

South Carolina Gamecocks
South Carolina Gamecocks
University	University of South Carolina
Head coach	Josh Goffi (6th season)
Conference	SEC ; East Division
Location	Columbia, SC
Home Court	Carolina Tennis Center; USC Indoor Fieldhouse
Nickname	Gamecocks
Colors	Garnet and black;
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1978, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
Conference Tournament championships
	Atlantic Coast Conference: 1968; Metro Conference: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991
Conference regular season champions
	Atlantic Coast Conference: 1968

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's tennis team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference. The team has been coached by Josh Goffi since 2011.^[2]^[3]

Head coaches


Name	Years	Seasons	Won	Lost	Tie	Pct.
Don Barton	1954–1955	2	11	12	0	.478
Joe Grugin	1956	1	3	8	0	.273
Walter Hambrick	1957–1960	4	23	32	0	.418
Bob Brown	1961	1	7	8	0	.467
Marshall Reed	1962	1	0	8	0	.000
W.L. Strickland	1963	1	0	9	0	.000
Bill McClain	1964–1969	6	70	36	2	.657
Bobby Heald	1970	1	5	14	0	.263
Ron Moser	1971	1	9	11	0	.450
Ron Smarr	1972–1984	13	316	85	0	.788
Kent DeMars	1985–2010	26	380	291	0	.566
Josh Goffi	2011–Present	5	70	70	0	.500
All-Time		62	904	584	2	.607

Year-by-Year Results

Season	Coach	Record		Notes
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Notes
Atlantic Coast Conference
1954	Don Barton	6-6	2-4
1955	Don Barton	5-6	3-3
1956	Joe Grugin	3-8	1-6
1957	Walter Hambrick	7-10	1-7
1958	Walter Hambrick	5-9	1-5
1959	Walter Hambrick	4-8	0-7
1960	Walter Hambrick	7-5	1-5
1961	Bob Brown	7-8	2-5
1962	Marshall Reed	0-8	0-7
1963	W.L. Strickland	0-9	0-7
1964	Bill McClain	0-10-1	0-6-1
1965	Bill McClain	3-14	0-7
1966	Bill McClain	12-5	3-4
1967	Bill McClain	16-4	4-3
1968	Bill McClain	22-0-1	7-0	ACC Champions; ACC Tournament Champions
1969	Bill McClain	17-3	4-3
1970	Bobby Heald	5-14	2-5
1971	Ron Moser	9-11	1-4
Independent
1972	Ron Smarr	22-4	—
1973	Ron Smarr	26-3	—
1974	Ron Smarr	25-9	—
1975	Ron Smarr	24-3	—
1976	Ron Smarr	31-2	—
1977	Ron Smarr	20-8	—
1978	Ron Smarr	25-6	—	NCAA First Round
1979	Ron Smarr	28-13	—
1980	Ron Smarr	21-9	—
1981	Ron Smarr	27-5	—
1982	Ron Smarr	22-7	—
1983	Ron Smarr	21-8	—
Metro Conference
1984	Ron Smarr	24-8	—
1985	Kent DeMars	24-5	—	Metro Tournament Champions
1986	Kent DeMars	16-9	—	Metro Tournament Champions
1987	Kent DeMars	19-10	—	Metro Tournament Champions; NCAA Sweet 16
1988	Kent DeMars	5-18	—
1989	Kent DeMars	21-8	—	Metro Tournament Champions; NCAA Semifinals
1990	Kent DeMars	17-9	—	Metro Tournament Champions; NCAA Sweet 16
1991	Kent DeMars	17-9	—	Metro Tournament Champions; NCAA Quarterfinals
Southeastern Conference
1992	Kent DeMars	8-14	3-8
1993	Kent DeMars	11-11	3-8
1994	Kent DeMars	19-8	6-5	NCAA First Round
1995	Kent DeMars	12-16	1-10	NCAA First Round
1996	Kent DeMars	13-11	3-8	NCAA First Round
1997	Kent DeMars	17-10	4-7	NCAA Third Round
1998	Kent DeMars	21-8	5-6	NCAA Sweet 16
1999	Kent DeMars	18-12	5-6	NCAA Second Round
2000	Kent DeMars	10-13	3-8	NCAA Second Round
2001	Kent DeMars	13-13	4-7	NCAA First Round
2002	Kent DeMars	17-9	4-7	NCAA Second Round
2003	Kent DeMars	17-8	5-6	NCAA First Round
2004	Kent DeMars	15-14	3-8	NCAA First Round
2005	Kent DeMars	20-10	6-5	NCAA Sweet 16
2006	Kent DeMars	14-15	5-6	NCAA First Round
2007	Kent DeMars	11-14	2-9
2008	Kent DeMars	11-13	1-10
2009	Kent DeMars	15-11	3-8	NCAA First Round
2010	Kent DeMars	9-13	1-10
2011	Josh Goffi	6-18	1-10
2012	Josh Goffi	15-12	2-9	NCAA First Round
2013	Josh Goffi	18-11	7-5	NCAA First Round
2014	Josh Goffi	16-14	5-7	NCAA Second Round
2015	Josh Goffi	15-15	3-9