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Ed Yarbrough
Jasper High School
Impact Statement
Yarbrough has coached more then 30 years at Jasper and guided players and team to state championships over this tenure.
Biography
Overall, Yarbrough has coached 37 years at Jasper. Last fall he finished his 34th season at the helm of the boys’ tennis team; this spring marks his 21st season leading the girls squad. He is the state’s all-time winningest coach with 813 dual-meet victories – 501 with the boys’ team and 312 with the girls.
The Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association (IHSTeCA) named him District 5 Girls Coach of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2007 and bestowed him with state Coach of the Year honors in 2007 after his team finished 19-1 and placed third in the state team tournament. This year’s team is ranked No. 4 in the state. Both of his state championships came in 1999 – a girls’ doubles title in the spring and a boy’s team crown in the fall. His teams also boast five state runnerup finishes – the boys in 1985 and 1987 and the girls in 1992, 2002 and 2003.
Inducted into the IHSTeCA Hall of Fame in 1994, Yarbrough started his Jasper coaching career as an assistant football coach in 1971 and 1972.
Since being honored, Yarbrough continued to coach until the 2010 season. He boasts over 900 career victories.
Yarbrough passed away on June 19, 2010. Yarbrough is remembered by many and honored with an annual award, the Ed Yarbrough Community Service Award. This award honors a coach with a longtime commitment to developing a tennis program in his/her community.
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Edina High School
“We try to put a product on where the kids love to play, they love to come to tennis, they learn and have fun, and we’ve been successful doing that.” -Steve Paulsen
“We try to put a product on where the kids love to play, they love to come to tennis, they learn and have fun, and we’ve been successful doing that.” -Steve Paulsen
Steve Paulsen
Edina High School
Impact Statement
“We try to put a product on where the kids love to play, they love to come to tennis, they learn and have fun, and we’ve been successful doing that.” -Steve Paulsen
Biography
Paulsen has coached Edina’s girls teams for 15 seasons, and his teams have won the last 10 Class AA state team titles, with 11 titles overall. His Hornets’ teams have won 108 of 109 conference dual meets, and his career record stands at 320-9. His players have won six state singles titles and six state doubles titles. In 2005 Paulsen was selected the Class AA Girls Tennis Coach of the Year by the Minnesota Tennis Coaches Association.
In addition to coaching girls tennis at Edina, Paulsen coaches the boys team at Eastview High in Apple Valley, and one of his players advanced to the state singles finals in 2006. He coaches eight women’s league teams and three junior development groups, and has been a clinician for the United States Tennis Association at the Fort Snelling Tennis and Learning Center.
Since being honored in 2007 Paulsen has continued to lead Edina, a perennial power on the court. Edina won sixteen straight titles from 1997 until 2012.
After 28 years Paulsen retired in 2019 and went out on top with a victory over Minnetonka 7-0 to claim their 23rd State Championship. Paulsen boasts over 600 career wins. Three of his boys’ teams have also won state titles.
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Dr. Michael Krop High School
““The motivation comes from just keeping people off the streets and inspire them to do better.”
-Michael Kypriss
““The motivation comes from just keeping people off the streets and inspire them to do better.”
-Michael Kypriss
Michael Kypriss
Dr. Michael Krop High School
Impact Statement
““The motivation comes from just keeping people off the streets and inspire them to do better.”
-Michael Kypriss
Biography
Kypriss has coached nine state championship teams in a career spanning more than 20 seasons. Between 1987 and 1995, his girls’ teams at Miami Killian High won six Class 4A titles and added three state runner-up finishes. His boys’ teams were state champions in 1997 and 1998. In 1999 Kypriss moved on to Dr. Krop, with his boys’ team winning the 2004 state title. The boys’ and girls’ teams each have two runner-up finishes to their credit as well, and both teams have qualified for this month’s state team championships.
Overall, his teams have combined for more than 850 victories. The National High School Athletic Coaches Association selected Kypriss as its Southeast Region Coach of the Year this year. Also the founder and owner of the Michael Kypriss Junior Tennis Academy, located in Aventura, FL., Kypriss was selected Florida Coach of the Year by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) in 1996 and was a USTA National Coach of the Year finalist in 1991.
Since being honored, Kypriss lead Dr. Krop to prolonged success and is still leading the way. After 35 years of coaching, Kypriss boasts 16 state championships, 11 state runners-up finishes, 30 district and 24 regional titles.
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Catalina Foothills High School
“Coaching is my passion — I love connecting with the kids.” -Kristie Stevens
“Coaching is my passion — I love connecting with the kids.” -Kristie Stevens
Kristie Stevens
Catalina Foothills High School
Impact Statement
“Coaching is my passion — I love connecting with the kids.” -Kristie Stevens
Biography
Stevens’ Catalina Foothills High team recently won its sixth consecutive Class 4A state title. During the regular season they also established statewide supremacy with a 7-2 victory over the two-time Class 5A team champion, Tucson Salpointe High. Stevens also coached the individual state champions in singles and doubles four straight years, from 2001-04.
Since honoring Stevens in 2005, she continues to lead Catalina Foothills and maintains their status as one of the best teams in Arizona.
In 2019 Stevens announced she would be retiring at the the completion of the season after 26 years. Her departure was par for the course as she and the Falcons won their 15th State Championship. This feat is only matched by one other coach and team in Arizona’s storied history.
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Sunset High School
“Tennis is not just a sport, but a microcosm of you and a part of who you are. Tennis is an avenue for kids to develop, and I want to help them as much as I can.”
“Tennis is not just a sport, but a microcosm of you and a part of who you are. Tennis is an avenue for kids to develop, and I want to help them as much as I can.”
Emilio Gonzalez
Sunset High School
Impact Statement
“Tennis is not just a sport, but a microcosm of you and a part of who you are. Tennis is an avenue for kids to develop, and I want to help them as much as I can.”
Biography
In Girls’ Tennis NHSCA Coach of the Year Emilio Gonzalez kept Miami, Florida Sunset High on its record-breaking path with a ninth straight and 13th overall Florida 4A title this season.
While at Sunset his teams won 10 consecutive 4A state championships. That streak is a record that still stands. He also coached the boys’ tennis team to three straight titles. In 2003 his boys team won a National Tennis Tournament. Gonzalez retired from the Dade County school
system after 40 years.
Gonzalez still helps kids of all ages on the court. He was named USTA’s Volunteer of the Month in May of 2017 for his efforts in the Miami and Clearwater tennis communities.
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Gonzalez is a board member with the Suncoast Tennis Association.
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Lakeridge High school
“Surround yourself with greatness and learn from people you can trust and will always have your back.” -Anni Miller
“Surround yourself with greatness and learn from people you can trust and will always have your back.” -Anni Miller
Anni Miller
Lakeridge High school
Impact Statement
“Surround yourself with greatness and learn from people you can trust and will always have your back.” -Anni Miller
Biography
Anni Miller has continued to demonstrate a commitment to high school athletics, while also being a leader in the sport of tennis outside the prep arena,” said NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro. “The NHSCA is proud to honor Anni Miller as the National High School Girls Tennis Coach of the Year.”
Miller coached the Pacers to their second state championship in four years this past season, her 19th with Lakeridge High. The 2003 squad also won its 15th straight Three Rivers League title. Miller, who also has an outstanding reputation as a tennis teaching professional, has previously earned two international coach of the year honors and has been an Oregon Coach of the Year on four occasions.
Miller decided to step down from her coaching responsibilities in 2007 while leaving a 22 year legacy behind.
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Beverly Hills High school
She taught her students that what was even more important than winning – and she was competitive – was sportsmanship. -Laura Coleman (Beverly Hills News writer)
She taught her students that what was even more important than winning – and she was competitive – was sportsmanship. -Laura Coleman (Beverly Hills News writer)
Susan Stevens
Beverly Hills High school
Impact Statement
She taught her students that what was even more important than winning – and she was competitive – was sportsmanship. -Laura Coleman (Beverly Hills News writer)
Biography
Stevens has been head tennis coach at Beverly Hills High for 28 years and her last two teams may have been her best. In 2000, Beverly Hills captured the CIF Division II state title for the first time in 28 years and won the prestigious National High School All-America Tournament, which was held in Newport Harbor. SchoolSports.com named the entire Beverly Hills team as its Girls Tennis Player of the Year that season, the only time the service has ever done so. Beverly Hills High repeated as CIF Southern Section champions this year, this time in Division III. Stevens retired after the 2001-2002 season.
In 2015, she was honored with the McCarthy Lifetime Achievement award by the Beverly Hills Athletic Alumni Association. Stevens passed away in March of 2017.
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Cardinal Gibbons High School
Over the course of her career she has coached 26 State Championships teams thus far.
Over the course of her career she has coached 26 State Championships teams thus far.
Jo Cabana
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Impact Statement
Over the course of her career she has coached 26 State Championships teams thus far.
Biography
In nine years as head coach, Cabana has coached Cardinal Gibbons High’s girls teams to eight Class 2A state championships, including the last four years. She has coached two individual singles players and three doubles teams to state titles. This year’s team lost just one match en route to the title. Cabana also has led the Cardinal Gibbons boys teams to the last five state titles.
In 2003 Cabana left Cardinal Gibbons and took a position at Charlotte Catholic High School in North Carolina.
Cabana led the girls’ team to a 3A Dual State Championship in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In the last two years they have been undefeated and have a 67 game winning streak. Their last loss came in August of 2017.
In her 26 year coaching career, she has a lot to boast about including 2 girls titles at St. Thomas Aquinas, eight boys and 7 girls titles at Cardinal Gibbons and nine girls titles at Charlotte Catholic.
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Needham Broughton High School
“Number 1, you’ve got to have a love for your sport. … The other thing is you gotta be able to motivate.”
-Steve Spivey
“Number 1, you’ve got to have a love for your sport. … The other thing is you gotta be able to motivate.”
-Steve Spivey
Steve Spivey
Needham Broughton High School
Impact Statement
“Number 1, you’ve got to have a love for your sport. … The other thing is you gotta be able to motivate.”
-Steve Spivey
Biography
“Steve Spivey is an outstanding example for successful high school tennis coaches,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “They place a high value on the teamwork skills players learn for success in the classroom and on the field, and we are proud to be honoring him.”
Spivey has built a powerhouse at Broughton High over the past decade. Under his leadership the Caps have won back-to-back Class 4A state team titles twice in the past five years, scoring a perfect 6-0 shutout in the state title match a year ago. Spivey’s teams won in 1995, 1996, 1998, and 1999, and built a state tournament record of 30-5 during the decade. Despite this recent success, Spivey says this year’s Caps team (2000), which includes just one senior, is much better than last year’s team. In addition to his team success, Spivey has coached Broughton to six Class 4A Duals and State Singles Championships
Spivey didn’t stop after a successful 2000, he continued to dominate until his retirement from Broughton in 2010. He ended his career with 40 league titles and 21 State Championships.
Spivey came out of retirement and took to the court at Enloe High School. He is the second known coach to reach 1,000 wins in his career.
In addition to his coaching, Spivey has been an official since 1991. In 2012, he officiated the NCAA Division III Championships that were held in Cary.
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