South Carolina Gamecocks men's tennis

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.

Head coaches + Name Years Seasons Won Lost Tie Pct. 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 72 36 2 .673 Bobby Heald 1970 1 5 14 0 .263 Ron Moser 1971 1 9 11 0 .450 Ron Smarr 1972–1984 13 320 77 0 .806 Kent DeMars 1985–2010 26 390 291 0 .573 Josh Goffi 2011–Present 16 267 169 0 .612 All-Time 70 1098 663 2 .623

Year-by-Year Results Season Coach RecordConference StandingConference Tournament Postseason Overall Conference Atlantic Coast Conference 1956 Joe Grugin 3-8 1-6 8th—— 1957 Walter Hambrick 7-10 1-7 8th—— 1958 Walter Hambrick 5-9 1-5 7th—— 1959 Walter Hambrick 4-8 0-7 8th—— 1960 Walter Hambrick 7-5 1-5 7th—— 1961 Bob Brown 7-8 2-5 7th—— 1962 Marshall Reed 0-8 0-7 8th—— 1963 W.L. Strickland 0-9 0-7 8th—— 1964 Bill McClain 0-10-1 0-6-1 8th—— 1965 Bill McClain 3-14 0-7 8th—— 1966 Bill McClain 12-5 3-4 T-5th—— 1967 Bill McClain 16-4 4-3 T-3rd—— 1968 Bill McClain 22-0-1 7-01stChampions— 1969 Bill McClain 17-3 4-34th—— 1970 Bobby Heald 5-14 2-56th—— 1971 Ron Smarr 9-11 1-4T-6th—— 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 Round of 16 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 ——Finals— 1985 Kent DeMars 24-5 ——Champions— 1986 Kent DeMars 16-9 ——Champions— 1987 Kent DeMars 19-10 ——Champions NCAA Round of 16 1988 Kent DeMars 5-18 ——Semifinals— 1989 Kent DeMars 21-8 ——Champions NCAA Semifinals 1990 Kent DeMars 17-9 ——Champions NCAA Round of 16 1991 Kent DeMars 17-9 ——ChampionsNCAA Round of 16 Southeastern Conference 1992 Kent DeMars 8-14 3-8T-8thFirst Round— 1993 Kent DeMars 11-11 3-8T-8thFirst Round— 1994 Kent DeMars 19-8 5-6T-6thFirst RoundNCAA First Round 1995 Kent DeMars 12-16 1-1011thFirst RoundNCAA First Round 1996 Kent DeMars 13-11 3-810thFirst RoundNCAA First Round 1997 Kent DeMars 17-10 4-7T-8thFirst Round NCAA Round of 32 1998 Kent DeMars 21-8 5-6T-6thQuarterfinals NCAA Round of 16 1999 Kent DeMars 18-12 5-64thSemifinalsNCAA Round of 32 2000 Kent DeMars 10-13 3-89thFirst RoundNCAA Round of 32 2001 Kent DeMars 13-13 3-810thQuarterfinals NCAA First Round 2002 Kent DeMars 17-9 4-75th (East)Quarterfinals NCAA Round of 32 2003 Kent DeMars 17-8 5-64th (East)First RoundNCAA First Round 2004 Kent DeMars 15-14 3-86th (East)Quarterfinals NCAA First Round 2005 Kent DeMars 20-10 6-5T-3rd (East)Quarterfinals NCAA Round of 16 2006 Kent DeMars 14-15 5-64th (East)Quarterfinals NCAA First Round 2007 Kent DeMars 11-14 2-96th (East)First Round— 2008 Kent DeMars 11-13 1-106th (East)Quarterfinals— 2009 Kent DeMars 15-11 3-85th (East)First RoundNCAA First Round 2010 Kent DeMars 9-13 1-106th (East)First Round— 2011 Josh Goffi 6-18 1-106th (East)First Round— 2012 Josh Goffi 15-12 2-9T-5th (East)First Round NCAA First Round 2013 Josh Goffi 18-11 7-5T-3rd (East)Quarterfinals NCAA First Round 2014 Josh Goffi 16-14 5-7T-7thQuarterfinals NCAA Round of 32 2015 Josh Goffi 15-15 3-9T-9thSecond Round—2016 Josh Goffi 14-15 4-811thQuarterfinals—2017 Josh Goffi 21-7 9-3T-3rdQuarterfinals NCAA Second Round2018 Josh Goffi 20-8 7-5T-5thFirst Round NCAA Second Round2019 Josh Goffi 18-10 5-7T-6thSemifinals NCAA Second Round2020 Josh Goffi 9-5 2-2—— Tournament canceled due to COVID-192021 Josh Goffi 17-10 7-5T-4thSemifinalsNCAA Round of 162022Josh Goffi 23-7 10-2T-2ndQuarterfinalsNCAA Round of 162023Josh Goffi 22-7 10-24thQuarterfinalsNCAA Round Quarterfinals2024Josh Goffi 19-15 4-811thFinalsNCAA Round of 162025Josh Goffi 21-8 11-33rdFinalsNCAA Round of 162026Josh Goffi 18-9 8-65th QuarterfinalsNCAA Round of 16TotalSouth Carolina 1100-664-2 160-2356 Metro Championships33 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship appearance

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