Sam Winterbotham - Tennessee men's tennis coach

Tennessee's men's tennis program has skyrocketed back to national prominence since the arrival of Sam Winterbotham as coach prior to the 2007 season. Sam Winterbotham has over 100 wins in his tenure at Tennessee, becoming the quickest to do so.

Under Sam Winterbotham's guidance, the Vols returned to the NCAA championships for the first time in nine years in 2010, finishing as runner-up with a 31-2 overall record, second-best for wins in Tennessee history, as well as an 11-0 SEC record. Sam Winterbotham's team also captured the first SEC tennis tournament crown in 2010.

Also under Sam Winterbotham's guidance in 2010, the Vols had five players make the all-SEC team for the first time in school history, as well as landing another three - John-Patrick Smith, Rhyne Williams and Davey Sandgren - on the All-American team.

Stories that highlight Sam Winterbotham tenure as Tennessee men's tennis coach
Sam Winterbotham still upset at one that got away
Sam Winterbotham's Vols fall in finals
Young players leaving their mark on Sam Winterbotham's Vols
Sam Winterbotham's Vols doubles team falls just short
Sam Winterbotham's Vols upset No. 1 Ohio State
Sam Winterbotham thinks Vols have talent to win it all
Sam Winterbotham says Vols not trying to be all-international

• Mikelis Libietis, Hunter Reese upset in NCAA doubles Published 5/24/2013 at 8:46 p.m. 3 comments

  In an up-and-down match, top-seeded Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese of Tennessee were upset 7-6 (5), 7-5 by Chris Camillone and David Holiner of Texas in the second round of the NCAA men’s doubles championships on Friday in Urbana, Ill.

• UT tennis coaches honored, No. 1 Mikelis Libietis gets draws for NCAA matches Published 5/21/2013 at 7:06 p.m. 1 comment

  Tennessee men’s tennis coach Sam Winterbotham and associate coach Chris Woodruff earned national coaching awards Tuesday.

• UT's tennis upset of unbeaten Virginia falls short Published 5/18/2013 at 8:19 p.m. 0 comments

  The Tennessee men’s tennis team pushed second-seeded Virginia late, but could not pull off the upset Saturday at the NCAA quarterfinals in Urbana, Ill.

• Hunter Reese puts UT in NCAA tennis quarterfinals Published 5/16/2013 at 9:28 p.m. 1 comment

  Just like Hunter Reese did in the regular season, the sophomore beat Malte Stropp to clinch Tennessee’s 4-2 victory over Mississippi State on Thursday in the NCAA men’s tennis tournament in Urbana, Ill.

• Sam Winterbotham named region tennis Coach of the Year Published 5/14/2013 at 9:53 p.m. 2 comments

  For the fourth time during his seven seasons as men’s tennis coach at Tennessee, Sam Winterbotham has been named ITA Ohio Valley Region coach of the year.

• Mike Strange: Brandon Fickey did it for 'Knoxville, team and Tennessee' Published 5/12/2013 at 7:11 p.m. 15 comments

  In this era of diminished expectations, Tennessee fans long for a performance by somebody in orange they can stand up and cheer about.

• Vols rally in singles to beat Clemson 4-3, keep tennis season alive Published 5/11/2013 at 9:20 p.m. 2 comments

  Tennessee’s men’s are going to Urbana, Ill., for the main draw of the NCAA tennis tournament.

• Collins puts heart into Tennessee's NCAA victory Published 5/10/2013 at 9:39 p.m. 1 comment

  John Collins can point to the worst moment of his college tennis life. Friday, he got a candidate for the best moment.

• Mikelis Libietis not feeling pressure of No. 1 heading into NCAAs Published 5/9/2013 at 10:13 p.m. 1 comment

  There is the old saying about that which doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.

• UT's Mikelis Libietis named SEC player of the year in tennis Updated 4/25/2013 at 7:12 p.m. 0 comments

  Tennessee sophomore Mikelis “Big Mike” Libietis joined some big company in Vols tennis lore Thursday.

• Tennessee's Mikelis Libietis named SEC Player of Year in men's tennis Published 4/25/2013 at 12:28 p.m. 2 comments

  Sophomore Mikelis Libietis became the third Vol in program history to be named SEC Men’s Tennis Player of the Year, the conference office released Thursday.

• Vols tennis falls to Georgia in SEC final, 4-0 Published 4/21/2013 at 10:00 p.m. 0 comments

  The Tennessee men’s tennis team lost 4-0 to Georgia (22-4) in the championship match of the SEC tournament in Oxford, Miss., on Sunday.

• Vols drop Vanderbilt, advance to SEC men's tennis semifinals Published 4/19/2013 at 7:31 p.m. 0 comments

  Singles points from Mikelis Libietis, Hunter Reese and Jarryd Chaplin spurred No. 7 Tennessee to a 4-1 victory over No. 16 Vanderbilt on Friday at the SEC men’s tennis tournament in Oxford, Miss.

• List of Volscars winners Published 4/16/2013 at 12:59 p.m. 1 comment

  Here's the winners from the Volscars on Monday night.

• Mikelis Libietis, Taylor Patrick rally Vols to 4-3 men's tennis win over Texas A&M Published 3/29/2013 at 9:19 p.m. 0 comments

  At 6:15 p.m. Friday, the tennis match was three hours old. Mikelis Libietis wiped his head with a towel. He was just beginning his third set. There was hard work yet to be done.

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