Year-by-Year Carthage Men’s Tennis Records

(Since 1947)

 

Carthage’s first intercollegiate varsity tennis match was against Iowa Wesleyan University in 1912.  Not much is known about the early Redmen teams, but the 1915 and 1916 squads did play in the Little 19 Conference tournament in Jacksonville, Ill. 

 

All

 

 

CCIW

 

 

 

Year

W

L

Pct.

W

L

Place

Coach

1947

--

--

----

--

--

6th, tie

L. Paul LaVinn

1948

5

1

.833

0

0

9th

Milford Franks

1949

7

3

.700

--

--

4th

Milford Franks

1950

5

5

.500

0

3

5th

-----

1951

0

5

.000

0

4

6th

Jolly Carlson

1952

7

3

.700

1

2

5th

Frank Miller

1953

5

0

1.000

Ind.

 

 

Merle Boyer

1954

2

0

1.000

Ind.

 

 

Merle Boyer

1955

7

4

.636

Ind.

 

 

Merle Boyer

1956

7

6

.538

Ind.

 

 

Merle Boyer

1957

4

6

.400

Ind.

 

 

Merle Boyer

1958

5

5

.500

Ind.

 

 

Merle Boyer

1959

2

8

.227

Ind.

 

 

Merle Boyer

1960

4

5

.444

Ind.

 

 

Merle Boyer

1961

1

0

1.000

Ind.

 

 

Merle Boyer

1962

1

7

.143

0

2

7th

Merle Boyer

1963

0

10

.000

--

--

7th

Merle Boyer

1964

0

6

.000

0

6

7th

Merle Boyer

1965

7

4

.636

2

3

7th

Jon Swift

1966

4

6

.444

1

5

5th

Jon Swift

1967

7

2

.777

0

1

2nd

Jon Swift

1968

2

3

.400

--

--

6th

Jon Swift

1969

1

4

.200

1

4

ccd.

Jon Swift

1970

0

8

.000

0

5

9th

Jon Swift

1971

3

6

.333

3

5

5th

Jon Swift

1972

2

4

.333

1

0

7th

Jon Swift

1973

2

2

.500

1

1

4th

Jon Swift

1974

3

5

.375

1

1

3rd

Jon Swift

1975

1

1

.500

1

1

4th

Jon Swift

1976

2

4

.333

2

1

9th

Jon Swift

1977

5

5

.500

4

1

4th

Jon Swift

1978

6

3

.667

4

1

3rd

Jon Swift

1979

2

1

.666

2

1

3rd

Henry Thurman

1980

--

--

----

--

--

5th

Henry Thurman

1981

6

4

.600

--

--

7th

Henry Thurman

1982

1

0

1.000

--

--

5th

Henry Thurman

1983

1

0

1.000

--

--

5th

Henry Thurman

1984

1

4

.2000

0

4

9th

Henry Thurman

1985

5

6

.455

2

2

7th

Henry Thurman

1986

0

12

.000

--

--

8th

Jim Christopher

1987

4

8

.333

--

--

8th

Henry Thurman

1988

4

5

.444

--

--

7th

Henry Thurman

1989

6

2

.750

--

--

3rd

Pete Kobin

1990

7

4

.636

3

1

4th

Mike Tucker

1991

0

12

.000

0

7

8th, tie

John Coursey

1992

5

8

.385

3

5

4th

John Coursey

1993

12

6

.667

4

1

3rd

John Coursey

1994

19

2

.905

7

0

2nd

John Coursey

1995

10

8

.555

5

1

2nd

John Coursey

1996

16

6

.727

6

1

3rd

John Coursey

1997

16

4

.800

5

2

3rd

John Coursey

1998

15

11

.577

5

2

3rd

Brady Lindsley

1999

13

10

.565

4

3

4th

Brady Lindsley

2000

15

9

.625

5

1

2nd

Brady Lindsley

2001

23

3

.885

7

0

1st, tie

Brady Lindsley

2002

24

4

.857

6

1

2nd

Brady Lindsley

2003

14

8

.636

5

1

2nd

Brady Lindsley

2004

21

4

.820

5

0

1st

Brady Lindsley

2005

20

6

.769

5

0

1st

Brady Lindsley

2006

23

5

.821

5

0

1st

Brady Lindsley

2007

18

6

.750

5

0

1st

Brady Lindsley

2008

14

9

.609

4

1

1st

Brady Lindsley

2009

18

7

.720

5

0

1st

Brady Lindsley

2010

16

9

.640

5

0

1st

Brady Lindsley

2011

19

6

.760

4

1

1st

Brady Lindsley

2012

20

8

.714

4

1

3rd

Brady Lindsley

Total

495

327

.602

123

81

 

 

 

All-Time Coaching Records

Coach

W

L

Pct.

L. Paul LaVinn (1947)

--

--

-----

Milford Franks (1948-49)

12

4

.750

Unknown (1950)

5

5

.500

Jolly Carlson (1951)

0

5

.000

Frank Miller (1952)

7

3

.700

Merle Boyer (1953-64)

38

57

.400

Jon Swift (1965-78)

45

57

.441

Henry Thurman (1979-85, 1987)

20

23

.465

Jim Christopher (1986)

0

12

.000

Unknown (1988-89)

10

7

.588

Mike Tucker (1990)

7

4

.636

John Coursey (1991-97)

78

46

.629

Brady Lindsley (1998-present)

273

105

.722

Total

495

327

.602