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Woods to Join National High School Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Longtime Brophy tennis coach Bill Woods has been selected for induction to the National High School Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Brophy will host a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Great Hall on campus.

NHSTCA administrators will officially recognize Woods at the ceremony. All current and former Brophy tennis players are welcome to attend.

Woods served as the Brophy Head Coach from 1994-2014, compiling a 484-48 record while winning 13 team championships and three runner-up finishes. The Brocnos won eight consecutive 5A titles from 1996-2003, the second-longest streak in state history (Catalina Foothills, 9).

Woods mentored eight singles and doubles champions and five state champion runner-ups. He has been at Brophy for 35 years, including serving as athletic director from 2015 to 2000.

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2024 Inductee into the National High School Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Years Head Coach 1994-2014 Record 484-48
Years as AD 2015-2020
Years Overall at Brophy - 35

State Championships (13)
1996 5A def. Salpointe Catholic
1997 5A def. Salpointe Catholic
1998 5A def. Salpointe Catholic
1999 5A def. Salpointe Catholic
2000 5A def. Mountain Pointe
2001 5A def. Rincon
2002 5A def. Salpointe Catholic
2003 5A def. Mountain Pointe
2009 5A Div. 1 def. Corona del Sol
2010 5A Div. 1 def. Corona del Sol
2012 Division I def. Desert Mountain (17-0)
2013 Division I def. Desert Mountain (17-1)
2014 Division I def. Desert Mountain (18-0)

Runner-up State Champions (3)
2004 5A lost to Salpointe Catholic
2006 5A Div. 1 lost to Salpointe Catholic
2011 5A Div. 1 lost to Salpointe Catholic

Won 13 Arizona State Championships
Won eight consecutive 5A titles from 1996-2003, the second-longest streak in state history (Catalina Foothills, 9)

State Champions (8)
Hudson Blake, Singles, 2013
Andrew Spiegel, Singles, 1997
Travis Bode/Eric Vescuso, Doubles, 1997
Nick Weber/Todd Thurston, Doubles, 1999
Randall Smalley/Jake Heims, Doubles 2000
Adam Perez/Haris Hadzihaililovic, Doubles 2004
Adam Perez/Craig Kessler, Doubles, 2005
David Akin/Michael Cowan, Doubles, 2013

Runner-up (5) 
Eric Chalmers/Chris Salvatore, Doubles, 2009
Lorenz Laurel/Nolan Bauer, Doubles, 2010
Hudson Blake/Kyle Chalmers, Doubles, 2011
Hudson Blake/Zach Cihlar, Doubles, 2012
Christian Franco/Michael Cowan, Doubles, 2014

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