Also, I am grateful for current athletic director Josh Brooks and everything he continues to do for our student-athletes. I am thankful for our president Jere Morehead and his leadership in making the University of Georgia a special place for student learning and success. I appreciate that even more now as I reflect on their decision to entrust me with the program. I was a rookie coach in 1985, and they believed in me and gave me a wonderful opportunity. Four decades ago, Dan Magill, Vince Dooley and Liz Murphey took a chance on me. I am honored to be working for my alma mater, the University of Georgia, for the past 38 years. They grew up around the courts and all the student-athletes, and they have always provided support for the program in numerous ways. Also, thank you to my two children, Brittany and Jarryd. As a former student-athlete at Georgia, she understands the commitment needed to achieve success, and she has been very helpful along the way in everything we've accomplished with the Georgia tennis program. "First, I want to thank my wife Sabina who has been with me on this journey for the past 38 years. Statement from Georgia Women's Tennis Coach Jeff Wallace Georgia Athletics will celebrate Wallace's amazing career at a date to be determined in the future. Jarryd, and his wife Lea, have two children, Levi and Colton. Brittany, and her husband Chris, have two children, Collins and Hazel. Wallace is married to the former Sabina Marie Horne, and they have two children, Brittany and Jarryd, and four grandchildren. Only once during his time as coach of the Bulldogs has the team missed the NCAA Tournament, and that was his first year in 1986. One year later, he guided Georgia to the NCAA national championship match. He took a team that had a losing record and turned them into a squad that posted a 20-9 mark and a spot in the final national top 25 rankings. The next year he began his coaching career at UGA. Georgia will face Florida A&M in the first round at 1 p.m.Ī native of Portland, Ore., Wallace played for Magill at the University of Georgia and won an SEC singles title in 1985. The Bulldogs will play host to first/second round action starting Friday at the Magill Tennis Complex. Georgia enters the 2023 NCAA Championships as the No. The Bulldogs have finished with a top five national ranking 17 times and ended the year in the top 10 a total of 31 times.
Also, he is the only collegiate women's tennis coach to be named National Coach of the Year four times.
Wallace, a 14-time Coach of the Year selection, is one of only two coaches in women's tennis history with at least 800 wins. 804 winning percentage leads all active women's coaches, and his 814 career victories ranks second in all of women's tennis. Many of Wallace's squads have been named ITA All-Academic Teams as well. Success off the courts includes 55 Bulldogs being selected to the SEC Honor Roll 121 times, 33 ITA Scholar-Athletes and five named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Forty-one of his student-athletes earned All-America honors 118 times. He has coached two Honda Award winners, two National Players of the Year and three National Seniors of the Year. Under his leadership, the Bulldogs have made 36 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances including 12 Final Fours. His student-athlete have earned nine national individual titles, five in singles and four in doubles. Specifically, his teams have advanced to 14 national championship matches.
He is one of a select few Division I collegiate coaches across all sports whose teams have played for a national championship in five different decades. Wallace has led the Bulldogs for 38 seasons and captured six national championships (two NCAA outdoor, four ITA Team National Indoor) and 20 Southeastern Conference titles (11 regular season, nine tournament). While Jeff will be missed, he will forever be a part of the Bulldog family." The program's rise to national prominence under Jeff's leadership includes more than 800 victories, six national championships and countless successful graduates of the University of Georgia. "He played for and learned from the legendary Dan Magill and immediately seized the opportunity to lead the program with integrity and commitment to the student-athletes. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks. " Jeff Wallace is Georgia women's tennis," said J. ATHENS, Ga.- Jeff Wallace, who has been with the University of Georgia as a student-athlete and coach for more than 40 years, announced Friday he would be retiring at the end of this season.
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