FULL STORY (By: James Hill and the Texas Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame)

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BRYAN, Texas - Concordia University Texas tennis head coach Jeff Bramlett has been inducted into the Texas Tennis Coaches Association 2023 Hall of Fame Class. With over 35 years of coaching experience, Bramlett has been a staple amongst the tennis community in the Lone Star state. When you first start coaching, you go to these Hall of Fame ceremonies and hope some day that you can have that type of career." said Bramlett, "It's always nice to be recognized by your peers. I'm so very honored and humbled to be part of such an amazing and legendary group of dedicated men and women that were trailblazers for our wonderful sport!"

Bramlett arrived to Concordia Texas after a successful seven-year stint at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas where he was the head coach of the men's and women's tennis team. He arrived to ETBU in 2014 where the program saw steady improvement over his tenure, including a women's American Southwest Conference Championship and an NCAA Tournament First Round victory in 2017. While leading the Tigers to their first ever national ranking, his teams also finished top two in the ASC East Division four times, including two East Division championships, and he coached a player to a regional ITA championship and two national ITA semifinal appearances.

After arriving in Austin in April of 2022, Bramlett led the men's and women's tennis teams to historic seasons where the men won a program-record 17 matches while the women also earned a school-best 13 wins. The men's team then notched the number 39 ranking in the nation, while securing their second ASC Men's Tennis Championship overall and second in the past three seasons. Overall, Bramlett has earned four ASC Division Coach of the Year awards.
 
Off the court, Bramlett raised the final funding needed for the construction of Veteran's Memorial Tennis Complex in 2014. Growing up with a tennis tradition, the Bramlett family was elected the Texas Tennis Family of the Year in 1981. Bramlett went on to play collegiate tennis at Texas Tech and Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State). He helped Texas State to the 1982 NAIA Team National Championship while also winning the NAIA double national championship. He started his career at Texas Tech playing there two years as the #1 singles and #1 doubles player before transferring to Texas State. 

After his collegiate play he become a certified USPTA professional in 1983 and had a world ranking in doubles by 1984. In 1988, he was ranked as the top player in Texas in the men's 25 and over singles and doubles. In 1993 he finished as ranked #2 in the Texas men's open division. He held the #1 ranking in 1990 in the men's 30 and over doubles and reached the #1 ranking, again, in 1995 for the Texas men's 35 and over doubles. In 2001, he continued his tennis dominance staying ranked as the top player in the Texas men's 40 and over doubles.

The induction ceremony will take place Friday, December 8, at the TTCA Convention Banquet at Horseshoe Bay Resort. Registration for the annual convention, to be held December 8-10, will open on August 1. Tickets to the Friday Convention Banquet can be purchased for $35. Further information will be available at texastenniscoaches.com. Bramlett, who has coached tennis at Concordia University (Austin) for one season, has some 35 years of experience under his belt. He started at Granbury (eight seasons), and his players qualified twice for the state tournament in doubles (his daughter and her partner – were the school's first state qualifier in 51 years).

A Hall of Fame committee selected the honorees from a statewide list of nominations. The mission of the TTCA, headquartered in Bryan, Texas, is to encourage and develop tennis as part of the curriculum and athletic programs in public and private schools in the state of Texas.