South Carolina Gamecocks men's tennis

South Carolina Gamecocks
University	University of South Carolina
Head coach	Josh Goffi (15th season)
Conference	SEC East Division
Location	Columbia, SC
Home Court	Carolina Tennis Center USC Indoor Fieldhouse
Nickname	Gamecocks
Colors	Garnet and black [1]
NCAA Tournament Semifinals
1989
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1989, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1978, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
1978, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference Tournament championships
Atlantic Coast Conference: 1968 Metro Conference: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991
Conference regular season champions
Atlantic Coast Conference: 1968

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's tennis team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference. The team has been coached by Josh Goffi since 2011. ^{[2] [3]}

Head coaches

Name	Years	Seasons	Won	Lost	Tie	Pct.
Joe Grugin	1956	1	3	8	0	.273
Walter Hambrick	1957–1960	4	23	32	0	.418
Bob Brown	1961	1	7	8	0	.467
Marshall Reed	1962	1	0	8	0	.000
W.L. Strickland	1963	1	0	9	0	.000
Bill McClain	1964–1969	6	72	36	2	.673
Bobby Heald	1970	1	5	14	0	.263
Ron Moser	1971	1	9	11	0	.450
Ron Smarr	1972–1984	13	320	77	0	.806
Kent DeMars	1985–2010	26	390	291	0	.573
Josh Goffi	2011–Present	15	251	162	0	.606
All-Time		70	1080	656	2	.621

Year-by-Year Results

Season	Coach	Record		Conference Standing	Conference Tournament	Postseason
		Overall	Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
1956	Joe Grugin	3-8	1-6	8th	—	—
1957	Walter Hambrick	7-10	1-7	8th	—	—
1958	Walter Hambrick	5-9	1-5	7th	—	—
1959	Walter Hambrick	4-8	0-7	8th	—	—
1960	Walter Hambrick	7-5	1-5	7th	—	—
1961	Bob Brown	7-8	2-5	7th	—	—
1962	Marshall Reed	0-8	0-7	8th	—	—
1963	W.L. Strickland	0-9	0-7	8th	—	—
1964	Bill McClain	0-10-1	0-6-1	8th	—	—
1965	Bill McClain	3-14	0-7	8th	—	—
1966	Bill McClain	12-5	3-4	T-5th	—	—
1967	Bill McClain	16-4	4-3	T-3rd	—	—
1968	Bill McClain	22-0-1	7-0	1st	Champions	—
1969	Bill McClain	17-3	4-3	4th	—	—
1970	Bobby Heald	5-14	2-5	6th	—	—
1971	Ron Smarr	9-11	1-4	T-6th	—	—
Independent
1972	Ron Smarr	22-4	—	—	—	—
1973	Ron Smarr	26-3	—	—	—	—
1974	Ron Smarr	25-9	—	—	—	—
1975	Ron Smarr	24-3	—	—	—	—
1976	Ron Smarr	31-2	—	—	—	—
1977	Ron Smarr	20-8	—	—	—	—
1978	Ron Smarr	25-6	—	—	—	NCAA Round of 16
1979	Ron Smarr	28-13	—	—	—	—
1980	Ron Smarr	21-9	—	—	—	—
1981	Ron Smarr	27-5	—	—	—	—
1982	Ron Smarr	22-7	—	—	—	—
1983	Ron Smarr	21-8	—	—	—	—
Metro Conference
1984	Ron Smarr	24-8	—	—	Finals	—
1985	Kent DeMars	24-5	—	—	Champions	—
1986	Kent DeMars	16-9	—	—	Champions	—
1987	Kent DeMars	19-10	—	—	Champions	NCAA Round of 16
1988	Kent DeMars	5-18	—	—	Semifinals	—
1989	Kent DeMars	21-8	—	—	Champions	NCAA Semifinals
1990	Kent DeMars	17-9	—	—	Champions	NCAA Round of 16
1991	Kent DeMars	17-9	—	—	Champions	NCAA Round of 16
Southeastern Conference
1992	Kent DeMars	8-14	3-8	T-8th	First Round	—
1993	Kent DeMars	11-11	3-8	T-8th	First Round	—
1994	Kent DeMars	19-8	5-6	T-6th	First Round	NCAA First Round
1995	Kent DeMars	12-16	1-10	11th	First Round	NCAA First Round
1996	Kent DeMars	13-11	3-8	10th	First Round	NCAA First Round
1997	Kent DeMars	17-10	4-7	T-8th	First Round	NCAA Round of 32
1998	Kent DeMars	21-8	5-6	T-6th	Quarterfinals	NCAA Round of 16
1999	Kent DeMars	18-12	5-6	4th	Semifinals	NCAA Round of 32
2000	Kent DeMars	10-13	3-8	9th	First Round	NCAA Round of 32
2001	Kent DeMars	13-13	3-8	10th	Quarterfinals	NCAA First Round
2002	Kent DeMars	17-9	4-7	5th (East)	Quarterfinals	NCAA Round of 32
2003	Kent DeMars	17-8	5-6	4th (East)	First Round	NCAA First Round
2004	Kent DeMars	15-14	3-8	6th (East)	Quarterfinals	NCAA First Round
2005	Kent DeMars	20-10	6-5	T-3rd (East)	Quarterfinals	NCAA Round of 16
2006	Kent DeMars	14-15	5-6	4th (East)	Quarterfinals	NCAA First Round
2007	Kent DeMars	11-14	2-9	6th (East)	First Round	—
2008	Kent DeMars	11-13	1-10	6th (East)	Quarterfinals	—
2009	Kent DeMars	15-11	3-8	5th (East)	First Round	NCAA First Round
2010	Kent DeMars	9-13	1-10	6th (East)	First Round	—
2011	Josh Goffi	6-18	1-10	6th (East)	First Round	—
2012	Josh Goffi	15-12	2-9	T-5th (East)	First Round	NCAA First Round
2013	Josh Goffi	18-11	7-5	T-3rd (East)	Quarterfinals	NCAA First Round
2014	Josh Goffi	16-14	5-7	T-7th	Quarterfinals	NCAA Round of 32
2015	Josh Goffi	15-15	3-9	T-9th	Second Round	—
2016	Josh Goffi	14-15	4-8	11th	Quarterfinals	—
2017	Josh Goffi	21-7	9-3	T-3rd	Quarterfinals	NCAA Second Round
2018	Josh Goffi	20-8	7-5	T-5th	First Round	NCAA Second Round
2019	Josh Goffi	18-10	5-7	T-6th	Semifinals	NCAA Second Round
2020	Josh Goffi	9-5	2-2	—	—	Tournament canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Josh Goffi	17-10	7-5	T-4th	Semifinals	NCAA Round of 16
2022	Josh Goffi	23-7	10-2	T-2nd	Quarterfinals	NCAA Round of 16
2023	Josh Goffi	22-7	10-2	4th	Quarterfinals	NCAA Round Quarterfinals
2024	Josh Goffi	19-15	4-8	11th	Finals	NCAA Round of 16
2025	Josh Goffi	19-7	11-3	3rd	Finals

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References

1. "Colors – Communications and Public Affairs | University of South Carolina" . Retrieved July 16, 2019.
2. "University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site". Gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
3. "University of South Carolina Men's Tennis". College Tennis Online. Retrieved 2015-04-26.