Emmett Pare
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J. Emmett Pare was an outstanding tennis player in early part of the 20th century and a coach at Tulane University
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Pare was a captain on the Georgetown University
tennis team, and in 1928 he reached the doubles final in the NCAA Championships. He graduated from Georgetown in 1929. In 1928, he won the singles title at the Cincinnati Masters
and reached the singles final again in Cincinnati in 1930.
He also won the Western Tennis Championships in 1928; also the Western Indoor Championships and the Michigan State title in 1927. In 1929, he won the U.S. National Clay Court singles title.
Around 1931, he became a touring professional; he was ineligible to play in the top amateur events. In 1934 he won the doubles title at the U. S. Pro Tennis Championships with Bruce Barnes
. From 1934 to 1973, he was the head tennis coach at Tulane University. His teams won 20 Southeastern Conference
team titles and in 1959 his Green Wave team tied the University of Notre Dame
for the NCAA team title. Six of his Tulane players won NCAA singles championships.
He was enshrined in the Athletic Hall of Fame at both Tulane University and Georgetown University and in the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame.
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
.
Pare was a captain on the Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
tennis team, and in 1928 he reached the doubles final in the NCAA Championships. He graduated from Georgetown in 1929. In 1928, he won the singles title at the Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...
and reached the singles final again in Cincinnati in 1930.
He also won the Western Tennis Championships in 1928; also the Western Indoor Championships and the Michigan State title in 1927. In 1929, he won the U.S. National Clay Court singles title.
Around 1931, he became a touring professional; he was ineligible to play in the top amateur events. In 1934 he won the doubles title at the U. S. Pro Tennis Championships with Bruce Barnes
Bruce Barnes (tennis)
Bruce Parkhouse Barnes was a high-ranking American tennis player of the 1930s.Barnes was born in Dallas, Texas. As a professional, he won the 1933 world men's doubles championship with Bill Tilden, and lost the finals of the 1937 United States Professional Championship to Karel Koželuh and the...
. From 1934 to 1973, he was the head tennis coach at Tulane University. His teams won 20 Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
team titles and in 1959 his Green Wave team tied the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
for the NCAA team title. Six of his Tulane players won NCAA singles championships.
He was enshrined in the Athletic Hall of Fame at both Tulane University and Georgetown University and in the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame.