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Furman Men���s Tennis 2012-13 The Staff Kelly Jones Head Coach 9-15-1 (Second Year) Kelly Jones is in his second season as the Furman head men���s tennis coach. During his first season in 2012, Jones led the Paladins to a 9-15-1 overall record and 5-4-1 Southern Conference mark. The team put together a four-match league winning streak mid-season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the league championship. Jones, a native of San Diego, Calif., is among the top developmental coaches globally. Over the last decade, he has coached some of the best professional tennis players in the world, including Mardy Fish, currently the top-ranked American and No. 8 player in the world, and James Blake, who has been ranked as high as fourth world-wide. His other players include two Top 20 performers, John Isner and Xavier Malisse, along with many other Top 100 performers. ���We are delighted to have a coach with Kelly Jones��� national experience join us at Furman,��� said Furman Director of Athletics Gary Clark at the time of Jones��� hiring. ���We look forward to his continuing the tennis success which our men���s program achieved under Paul Scarpa.��� ���It is really an honor to be part of Furman���s tradition,��� said Kelly upon his hiring. ���When I visited Furman, I was so impressed with the university. The academics, the first-class facilities, the athletic department - each individual aspect was fantastic.��� Prior to his coaching career, Jones established himself among the top professional tennis players on the ATP. In 1998, he reached the mixed doubles finals at Wimbledon, then won the ATP Tour Singapore singles championship in both 1989 and 1990. Jones attained a #1 doubles rank- ing on the ATP Tour in October of 1992, then went on to reach the doubles finals at the U.S. Open and the Australian Open that same year. The 1994 World Team Tennis Player of the Year, he also won the doubles championship on the ATP Tour at St. Polten in 1997. After retiring from professional tennis in 1998, Jones spent six years as a USTA National Coach scouting, recruiting, and developing the nation���s best junior tennis players. During his collegiate career, Jones won NCAA doubles titles in 1984 and 1985, then led Pepperdine to the finals of the NCAA Championship the following year. A fourtime All-American, Jones dropped a 3-6, 6-3 7-6 match to Furman���s Ned Caswell in the second round of the 1986 NCAA Tournament. Prior to his junior year at Pepperdine, he also competed as a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic team. Jones is married to Tami Whitlinger-Jones, a former top WTA Tour tennis player. The couple has a 14 yearold daughter, Makenna. The Jones File ��� 9-15-1 Career Record ��� 1 All-Conference Selections ��� 15 SoCon Honor Roll Members 2