2014 Tennis Hall of Fame
Dr. David Porter
Education Recipient
A former collegiate tennis and basketball player at BYU-Utah, Dave Porter arrived at BYUH-Hawaii’s Laie campus in
the fall of 1982 to coach basketball with the hope of starting a tennis program. He helped the Seasider basketball
team achieve their first two twenty-game win season in school history. In the fall of 1984, Dave coached volleyball and
led the women’s volleyball team to 2nd place at the National NAIA Tournament, the highest finish for women’s volleyball at that time.
That same year, 1984, Dave moved from basketball to tennis and was given responsibility for the men’s program. During his 29 seasons
which soon included the men’s and women’s teams, Dave compiled a record of 1,275 wins and 162 losses. He was the first coach in NCAA
tennis history to coach both men’s and women’s teams to National Championships in consecutive years (2002 and 2003). His BYU – Hawaii women’s teams are the three-time Pacific West Conference champions (2010, 2011, 2012). He has been named the National Coach
of the Year 7 times. He has been named District and/or Regional Coach of the Year 15 times, won 14 Conference Titles, made 13 National
Tournament appearances, coached 13 NAIA 1st team All-Americans, 2 NCAA II All-Americans and produced 5 NAIA scholar athletes. Dave
Porter has results that many coaches only dream about. He transformed BYU-Hawaii to become one of the most dominant names in
college tennis.
He has coached several world-class players, including Zheng Jie, ranked as high as No. 15 in the WTA and Li Na, ranked top 10 in the WTA.
He worked closely with the Chinese National Women’s Tennis Team/specifically the women’s doubles Gold Medal winners in Athens 2004
and the 2006 Australian and Wimbledon doubles champions.
His impressive awards include:
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The USPTA’s Alex Gordon Award for the Professional of the Year
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USPTA College Coach of the Year
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The International Tennis Hall of Fame Educational Merit Award
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The United States Olympic Committee “Doc” Councilman Award for Tennis
Dave Porter’s passion for teaching, research and coaching has made an extraordinary impact in Hawaii’s local community, The United
States, and across the world.
PAST RECIPIENTS
2013
Sam Caldwell, Service Award
Jane Pang, Player Award
2012
Jane Sakakihara, Service Award
Sinclair Bill, Player Award
2011
Annie Miller, Service Award
Betsy Somerville Purpura, Player Award
2010
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Jane Forester-Leong, Service Award
Muriel Ann Osborne, Player Award
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Vailima Watson, Service Award
Jim Schwitters, Player Award
More information about the USTA Hawaii Pacific Section’s
Tennis Hall of Fame please visit www.kahiautennis.usta.com
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