Andy Jackson

Andy Jackson was named the University of Arkansas men’s tennis head coach on June 11, 2013. He arrived at Arkansas with 29 years of Southeastern Conference head coaching experience at Florida and Mississippi State.

In 2016, Jackson led the Razorbacks on a renaissance, with the team reaching 20 wins for the first time since 1986 and a program-best 7-5 record in SEC play. With the team holding a 10-2 record, Arkansas made its first real statement of the season at No. 10 Oklahoma, defeating the Sooners 5-2 in Norman on Feb. 28. The victory vaulted the Razorbacks from No. 51 to No. 27 in the nation and made ripples across the collegiate tennis landscape.

Prior to Arkansas, Jackson spent the 29 previous years as a head coach at Florida and Mississippi State, compiling a 496-234 record, and is the only coach to win an SEC title at two different schools. Jackson’s teams made 22 straight NCAA Tournament appearances. He won three conference regular-season titles, three conference tournament crowns and three times earned SEC Coach of the Year honors.

For his last 24 years, he coached men’s teams in Gainesville and Starkville, and all 24 teams finished the season ranked in the top 25, with 13 of those in the top 10, including a No. 2 ranking in the final poll of 2003. He produced seven 20-plus win seasons and advanced to the NCAA finals site 20 times with seven quarterfinal appearances and three trips to the semifinal round.

Individually, he coached nine collegiate grand slam event champions, three SEC Players of the Year, four SEC Rookies of the Year and two ITA National Rookies of the Year. He also coached 43 NCAA singles qualifiers and 26 doubles’ teams to qualify for the NCAA tournament with 34 All-America honors. His players earned 70 Academic All-SEC citations, and he coached five two-time Academic All-Americans.