Men's Tennis
- Title:
- Volunteer Coach
Jack Brasington III joined the Rice men's tennis staff in the fall of 2017 as a volunteer assistant.
A former standout at Texas who set the Longhorns' career record for singles wins (121) when he graduated in 2000, Brasington played on the ATP tour from 2000-04 advancing as high as #125 in singles (July 2002) and #315 in doubles (June, 2003) and captured four tournament titles.
In 2002, he became the first player in history to earn a berth in the Main Draw of four consecutive grand slam events from the qualifying rounds and advanced to the second round of both the French and US Opens.
He retired from the tour in 2004 and began his coaching career at the University of Maryland. He returned to Houston in 2006 to become the tennis coach at the Houston Racquet Club and them moved to the Jewish Community Center in 2009 as Director of Excellence. Brasington returned to the HRC in 2013 as the High Performance Coach.
