Head Coach: Conchie Shackelford
Office phone: 931/598-3310
Email: cshackel@sewanee.edu
The winnigest coach in Sewanee athletic tennis history, Conchie Shackelford is in her 22st season at Sewanee. Her career record (21 seasons; 1987-2007) is 365-133 (73.3%). She has had 21 straight winning seasons—more than any other women's coach in school history. Shackelford has had 15 straight years of a top 15 national ranking(1988-2002; No. 4 in 1990; No. 6 in 2006; and No. 3 in 2007). Sewanee ranks fourth in consecutive years to the NCAA tournament (13) and sixth in total tournament appearances (19).
Coach Shackelford enters the 2008 season coming off of a record-breaking year. The 2007 Tigers finished third int he nation for Division III and the highest national finish of any Sewanee team on record. They also won the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship with a big win over national powerhouse DePauw. Shackelford was the SCAC Coach of the Year, also.
Conchie has coached 26 All-Americans, two National Champions (doubles), 14 National Scholar Athletes, two National Senior Players of the Year, and one National Freshman Player of the Year. Her players have earned three WIAC championships (1987-89) and two SCAC championships.
Conchie was the 2007 SCAC Coach of the Year, the 2006 ITA Atlantic South Coach of the Year, the 2001 ITA South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, the 1992 SCAC Coach-of-the-Year, and has also served on both the NCAA South Region Committee and the ITA South Committee since 1995 and has been the ITA Southern Awards Chair since 2003.
A native of Jacksonville, N.C., Conchie earned her bachelor's degree in 1982 from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, majoring in business. She played varsity tennis at Jacksonville High School and UNC-Wilmington.
She and John live in Sewanee and have four children; Avery, 15, Sadie, 13, and Michaela, 11 and Tessa, 5.
Shackelford’s guiding philosophy has been to combine hard work and fun with each student’s educational experience. “Our girl’s are committed to our success, balancing the fun and companionship of competing in intercollegiate athletics with the dedication necessary to compete at the highest level of Division III competition while working toward a world class education. I am most proud of the variety of success’s members of our team have found. They are active in contributing to the many facets of campus life and their community,’’ she adds.
All Americans:
Sarah Cameron(1) — 1999(d) ... doubles with Mary Missbach
Gab Carvalho(4) — 2005 (s), 2006 (s), 2007 (s/d)
Becky Jo Doncaster(3) — 1991(d), 1992(d), 1993(d) ... doubles with Cameron Tyer
Laura Fanjoy (2) -- 2007 (s/d) ... doubles with Gab Carvalho
Ellen Gray Maybank(4) — 1989(s/d), 1990 (s/d)
Mary Missbach(3) — 1999(s/d), 2000 (s) ... doubles with Sarah Cameron
Katy Morrissey(2) — 1989 (d), 1990 (d) ... doubles with Ellen Gray Maybank
Kathy North(1) — 2002(s)
Cameron Tyer(6) — 1990(s), 1991 (s/d), 1992 (s/d), 1993 (s) ... doubles with Beck Jo Doncaster
Linnie Wheeless and Kristen Ialacci were 1993 ITA Rolex National Doubles Champions
Gabriela Caralho and Laura Fanjoy were 2006 ITA National Doubles Finalists and All-American
Gabriela Carvalho was a 2006 ITA National Finalist
ITA National Senior of the Year
° 1993: Cameron Tyer
° 2000: Mary Missbach
ITA National Freshman of the Year
° 2005: Gab Carvalho
John Shackelford, Conchie's husband, is in his 22nd year as the Sewanee men's tennis coach. His career record is 321-194 (62.3%).
Conchie Shackelford ... 20 years ... 342-131 (72.3%)
John Shackelford ... 21 years ... 321-194 (62.3%)
°°Total .. 39 years ... 663-325 (67.1%)
John & Conchie Shackelford -
Together, the Shackelford's have produced:
° 42 All-Americans
° 86 All-SCAC Players
° 11 Conference Team Championships
° CAC (5), WIAC (2), SCAC (4)
° 3 National Senior Players of the Year
° 3 ITA Rookies of the Year
° 2 SCAC Players of the Year
° 21 ITA National Scholar Athletes
° 4 SCAC Coach of the Year Awards
° 2 ITA South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year Award.
