Larry Turville
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| Bio | He was as the co-founder of the WATCH (World Association of Tennis Champions) satellite tennis circuit. Turville played men’s tennis for the Yellow Jackets from 1968-1971 and was a 1970 ITA All-American. He ranks 10th all-time in program history with a .688 (53-24) doubles win percentage for his career. Turville participated in the NCAA Tournament every year during his tenure at Tech, reaching as far as the fourth round (Round of 32) in 1970. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. After his time at Tech, Turville went on to establish the WATCH circuit with close friend, Armistead Neely. Turville and Neely played an instrumental role in creating a system for rankings in connection with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the WATCH circuit. Every satellite tournament that has followed globally uses a rankings system that is inspired by Turville and Neely’s work. Turville grew up in St. Petersburg, Fla., and came from an active family. He ranked as high as the top junior player in Florida prior to coming to Tech. Throughout his professional career he achieved milestone wins over No. 1 Guillermo Vilas in doubles and Jeff Borowiak, once ranked 20th, in singles. He also competed in the men's singles at the 1969 US Open, men's doubles at 1975 Wimbledon and mixed doubles at 1979 Roland Garros. He won 46 USTA age-group National singles and doubles championships, having ranked as high as No. 1 in the 60-and-over ITF World Rankings. Turville ranked as high as No. 210 in the world before he went on to coach the men’s tennis program at Rice University. At age 35, he began playing USTA age group tennis, and won 22 National Singles Championships, and 24 National Doubles titles. He also represented the USA in 11 ITF World Team Championships, winning five World Doubles Championships, one World Singles Championship. He played over 300 matches on the ITF Seniors Tour, with a remarkable win-rate of 93%, and won 24 singles titles and numerous ITF doubles titles – including victories in the ITF World Championships in 1995, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2010. He led the Owls over 18 seasons, posting a 182-182 dual record from 1979 to 1996 while also coaching the program’s first All-American in 21 years in singles. He sent four players and two doubles teams to the NCAA Championships. He was a member of T.C. Wolfsburg in Pforzheim, Germany for the past 10 years, helping them win nine titles. Turville is survived by his wife, Kelli, and brother Ed. |
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