Emmett Pare

In 39 seasons leading the Green Wave program, from 1934-73, Pare’s teams won 18 Southeastern Conference championships. The program reached its greatest height in 1959 when Tulane and Notre Dame tied for first place in the NCAA Championships. Tulane posted a record of 256-40-17 in dual matches during Pare’s career. Pare’s program produced six NCAA singles champions, including a pair of two-time champions — Clifford Sutter (1932), Ernest Sutter (1936-37), Jack Tuero (1949), Ham Richardson (1953-54) and Jose Aguero (1955) — as well as a pair of NCAA doubles champions in the team of Crawford Henry and Ronald Holmberg who won the title in 1957 and again in ’59. Pare’s teams finished among the top four at the NCAAs five times, including runner-up finishes in 1949 and ’57. Prior to his start in coaching, Pare was an accomplished player at Georgetown and beyond, and toured the country with Bill Tilden in 1931. Along with coaching Tulane, Pare also served for a time as the head pro at the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club. Pare was inducted into the Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977 and the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985.