Bud Schultz

An All-American in tennis and a three-year starter on the men’s basketball team, Bud Schultz made the most of his time at Bates College in Maine. As a senior in 1981, he reached the finals of the NCAA singles tournament. After graduating, Schultz went to graduate school for a year at Boston University before embarking on a pro tennis career. In seven years of pro tennis, Schultz played in all four Grand Slam tournaments — he reached the third round of the U.S. Open and Australian Open — and reached as high as No. 40 in the world in singles. He reached one ATP Tour final and two in doubles. After retiring at age 29, he took over the tennis program at Longwood Cricket Club in Brookline, Mass. He also got into coaching, working with the likes of Ivan Lendl and Pam Shriver. In addition, he served as the head coach of the Boston Lobsters in the World Team Tennis league. Schultz and his wife Elaine own and manage the Cohasset Tennis Club in Cohasset, Mass.