Texas State University Men's Tennis

Plunkett begins her 13th season as the head womens tennis coach at Texas State with a 121-110 career record and a 61-42 mark in conference dual matches. In addition to their success on the court, her  last seven teams have publicly recognized by the NCAA for ranking among the Top 10 percent of multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores in their sport. On the court, Texas State posted a 9-7 overall dual match record last season and had a 2-3 mark against Sun Belt Conference teams during the regular season before splitting a pair of matches in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Bobcats opened the tournament with a 4-2 victory against UL Lafayette before falling 4-1 agianst eventual champion, South Alabama, in the quarterfinals. The win over UL Lafayette was Texas State's first victory in the SBC Tournament. The Bobcats joined the Sun Belt in 2013 when Plunkett led Texas State to a 9-11 overall record and a 3-1 mark against SBC teams during the regular season. The Bobcats suffered a 4-3 loss against Troy in the 2014 Sun Belt Tournament. Individually, Plunkett coached All-SBC First-Team singles player and Texas State's first player to be regionally ranked by the ITA in Jessica Kahts. She also produced an All-SBC Second-Team doubles tandem of Kahts and Ana Laura Gutierrez in 2014. Texas State joined the Sun Belt in 2013 after playing its only season in the Western Athletic Conference in 2012-13. The Bobcats posted a 9-10 overall record that season after suffering a 4-0 loss against Louisiana Tech in the 2013 WAC Tournament. The Bobcats played their one season in the WAC after enjoying its best season in 25 years in 2012. During the 2011-12 campaign, the Bobcats finished with a 14-6 overall record and were the runner-up team in the Southland Conference with a 9-2 league mark. Plunkett's  No. 3 doubles tandem of Mariana Perez and Rachel Baldree earned All-Conference First-Team honors after finishing the season undefeated in their SLC doubles matches.   In addition, Texas States No. 1 doubles team of Jessica Kahts and Melissa Hadad earned Second-Team honors. Kahts also was a Second-Team selection as a No. 1 singles player. It was the fourth straight year that Plunkett tutored an All-SLC singles player. The second-place finish also marked the fourth time in five seasons that Texas State finished among SLCs top four teams and the Bobcats advanced to the semifinals of the SLC Tournament during two of its final three years in the league. Texas State finished the 2011 season with a 12-8 overall record and was 7-4 against SLC teams with a roster of four sophomores and three freshmen. Individually, Texas States No. 5 singles player earned All-Southland Conference honors for the third straight year as Mariana Perez earned All-SLC Second-Team honors. That came after Plunkett guided Texas State to a 13-7 overall record and a third-place finish in the Southland Conference standings with an 8-3 mark in 2010. Texas State also advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Conference for the first time since 2003. Three of her players earned All-Southland Conference honors as Nyssa Peele was named a First-Team selection at No. 6 singles after recording a 16-1 overall record and an undefeated 10-0 mark against SLC opponents. In addition, Gabriela Rojas and Perez earned All-SLC Second-Team honors as a No. 2 doubles team after posting a 9-6 overall mark and a 7-3 SLC record. In 2008-09 Plunkett led the team to an overall record of 10-7 and an SLC record of 7-4. During the Wilson/ITA Fall Regional Championships, Plunkett worked with the regional tournament director in selecting participants, seeding, overseeing coaches meeting and the tournament. She also was involved in helping coordinate the ITA regional post-season awards. In the previous season, the Bobcats won seven SLC matches for the second straight year and posted a fourth-place finish in the leagues standings. Texas State ended the season with a 10-11 overall record despite having to battle through some nagging injuries. Texas State also won seven SLC matches for the first time in school history in 2006-07, when the Bobcats finished the season in fifth place with a 7-3 league record. Texas State finished the year with an 11-7 overall record and Ali Gulida also was named the 2007 Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year. Texas State finished the 2005-06 season with a 7-14 record when the Bobcats played five nationally-ranked teams, including three in their first five matches. In Southland Conference play, Texas State recorded a 5-5 dual match record. Texas State also won seven matches in 2004-05 when the Bobcats posted  a 7-12 overall record and a 4-6 SLC mark despite losing three league matches by 4-3 scores.  The top player on the team that season was Tina Klemenc, who earned Second-Team All-Southland Conference honors as a number five singles player. Plunkett was named Texas States head coach on July 16, 2003, and began her head coaching career guiding the Bobcats to a 10-10 overall record and a fifth place finish in the SLC after winning six conference dual matches.   She came to Texas State after serving as the associate head coach at UT Arlington from 1996-98 and as an assistant coach at UTA in 1994. Plunkett also served as an assistant coach at UTSA from 1995 to 1996. She also served as a teaching professional at Willow Bend Polo and Hunt Club, and worked at John Bensons Tennis Camp in Colorado for five summers. Along with teaching tennis professionally, Plunkett played professionally for several years before entering the coaching ranks. A 1989 graduate of TCU, Plunkett was an All-America selection for the Horned Frogs in 1988. She was a two-time All-Southwest Conference selection and also named to the SWCs All-Decade Team. Additionally, Plunkett was a two-time Gulf Star Conference champion while playing at Northwestern State (1985-86) and was named to the Gulf Stars All-Academic Team both seasons. In September 2011, Plunkett was inducted into the TCU Athletics Hall of Fame.   Head Tennis Coach Tory Plunkett Gallery Tory Plunkett Head Coach  A former All-American player and a member of her alma mater's Hall of Fame, Tory Plunkett begins her 13th season as the head womens tennis coach at Texas State with a 121-110 career record and a 61-42 mark in conference dual matches. In addition to their success on the court, her  last seven teams have publicly recognized by the NCAA for ranking among the Top 10 percent of multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores in their sport. On the court, Texas State posted a 9-7 overall dual match record last season and had a 2-3 mark against Sun Belt Conference teams during the regular season before splitting a pair of matches in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Bobcats opened the tournament with a 4-2 victory against UL Lafayette before falling 4-1 agianst eventual champion, South Alabama, in the quarterfinals. The win over UL Lafayette was Texas State's first victory in the SBC Tournament. The Bobcats joined the Sun Belt in 2013 when Plunkett led Texas State to a 9-11 overall record and a 3-1 mark against SBC teams during the regular season. The Bobcats suffered a 4-3 loss against Troy in the 2014 Sun Belt Tournament. Individually, Plunkett coached All-SBC First-Team singles player and Texas State's first player to be regionally ranked by the ITA in Jessica Kahts. She also produced an All-SBC Second-Team doubles tandem of Kahts and Ana Laura Gutierrez in 2014. Texas State joined the Sun Belt in 2013 after playing its only season in the Western Athletic Conference in 2012-13. The Bobcats posted a 9-10 overall record that season after suffering a 4-0 loss against Louisiana Tech in the 2013 WAC Tournament. The Bobcats played their one season in the WAC after enjoying its best season in 25 years in 2012. During the 2011-12 campaign, the Bobcats finished with a 14-6 overall record and were the runner-up team in the Southland Conference with a 9-2 league mark. Plunkett's  No. 3 doubles tandem of Mariana Perez and Rachel Baldree earned All-Conference First-Team honors after finishing the season undefeated in their SLC doubles matches.   In addition, Texas States No. 1 doubles team of Jessica Kahts and Melissa Hadad earned Second-Team honors. Kahts also was a Second-Team selection as a No. 1 singles player. It was the fourth straight year that Plunkett tutored an All-SLC singles player. The second-place finish also marked the fourth time in five seasons that Texas State finished among SLCs top four teams and the Bobcats advanced to the semifinals of the SLC Tournament during two of its final three years in the league. Texas State finished the 2011 season with a 12-8 overall record and was 7-4 against SLC teams with a roster of four sophomores and three freshmen. Individually, Texas States No. 5 singles player earned All-Southland Conference honors for the third straight year as Mariana Perez earned All-SLC Second-Team honors. That came after Plunkett guided Texas State to a 13-7 overall record and a third-place finish in the Southland Conference standings with an 8-3 mark in 2010. Texas State also advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Conference for the first time since 2003. Three of her players earned All-Southland Conference honors as Nyssa Peele was named a First-Team selection at No. 6 singles after recording a 16-1 overall record and an undefeated 10-0 mark against SLC opponents. In addition, Gabriela Rojas and Perez earned All-SLC Second-Team honors as a No. 2 doubles team after posting a 9-6 overall mark and a 7-3 SLC record. In 2008-09 Plunkett led the team to an overall record of 10-7 and an SLC record of 7-4. During the Wilson/ITA Fall Regional Championships, Plunkett worked with the regional tournament director in selecting participants, seeding, overseeing coaches meeting and the tournament. She also was involved in helping coordinate the ITA regional post-season awards. In the previous season, the Bobcats won seven SLC matches for the second straight year and posted a fourth-place finish in the leagues standings. Texas State ended the season with a 10-11 overall record despite having to battle through some nagging injuries. Texas State also won seven SLC matches for the first time in school history in 2006-07, when the Bobcats finished the season in fifth place with a 7-3 league record. Texas State finished the year with an 11-7 overall record and Ali Gulida also was named the 2007 Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year. Texas State finished the 2005-06 season with a 7-14 record when the Bobcats played five nationally-ranked teams, including three in their first five matches. In Southland Conference play, Texas State recorded a 5-5 dual match record. Texas State also won seven matches in 2004-05 when the Bobcats posted  a 7-12 overall record and a 4-6 SLC mark despite losing three league matches by 4-3 scores.  The top player on the team that season was Tina Klemenc, who earned Second-Team All-Southland Conference honors as a number five singles player. Plunkett was named Texas States head coach on July 16, 2003, and began her head coaching career guiding the Bobcats to a 10-10 overall record and a fifth place finish in the SLC after winning six conference dual matches.   She came to Texas State after serving as the associate head coach at UT Arlington from 1996-98 and as an assistant coach at UTA in 1994. Plunkett also served as an assistant coach at UTSA from 1995 to 1996. She also served as a teaching professional at Willow Bend Polo and Hunt Club, and worked at John Bensons Tennis Camp in Colorado for five summers. Along with teaching tennis professionally, Plunkett played professionally for several years before entering the coaching ranks. A 1989 graduate of TCU, Plunkett was an All-America selection for the Horned Frogs in 1988. She was a two-time All-Southwest Conference selection and also named to the SWCs All-Decade Team. Additionally, Plunkett was a two-time Gulf Star Conference champion while playing at Northwestern State (1985-86) and was named to the Gulf Stars All-Academic Team both seasons. In September 2011, Plunkett was inducted into the TCU Athletics Hall of Fame.