William Jewell College Men's Tennis

Cell Number: (816) 564-1960 Ben Ford enters his third season as the Head Tennis Coach in 2025-26. • August 31, 2023 | Named Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach • Mentored Ugnius Bickauskis to three straight of his four All-GLVC First Team selections   • Spent 22 years as a private tennis coach mentoring more than 30 All-Metro players, nine state champions, one NCAA Division I national champion and five world ranked players • Developed the top ranked men's and women's competitive teams in the USTA • Selected to the Missouri Valley Heart of America Hall of Fame in 2019 • Has served as a color analyst for ESPN3 for the University of Kansas  • Member of the Board of Directors for the Heart of America Tennis Association • Played collegiately at Emporia State University, leading the team in wins three times • Was a three time national qualifier in college • A native of Kansas City, Missouri • Holds a bachelor's degree from Emporia State and a master's in business administration from Kansas • Married to wife Rebecca and has two children Grace and Emma