Staff

The E.T.C is directed by Emory's Head Men's Tennis Coach: John Browning and is supported by a staff of fully qualified assistants.

John Browning:
Jbrow25@emory.edu
404-727-7270

John Browning

John, formerly a coach at two NCAA Division III institutions, was appointed the Director of Tennis/Head Men's Tennis Coach at Emory University in the summer of 1999.

In 2003, Browning's team won the NCAA national team championship. In the three seasons prior, his teams advanced to the NCAA finals once and the quarterfinals twice, finished in the top-five in the national rankings three times and won three conference championships. His Emory career record stands at 52-16 (.765).

For the previous five years, Browning was the men's and women's tennis head coach at Salisbury State University (Md.). Prior to that, he spent three years as the head men's tennis coach at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (Calif.) and one year as an assistant men's tennis coach at University of California-Santa Cruz. His overall career coaching record for men and women combined is 188-87 (.684) in 11 years.

In his last four years at Salisbury State, the men's teams finished in the top 25 nationally and won the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) title. They were 15th in the nation in the final ranking of NCAA Division III teams in 1996, 8th in 1997, 25th in 1998 and 18th in 1999. Browning was the NCAA Division III South Region Coach of the Year in 1997, and a three-time CAC Coach of the Year.

In addition to his coaching, Browning was director of the indoor tennis center at Salisbury State. His duties included supervision of a facility renovation plan, creating a membership program, developing a fee structure for members and guests, design and installation of a pro shop, setting up league play, scheduling private and group lessons, and hiring and training 15 employees.

At Pomona-Pitzer, Browning's teams placed fourth in the final national rankings in 1992, 10th in 1993 and ninth in 1994.

As a player at the University of California-Santa Cruz, Browning was a member of the NCAA national championship team in 1989.

Browning is a 1990 graduate of California-Santa Cruz where he received his bachelor's degree. He completed his master's degree at Azusa Pacific University in 1994.

Browning also is responsible for developing Emory's new tennis complex at the Clairmont campus which opened in January 2003.

Tyson Ramsay

1. Assistant Director of the ETC
2. 2 NCAA -All-American
3. 2003 NCAA National Champion
4. Director of the Junior Tennis program at the ETC