Men's Tennis
Johnson, Benjamin
Benjamin Johnson
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- bejohnson@davidson.edu
- Phone:
- 2966
Entering his fourth season in 2011 on the Wildcat coaching staff is Benjamin Johnson.
Prior to coming to Davidson, Johnson was the Co-Founder and Director of Birmingham's Elite Tennis Academy (BETA) located in Birmingham, Ala. In addition, for two years from 2004-2006, he also was the Co-Founder and Director of Junior Development at Revolution Tennis Academy, which is also in Birmingham.
While at those academies, Johnson has coached players who have earned college scholarships in the Southeastern Conference, the Big Ten, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big South, Southern Conference and Big East. Of his players he has trained, eight of them have reached the top 100 in the USTA ranking. His coaching at the academies has helped him garner extensive knowledge of the upcoming high school tennis talent pool.
A native of Louisville, Ky., Johnson was a four-year varsity player at nationally ranked Saint Xavier high school. He was a four-year high school Kentucky tennis state champion and Mr. Kentucky Tennis in 2000. He was also a nationally ranked junior during his prep career.
Johnson attended Birmingham-Southern, where he was a four-year letterwinner for the Panthers men's tennis. A three-year team captain, Johnson was named to the Big South All-Academic team in 2004. During his time at Birmingham-Southern he carried a 3.8 grade point average.
Johnson graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education, with an emphasis in history.
Upon graduation, Johnson worked in the Summer of 2004 as a Head Professional and High Performance Co-Director at LTC in Louisville, Ky.
Prior to coming to Davidson, Johnson was the Co-Founder and Director of Birmingham's Elite Tennis Academy (BETA) located in Birmingham, Ala. In addition, for two years from 2004-2006, he also was the Co-Founder and Director of Junior Development at Revolution Tennis Academy, which is also in Birmingham.
While at those academies, Johnson has coached players who have earned college scholarships in the Southeastern Conference, the Big Ten, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big South, Southern Conference and Big East. Of his players he has trained, eight of them have reached the top 100 in the USTA ranking. His coaching at the academies has helped him garner extensive knowledge of the upcoming high school tennis talent pool.
A native of Louisville, Ky., Johnson was a four-year varsity player at nationally ranked Saint Xavier high school. He was a four-year high school Kentucky tennis state champion and Mr. Kentucky Tennis in 2000. He was also a nationally ranked junior during his prep career.
Johnson attended Birmingham-Southern, where he was a four-year letterwinner for the Panthers men's tennis. A three-year team captain, Johnson was named to the Big South All-Academic team in 2004. During his time at Birmingham-Southern he carried a 3.8 grade point average.
Johnson graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education, with an emphasis in history.
Upon graduation, Johnson worked in the Summer of 2004 as a Head Professional and High Performance Co-Director at LTC in Louisville, Ky.
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