Kevin Cory

Position: Women's Head Coach Experience: 11th Year

YEAR	SCHOOL	RECORD	PCT. 	MWC	FINISH      MWC TOUR.
2010	UNLV	22-5	.815	7-1	2nd	1-1/T3rd
2009	UNLV	20-8	.714	8-0	1st	2-1/2nd
2008	UNLV	17-9	.654	6-2	T2nd	3-0/1st
2007	UNLV	19-8	.704	6-2	T3rd	2-1/2nd
2006	UNLV	14-7	.667	6-2	T2nd	1-1/T3rd
2005	UNLV	14-9	.609	5-2	3rd	2-1/2nd
2004	UNLV	16-7	.696	5-2	3rd	1-1/3rd
2003	UNLV	16-6	.727	6-1	1st	1-1/3rd
2002*#	UNLV	20-4	.833	6-1	2nd	3-0/1st
2001	UNLV	11-12	.478	5-2	3rd	2-1/5th
2000*	UNLV	15-9	.625	NA	NA	3-0/1st
CAREER	11 years	184-84	.687	60-15	NA	21-8
*MWC Coach of the Year        #ITA Regional Coach of the Year

Now in his second decade at UNLV, Kevin Cory is the winningest coach in both Lady Rebel and Mountain West Conference women's tennis history.

A veteran of the elite tennis world of the Southeastern Conference, Cory was named to lead the UNLV women's program on Aug. 17, 1999. In the ensuing 11 seasons, Cory has firmly entrenched his team in the national rankings and himself as one of the top coaches in all the West, leading the Lady Rebels to an impressive 60-15 league mark that represents more wins than anyone else in the MWC. That record does not even include a sparkling 21-8 record in the conference's annual postseason tournament, an event UNLV has either won or finished as runner-up six out of 11 times.

Named the USTPA Intermountain College Coach of the Year in 2011, Cory's strong leadership of Lady Rebel Tennis is evident on an annual basis. The facts: With a final record of 22-5, the 2010 squad posted the most wins for the school since 1990, while its regular-season winning percentage of .870 was a program record. In fact, three of UNLV's six all-time 20-win seasons have come under Cory's watch. Last year's team earned a fourth consecutive bid to the NCAA tournament and upset No. 25 VCU in the first round to help the Lady Rebels finish ranked 30th after rising as high as 23rd during the spring.

Cory's 2009 squad turned in the school's first undefeated league mark at 8-0 to notch its fifth Mountain West championship (three tournament crowns and two regular-season titles) while reaching the 20-win total for only the second time since 1992.

In 2008 his team rose to as high as 33rd nationally, won the Mountain West championship, played in the NCAA team championships and boasted the first-ever three-time MWC Women's Tennis Player of the Year in the form of Elena Gantcheva.

In 2007, UNLV played in its fourth MWC title match in the event's first eight years, earned an at-large bid to the NCAA championships and sent a doubles team to the second round of the national championship tourney. The 2006 team moved as high as 37th and boasted a singles All-American and conference MVP while seeing two players end the season ranked for only the second time in school history.

The 2005 edition earned a spot in the nation's top 30 as a team and the top 25 for a singles player, and secured a return to the NCAA Championships. In 2003, the Lady Rebels broke the school record for highest preseason ranking (17th), won their first-ever regular-season conference title, stayed in the nation's top 25 for a bulk of the season and went to the NCAA tourney. In 2002, Cory led his team to new heights with the school's first top-20 final national ranking, a second MWC title and a program-record .833 single-season winning percentage after a 20-4 campaign that ended in the NCAA tournament.

In 2000, the rookie head coach led his squad to the school's first-ever league championship, helped guide the greatest individual postseason in UNLV history and was named MWC Coach of the Year. Katarina Malec and Marianne Bakken earned spots into the 2000 NCAA Championships and surged deeper into the tournament than any women in school history, including Malec's appearance in the national semifinals.

"We have a lot to be proud of here" Cory says. "I think that the sky is the limit for our tennis program. We will settle for nothing less than competing for the conference championship every year and being a factor in the NCAA tournament."

Moving from one Lady Rebel program to another, Cory came to Las Vegas from the University of Mississippi where he had served as assistant coach since 1996. The 1998 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Cory helped the Lady Rebels from UM earn a place among the national powers of college tennis, including the school's most successful season in history. In 1999, Ole Miss set a school record for most victories (24-5), posted a best-ever final ranking (sixth), won its first SEC tournament title and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships.

Cory moved to Ole Miss after three years as director of tennis for the Umpqua Valley Tennis Club in Roseburg, Ore. He began his career at Courthouse Athletic Club in Salem, Ore., after graduating from the University of Oregon in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in sports management. The four-year letterman for the Ducks played No. 1 singles and doubles as a senior and was a 1990 first team All-Pac-10 selection while finishing in the top 10 in career victories at the school.

A native of California, he is a 1985 graduate of Los Altos High School. A resident of Henderson, Cory has a son, Spencer (7).