Women's Tennis Coaching Staff

Head Coach Roland Ingram

Roland Ingram is in his 18th season as head women's tennis coach at TCU. The only full-time coach of the Horned Frogs in the program's history, Ingram has compiled a 283-145 overall record in his previous 17 campaigns at TCU, for a winning percentage of .661. Fourteen of his 17 Horned Frog squads have posted winning records, with nine of those teams compiling 17 or more victories.

A native of Harlingen, Texas, Ingram guided TCU to the 1991 Southwest Conference women's tennis title, and his teams finished among the league's top four clubs on eight occasions in 13 years. In three years of the 16-member Western Athletic Conference, Ingram's club grabbed a third place and two sixth place finishes.

Named Southwest Conference coach of the year in 1986 and 1991, Ingram has had four teams ranked among the nation's top 25 programs, with seven of his squads being listed among the country's top 50 teams. In his 16 seasons, Ingram has produced 20 conference champions. Two of his Horned Frogs earned All-America honors, Rene Simpson in 1988 and Tory Plunkett in 1988. A coach in several U.S. Olympic Festivals, six of his players earned medals in the 1990 competition.

Inducted into the Texas Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1995, Ingram has led the Horned Frogs into the NCAA Regionals on four occasions (1996,1997, 1998, 2000).

Ingram began his coaching career in 1966 at Amarillo High School. He left Amarillo in 1974, taking over the head coaching duties at Midland Junior College. In 1974, his Midland squad captured the NJCAA National Championship, while also winning, the national singles and doubles competitions. Before coming to TCU, Ingram served as head tennis professional at Colonial Country Club for seven years. As a college player at Schreiner College in Kerrville, Texas, Ingram was both the single and doubles national champion at the 1961 Junior College Championships. He completed his college career at North Texas, earning both his bachelor's (1965) and master's (1966) degree in Denton.

Married to the former Joanna Burkett of Fort Worth, the couple have two children, daughter Katrina and son Roland, Jr.

INGRAM TCU COACHING RECORD

Season Overall    Conf.    Season Overall Conf.
1983-84 30-  4    7th      1991-92 13-  8    2nd
1984-85 29-  6    6th      1992-93 13-  7    2nd
1985-86 24-  6    4th      1993-94  4- 16    6th
1986-87 19-  7    2nd      1994-95  9- 12    6th
1987-88 12-11     3rd      1995-96 15- 10    6th   NCAA
1988-89 17-  9    4th      1996-97 17-  8    5th   NCAA
1989-90 13-15     5th      1997-98 17-  7    5th   NCAA
1990-91 22-  7    1st      1998-99 11-  8    3rd
                           1999-00 18-  4    1st   NCAA

Overall Record: 283-145 (.661)

Assistant Coach Lauri Moore

Lauri Moore is in her third year as assistant coach for the Horned Frogs. A four-year letter winner on the court for TCU, Moore played the No. 4 singles spot and in both the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles position during her career, 1982-86.

A two-time recipient of the Charles P. Ludwig Award, given to the TCU student-athlete who best displays the qualities of courage, dedication, sportsmanship and scholastic ability, Moore was graduated from TCU with a 3.8 grade point average. She was tabbed on three occasions to receive the Follett Memorial Sportsmanship Award. Inaddition, she was honored in 1984-85 with the Dutch Meyer Scholar-Athlete Award.

A native of Fort Worth, Moore graduated from Arlington Heights High School before enrolling at TCU.

Active in the community, Moore is a member of the Fort Worth Junior League, and has served as a volunteer with the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Mayfest, and with the Tanglewood Elementary School science lab.

Married to Mark Moore, also a TCU graduate, the couple have two daughters Elizabeth and Sarah.

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