Charleston, S.C.
Head Tennis Coach, Florida State (Record) — 1964 (17-16, .515)
Head Tennis Coach, Navy (Record) — 1965-66 (19-3, .864)
Head Tennis Coach, Furman (Record) — 1967-2011 (817-523-3, .609 / 277-42-1 vs. SoCon, .867)
NCAA Division I Men’s Coaching Record 853 Wins
Record Breaking 820th Victory — 6-1 Over Yale (Mar. 6, 2009)
48-Year Head Coaching Tenure (Florida State, Navy, Furman)
45-Year Furman Head Coaching Tenure Is Longest In Any Sport In Southern Conference History
Coached Furman To 40 Winning Seasons
Coached Furman To 42 Consecutive Winning Seasons Versus SoCon (1969-10)
Coached Furman To 18 20-Win Seasons
Recruited & Coached All-Americans Don Barton, Ned Caswell, James Cameron, John Chesworth
Southern Conference Regular Season Championships (9) — 1992 (20-9, 7-0 SoCon), 1993 (25-8, 8-0 SoCon), 1994 (20-7, 8-0 SoCon), 1998 (16-11, 9-0 SoCon), 2001 (19-10, 9-0 SoCon), 2002 (15-10, 10-0 SoCon), 2006 (20-11, 8-1 SoCon), 2008 (16-11, 9-0 SoCon), 2009 (22-8, 10-0 SoCon)
1992 SoCon Regular Season Championship First In Program History
SoCon Did Not Crown Regular Season Champion Prior To 1991 (Furman registered 10 undefeated SoCon seasons from 1969-90)
Southern Conference Tournament Championships (14) — 1969 (Charleston, S.C.), 1972 (Williamsbug, Va.), 1976 (Richmond, Va.), 1977 (Davidson, N.C.), 1986 (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 1987 (Lexington, Va.), 1990 (Asheville, N.C.), 1991 (Asheville, N.C.), 1993 (Davidson, N.C.), 1997 (Davidson, N.C.), 2001 (Charleston, S.C.), 2006 (Charleston, S.C.), 2008 (Charleston, S.C.), 2009 (Elon, N.C.)
1969 SoCon Tournament Championship First In Program History
Four NCAA Tournament Appearances — 2001 (l. Georgia, 4-0, in Athens, Ga.), 2006 (l. Georgia, 4-0, in Athens, Ga.), 2008 (l. Tennessee, 4-0, Knoxville, Tenn.), 2009 (l. Alabama, 4-0, Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
2001 NCAA Tournament Appearance First In Program History
Coached Furman To Multiple Wins Over Clemson, South Carolina, N.C. State, Penn State, Purdue, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Duke, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Michigan State, Florida State, Virginia & Kentucky, in addition to wins over North Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Minnesota, Colorado, and Vanderbilt
Southern Conference Coach of the Year — 1976, ‘77, ‘84, ‘86, ‘98, ‘00, ‘02, ‘08, ‘09
South Carolina Coach of the Year — 1990, ‘00
Furman Lyles Alley Coach of the Year — 1990 (Inaugural Recipient), ‘01
Oversaw Fundraising, Design, and Construction Of Mickel Tennis Center — 1996
Developed Dual Match Scoring System Adopted By The NCAA — 1993
Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach, Furman — 1967-68
Men’s Soccer Head Coach, Furman (Record) — 1968-81 (61-106-13, .375 / 24-29-6 vs. SoCon, .457 vs. SoCon)
Soccer Program Operated As Non-Scholarship Until 1981
2-1 Win Over South Carolina — 1975
Coached Furman To First Soccer Winning Season — 1978 (7-6-1)
Conducted One of The Southeast’s Most Popular Summer Tennis Camps Over Many Years
Order of the Palmetto (State of South Carolina) — 2012
South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame — 1985
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1994
USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame — 2006
Southern Conference Hall of Fame — 2012
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame — 2010
ITA Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame — 2012
Page updated by Hunter Reid (5/12/25)
Paul Scarpa Career Recap
Furman Magazine Article - April 1, 2006
