The Tiger Scholarship Fund has created a memorial account in honor former University of Memphis men’s tennis coach Tommy Buford, who died Jan. 14 at age 83 at his home in Boise, Idaho.

The account was created at the request of former Tiger tennis players and friends of Buford.

2. Memorial Fund Created for Coach Tommy Buford - Thursday, February 15, 2018

The Tiger Scholarship Fund has created a memorial account in honor former University of Memphis men’s tennis coach Tommy Buford, who died Jan. 14 at age 83 at his home in Boise, Idaho.

3. 3 U of M Athletes Among Ashe Award Semifinalists - Saturday, March 25, 2017

Three University of Memphis student-athletes are among the top 20 male and female semifinalists for the 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award.

The semifinalists, recently announced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine, include Memphis’ Andrew Watson (tennis), Cheyenne Creighton (women’s basketball) and Lindsey Stickrod (softball).

4. 3 University of Memphis Athletes Among Ashe Award Semifinalists - Thursday, March 23, 2017

Three University of Memphis student-athletes are among the top 20 male and female semifinalists for the 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award.

The semifinalists, recently announced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine, include Memphis’ Andrew Watson (tennis), Cheyenne Creighton (women’s basketball) and Lindsey Stickrod (softball).

5. Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some of Those Who Died in 2016 - Monday, January 2, 2017

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.

6. Pat Summitt, Winningest Coach in D1 History, Has Died at 64 - Wednesday, June 29, 2016

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who lifted the women's game to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, died Tuesday. She was 64.

7. Grizz Coach Joerger Hosting Junior Tennis Benefit - Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Memphis Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger will host the second annual Grizzlies Season Preview Dinner on Sept. 22.

The event will benefit National Junior Tennis & Learning and will be held at Colonial Country Club, 2736 Countrywood Parkway.

8. Tennis Memphis Summer Camps to Reach 1,500 Kids - Saturday, May 16, 2015

Tennis Memphis, a nonprofit organization which manages and programs City Of Memphis municipal tennis courts, is entering the final four weeks of its Be A PowerServer Campaign, which ends June 5.

The effort aims to raise $30,000 towards the organization’s annual National Junior Tennis & Learning Tennis summer camps, held at 23 locations across the Memphis area.

9. Nonprofit to Introduce 1,500 Memphis Children to Tennis - Thursday, May 14, 2015

Tennis Memphis, a nonprofit organization which manages and programs City Of Memphis municipal tennis courts, is entering the final four weeks of its Be A PowerServer Campaign, which ends June 5.

The effort aims to raise $30,000 towards the organization’s annual National Junior Tennis & Learning Tennis summer camps, held at 23 locations across the Memphis area.

10. Tennis Memphis Nets $20,000 Grant - Saturday, March 28, 2015

Tennis Memphis Inc., the nonprofit that manages and programs City Of Memphis municipal tennis courts, has received a $20,000 grant from the United States Tennis Association Foundation as part of its National Junior Tennis & Learning capacity building program.

11. Tennis Memphis Nets Grant From National Foundation - Monday, March 23, 2015

Tennis Memphis Inc., the nonprofit that manages and programs City Of Memphis municipal tennis courts, has received a $20,000 grant from the United States Tennis Association Foundation as part of its National Junior Tennis & Learning capacity building program.

12. Joerger to Co-Chair Event Benefiting Tennis Memphis - Saturday, February 7, 2015

Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Dave Joerger and his wife, Kara Joerger, will co-chair the second annual “A Serving for Tennis” event Feb. 20 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Pink Palace Museum. The event will benefit Tennis Memphis and their National Junior Tennis and Learning program.

13. Joerger to Co-Chair Event Benefiting Tennis Memphis - Monday, February 2, 2015

Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Dave Joerger and his wife, Kara Joerger, will co-chair the second annual “A Serving for Tennis” event Feb. 20 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Pink Palace Museum. The event will benefit Tennis Memphis and their National Junior Tennis and Learning program.

14. Joerger to Host Benefit Grizz Preview Dinner - Saturday, October 11, 2014

Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Dave Joerger will host the “Grizzlies Season Preview Dinner with Dave Joerger” Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Colonial Country Club in Cordova. This marks Joerger’s second event benefiting the National Junior Tennis & Learning on the heels of last year’s inaugural “Taste for Tennis.”

15. Joerger to Host Benefit Grizzlies Preview Dinner - Monday, October 6, 2014

Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Dave Joerger will host the “Grizzlies Season Preview Dinner with Dave Joerger” Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Colonial Country Club in Cordova. This marks Joerger’s second event benefiting the National Junior Tennis & Learning on the heels of last year’s inaugural “Taste for Tennis.”

16. Archived Article: Standout (hughes) Lj - Friday, March 29, 1996
lj 10/5 cates American Health includes Hughes in "Best Doctors" list By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News From germ warfare in the 1950s to AIDS in the 1990s, one Memphis doctors career has provided him with a front-row seat for witnessing som...