Hall of Fame
Pete Kendall served as Tennis Coach for Truman State University for 20 years. His teams won a combine 476 dual matches, two Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association titles and made 13 NCAA Tournament appearances.
Kendall arrived on the Truman campus in 1992 following a four-year stint as head coach at Methodist University (N.C.). He guided the Bulldog women to MIAA titles in 1995 and 1998. He was named the MIAA Women's Coach of the Year following both seasons and had five winners of the MIAA Sportsmanship Award.
On the men's side, Kendall's teams qualified for nationals in 1997 and again from 2004 through 2008. He had six players garner the conference Sportsmanship Award and had individual conference champions before the format was changed to a team tournament.
In addition to the on-court accolades, Kendall's student-athletes earned multiple national and conference academic awards. He had four College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-Americans and eight players earn Academic All-District distinctions.
Kendall retired from coaching following the 2012 season and moved with his wife Lynn to Arizona.
