Hall of Fame
The winningest player in the history of the Tiger men's tennis program, Jim Shepard '89 was inducted into the Towson Hall of Fame in 2013.
He compiled a 71-11 record as a singles player for an .866 winning percentage. As a senior, he set a record by posting a 31-1 singles record while leading Towson to the East Coast Conference (ECC) championship and a 24-2 record.
During his career, he won the ECC number one singles championship three times. He was also part of the ECC champion number one singles team in 1988. As a junior, Shepard helped Towson finish as ECC runner-up. He compiled a 38-5 record as a doubles player in his final two collegiate seasons.
A 1989 graduate with a degree in business administration, he began his coaching career in 1989 when he served as the head coach of the Towson women's tennis team.
From 1990 to 2001, he coached at the 4-Star Tennis Program. He served as the assistant director of the junior program for six years before becoming the director of the junior program in 1996.
Since 2006, the Reston, Va. resident has served as the director of tennis at The Edgemoor Club in Bethesda, Md. He has also been the co-director of the Elite Tennis Academy in Falls Church, Va. since 2001.
In 2011, he was selected as one of the top five tennis professionals in the Washington area by Washingtonian Magazine. He also won the Men's Mid-Atlantic 40's Clay Court championship two years ago.
