Doug D. Matthews (2021) - Hall of Fame - Xavier University Athletics

Doug D. Matthews

Induction:
2021
Class:
2009

Doug Matthews, a four-year star for the tennis team, took the program to new heights as the most decorated men's tennis player in school history.

Matthews was a member of the Xavier men's tennis team from 2005-09, leading Xavier to back-to-back Atlantic 10 Conference championships in his junior and senior years and the first-ever men's tennis team appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 2008 and 2009. While at XU he compiled a 75-47 career singles record, which ranks fourth all-time at Xavier. In doubles, he ranks third all-time with a 75-52 career record and he is second all-time at Xavier in total wins with a 150-99 career record.

The long list of accomplishments Matthews earned as a student-athlete while at Xavier include being named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference team four consecutive years, earning an Atlantic 10's Rookie of the Year award in 2006, and being named the Atlantic 10's Most Outstanding Performer in 2008 and 2009. Additionally, Matthews earned Xavier's Rev. Paul O'Connor Award, given annually to the university's male student-athlete that represents the ideal of the school based on academic and athletic excellence.

Matthews has won 16 Cincinnati Met Championships, including singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles. In 2014 he paired with his wife Kara, a former standout from the Xavier women's tennis team, to earn the nation's No. 1 ranking for a husband and wife doubles team.

Matthews, the head coach of the Xavier men's and women's programs since 2015, led the Xavier women's program to its first BIG EAST Conference Championship in 2016, marking the first team championship for Xavier on the women's side since joining the BIG EAST in 2013. The 2016 BIG EAST Championship earned the Musketeer women's program its first-ever berth to the NCAA Tournament. Xavier's women also posted a record-breaking season, winning a school-record 20 straight matches to earn the No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Musketeers finished the season with a school-record 22 wins. Matthews led the women's program to its second BIG EAST Championship and a return to the NCAA Tournament in 2021.