In today’s Legends of Kentucky tennis conversation, Dennis Emery talks with Michael Cunningham.

Michael tells his story of rising from a lightly recruited junior player to multiple time gold ball winner and US National senior champion.

This podcast also covers his Georgetown College years as player and coach, and his relationship with Hall of Famer John Herring. Michael talks about the immense impact his wife Jessica has had on his career. His humility shines through in this interview.

In today’s Legends of Kentucky tennis conversation, Dennis Emery talks with Joseph Kroh.

Joe was the legendary St Xavier Coach who is widely acclaimed as the best high school coach in state high school history. His Louisville teams won a record 17 state team championships.

More than a high school coach, he was instrumental in guiding his daughter Ashley to great success. This led to her reaching the NCAA Doubles Final for Marshall.

Joe shares his theories on coaching and personal stories of how he built the St X juggernaut.

In today’s Legends of Kentucky tennis conversation, Dennis Emery talks with Richard Benson.

Rich Benson, originally from Utah came to Kentucky in 1985 to play at the University of Kentucky. He has remained in Kentucky where he and his family call home.

He is the only three time All American in UK Tennis History in doubles and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Doubles Tournament as a sophomore.

Rich was a member of several of the best teams UK has fielded and was a leader on three top ten teams. He was a two-time SEC Champion individually.

He went on to great success on the pro tour in doubles as he reached a ranking of 128 in the world on the ATP Tour.

He shares his story of beating Andre Agassi and their friendship through his current job as head coach at Centre College.