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Legendary Men’s Tennis coach Dave Snyder passes away

The head coach for the Longhorns for three decades and a former UT tennis letterwinner, Snyder passed away in Austin on Saturday at the age of 88.

Dave Snyder, the legendary head coach of the Texas Men's Tennis program for three decades and a former Longhorn tennis letterwinner, passed away in Austin on Saturday at the age of 88.

When Snyder stepped down from his position with the Longhorns in July 2000, he did so as the winningest active collegiate tennis coach in NCAA Division I after posting a 697-226 (.755) dual-match record in 42 total seasons as a collegiate head coach at both Texas and Arizona.