Paul Goebel Retires from Coaching after 24 Years at Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – After nearly two decades as the University of Memphis men's tennis head coach, Paul Goebel has decided it's time to hang up his racquet, officially announcing his retirement Wednesday.

Goebel has been a part of the Memphis program for the last 24 years, joining the Tigers as an assistant coach in 1999 before being promoted to head coach five years later in 2004.

Under his leadership the last 19 seasons, the Tigers made nine NCAA Tournament appearances, played in three conference championship matches and brought home the C-USA crown in 2012. His teams also earned the top seed in the American Athletic Conference tournament three times since joining the league in 2012-13. Only…