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Don Skakle
Don Skakle To Enter NC Sports Hall Of Fame Friday
May 7, 2024 | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Former longtime University of North Carolina men's tennis coach Don Skakle will be inducted posthumously into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame on Friday May 10.
The NC Hall announced last December its Class of 2024.
In 22 years under Skakle, the UNC men's tennis teams won 16 ACC championships outright and tied for two others. His teams posted a 418-55 overall record and had a 132-14 mark in league play. His 1970 and 1971 teams won five of the ACC's six singles titles and all three doubles crowns.
Skakle also played at UNC and had an individual record of 60-1. Skakle unexpectedly died in his sleep on the eve prior to the 1980 ACC Tennis Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C. He is a member of the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame as well as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame.
Joining Skakle as members of the Class of 2024, listed alphabetically, are Randolph Childress, Sheila Ford Duncan, Caroline Lind, Bob McKillop, Jim Nantz, Pettis Norman, Shea Ralph, Steve Smith Sr., Marilyn "Que" Tucker and Ron Wellman.
The NC Hall announced last December its Class of 2024.
In 22 years under Skakle, the UNC men's tennis teams won 16 ACC championships outright and tied for two others. His teams posted a 418-55 overall record and had a 132-14 mark in league play. His 1970 and 1971 teams won five of the ACC's six singles titles and all three doubles crowns.
Skakle also played at UNC and had an individual record of 60-1. Skakle unexpectedly died in his sleep on the eve prior to the 1980 ACC Tennis Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C. He is a member of the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame as well as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame.
Joining Skakle as members of the Class of 2024, listed alphabetically, are Randolph Childress, Sheila Ford Duncan, Caroline Lind, Bob McKillop, Jim Nantz, Pettis Norman, Shea Ralph, Steve Smith Sr., Marilyn "Que" Tucker and Ron Wellman.
The group of 11 will be enshrined during the 60th annual Induction Celebration on the evening of Friday, May 10 at the Charlotte Convention Center, starting at 5 p.m. Their induction will bring the total number of Hall of Fame members to 411.
"This year's class joining the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame is dynamic in many ways," said Dr. Jerry McGee, president of the hall's Board of Directors. "Not only are they part of a milestone group, given that this is the sixtieth Induction Celebration, they are representative of the reach throughout the Charlotte community, the state of North Carolina, the United States and beyond."
"This year's class joining the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame is dynamic in many ways," said Dr. Jerry McGee, president of the hall's Board of Directors. "Not only are they part of a milestone group, given that this is the sixtieth Induction Celebration, they are representative of the reach throughout the Charlotte community, the state of North Carolina, the United States and beyond."
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