Education
He graduated from Georgetown in 1929.
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Emmett Pare
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Pare was a captain on the Georgetown University tennis team, and in 1928 he reached the doubles final in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships. Around 1931, he became a touring professional. He was ineligible to play in the top amateur events.
From 1934 to 1973, he was the head tennis coach at Tulane University.
He was enshrined in the Athletic Hall of Fame at both Tulane University and Georgetown University and in the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame.
Achievements
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In 1928, he won the singles title at the Cincinnati Masters and reached the singles final again in Cincinnati in 1930. He also won the Western Tennis Championships in 1928. Also the Western Indoor Championships and the Michigan State title in 1927. In 1929, he won the United States. National Clay Court singles title. In 1934 he won the doubles title at the United States Pro Tennis Championships with Bruce Barnes. His teams won 20 Southeastern Conference team titles and in 1959 his Green Wave team tied the University of Notre Dame for the National Collegiate Athletic Association team title. Six of his Tulane players won National Collegiate Athletic Association singles championships.
