Draft:Vicki Ellis
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Vicki Lou Ellis, also known as Vicki Hatch, is a former American collegiate and professional tennis player, coach, and registered dietitian. She played for the University of Texas at Austin from 1978 to 1982, later competing on the professional women’s tennis circuit and coaching the women's tennis team at the University of Texas at Austin. Following her tennis career, she became a clinical nutritionist and diabetes educator.
Early life and education
[edit]Ellis was born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida.[1]
She earned a tennis scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin, joining the Texas Longhorns women's tennis program in the late 1970s. She graduated in 1982.[2]
Collegiate tennis career
[edit]Ellis was a standout player for the Texas Longhorns. In her senior year (1982), she was named the team’s Most Valuable Player. That season, she played #1 singles and led the #1 doubles pairing. Under head coach Dave Woods, the team compiled a 22–10 record and reached as high as No. 9 in national rankings.[3]
She contributed to Texas’s Southwest Conference title win in 1981, when the team posted a 19–8 record.[2] During the 1981 fall season, Texas went 9–0 and captured the SWC Fall Championship at Lakeway World of Tennis, with Ellis listed on the varsity roster in the university’s Cactus yearbook.[4]
In 1982 Ellis helped lead Texas to the AIAW National Championship tournament, where they defeated Alabama (6–3) and Arkansas (5–4) before falling to Indiana (3–6) and Rollins College (3–6).[3]
In spring 1982, she recorded a three-set singles victory over Florida State’s McGrath in dual-match play (6–2, 4–6, 6–2).[3]
The 1982–83 season marked a historic high point for the program. Ellis again served as team MVP and one of its leaders, alongside Gen Greiwe and Jane Johansen. Texas finished with the most wins in program history, was undefeated in Southwest Conference tournament play, and achieved a program-best national ranking of No. 4. The team placed 16th in the final national standings, and head coach Jeff Moore was named SWC Coach of the Year.[2] Ellis was named MVP in both the 1982 and 1983 seasons, according to the Texas Legacy Support Network.[2]
Ellis also competed in the Longhorn-Kaepa Women’s Tennis Invitational, where Texas placed first ahead of nationally ranked teams including UCLA, Trinity, and the University of Miami. She is listed among the official rostered athletes for that event in the university’s 1983 Cactus yearbook.[5]
During the fall of 1983, Ellis represented Texas at the Catharine Sample/Sheraton River House Tennis Classic, where she and doubles partner Becky Callan won 6–0, 6–0, and Ellis also defeated Cathy McManus of Florida International 6–0, 6–0 in singles.[6]
Ellis remained on the varsity roster through the 1984 season and appears in official University of Texas athletics publications from that year.[7]
Professional career
[edit]After college, Ellis competed on the women's professional tennis circuit, including events on the Avon Futures and Virginia Slims tours, precursors to today’s WTA Tour.[8]
Coaching career
[edit]Ellis later returned to the University of Texas as a coach, where she contributed to two NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships as part of the coaching staff.[8]
Nutrition and wellness career
[edit]Following her tennis and coaching career, Ellis pursued a career in clinical nutrition. She became a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator.[8]
She currently runs a private practice based in Aventura, Florida, providing services in sports nutrition, weight management, diabetes care, and cardiovascular health.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Hatch, Vicki. "Meet Vicki". Vicki Hatch Nutrition. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c d TexasLSN. "History of Women's Tennis in Texas 1973–1982". Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Texas Women's Tennis 1982 Season Summary". NoleFan.org. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "University of Texas, Cactus Yearbook 1981". Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "University of Texas, Cactus Yearbook 1983". Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "1983 Catharine Sample/Sheraton River House Tennis Classic Results" (PDF). NoleFan.org. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "University of Texas Athletics Yearbook 1984". University of Texas Libraries. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Hatch, Vicki. "Meet Vicki". Vicki Hatch Nutrition. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
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