Jeff Cathrall, Class of 2018

Few Coloradans have dominated play in their junior divisions like Jeff Cathrall (Woodland Park) in the 1980s.

Raised in Colorado, Jeff developed his game here at high altitude and yet some would say his game was better-suited for low altitude play, where he reached incredible heights in both the junior and collegiate ranks.

Consistently ranked tops in the state and section in every age division, Jeff also excelled at the National level. He reached new heights in national rankings as he aged up — top 50 (12s), top 35 (14s), top 20 (16s) and flirted with the top 10 his final year of 18s – finishing 11th in the country!

After Jeff added a state high school No. 1 singles title to his resumé in 1984, he turned his sights to college — for the academics and tennis — at Stanford University. Playing on the same team with Patrick McEnroe, Jeff and his Cardinal teammates won National NCAA titles three years in a row (1988, 1989, 1990).