Jeff Loehr, Class of 2008

A Colorado native who began playing tennis at the age of 3, Jeff was fated to join his father, James, in the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame.

Jeff owns two high school state singles titles, and was a member of the Wheat Ridge High School championship team in 1991 that broke Cherry Creek’s winning streak of 19 straight team titles.

Jeff attended the University of South Florida from 1992-1996. He rattled off 18 straight wins to start his senior year, finishing with a 27-4 record and earning a Top-100 NCAA Division I ranking.

For nearly two years, Jeff competed on the men’s professional tour, reaching the top 500 in the world. In 1998, he was among the top 40 American male players.

Jeff dominated local events in the 1990s, winning the Denver City Open singles title for the first time at the age of 18 in 1993, and again in 1996 and 1999. He earned the City doubles titles in 1999 and 2005 as well. Jeff also owns four Colorado State Open singles titles, taking his first in 1996, followed by back to back wins in 1998 and 1999 (including the doubles title), and then again as a dark horse in 2005. In 1999, he captured both the Intermountain Sectional singles and doubles championship.