Missouri Valley / Oklahoma

Celebration of Life April 24 for Coach Bernis Duke

April 20, 2021

 

 

The family of Coach Bernis Duke would like to invite all to attend his Celebration of Life on Saturday, April 24th at 2:00 pm at the Oral Roberts University Mabee Center. The Mabee Center is located at 7777 S.Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74171.  

 

 

Coach Duke was the Oral Roberts University tennis coach for 35 years, winning 563 matches. He was inducted to the USTA Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2017, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2002 and the ORU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. 

 

 

Duke retired in 1999 as the sixth winningest coach in NCAA Division I history. The legendary Hall of Famer and tennis coach was a pioneer in Tulsa tennis, and truly beloved by many. 

 

 

To read more about Coach Duke, click here.

 



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