Gene Garrett

Walter Eugene Garrett was an American professional tennis player.
Raised in San Diego, Garrett was a collegiate tennis player for the UCLA Bruins and in 1950 won the NCAA doubles championship partnering Herbert Flam. His collegiate tennis career also include a singles win over Vic Seixas.
Garrett, who made third round of the French Open and Wimbledon in 1951, later competed as a professional. He defeated Bobby Riggs en route to winning the Eastern Professional Championships in 1955 and the following year played a quarter-final at the U.S. [Pro Tennis Championships], which he lost to Pancho Segura.
In 1956 he was appointed to coach Syracuse University.