In today’s Legends of Kentucky tennis conversation, Dennis Emery talks with Richard Benson.

Rich Benson, originally from Utah came to Kentucky in 1985 to play at the University of Kentucky. He has remained in Kentucky where he and his family call home.

He is the only three time All American in UK Tennis History in doubles and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Doubles Tournament as a sophomore.

Rich was a member of several of the best teams UK has fielded and was a leader on three top ten teams. He was a two-time SEC Champion individually.

He went on to great success on the pro tour in doubles as he reached a ranking of 128 in the world on the ATP Tour.

He shares his story of beating Andre Agassi and their friendship through his current job as head coach at Centre College.

In today’s Legends of Kentucky tennis conversation, Dennis Emery talks with Jeff True.

Jeff has been involved with Kentucky Tennis in so many ways. After successfully playing the National Junior Circuit he played for Indiana.

He coached both the men’s and women’s programs at Western Kentucky. As part of that he ran over 100 junior tournaments where many top players got their start.

His family won Kentucky Tennis Family of the Year and he claims one of his great joys is playing the National Father and Son Championships.

In today’s Legends of Kentucky tennis conversation, Dennis Emery talks with Colleen Jones Underhill.

Colleen was the number one ranked Kentucky Jr. female player for several years as well as securing a top 10 ranking in USTA Southern. She played for Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville where she was Kentucky High School State Champion and female player of the year. She continued her successful tennis career as number one singles at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Underhill continued to play competitively as an adult and has been a teaching tennis pro, and coach at her high school alma mater.

She and her husband Todd are very philanthropically active in tennis and are principal donors of the Underhill Tennis Complex at Sacred Heart Academy and the Miami University outdoor tennis complex. She speaks about why that was important to her.