in the early eighties under coach jan billings the backbone of the titans team was players frank ellis '83 and michael moore '84 who competed through the ups and downs of the men's tennis program. billings who coached both the men's and women's titan squad's from 1979 through 1982 3 years total during that time period and coached the women's team a total of 6 years. billings had help with the 1980–81 men's team with former titans player dave barrows '81 was the assistant coach for the season.