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Judy Dixon (born August 16, 1949) is an American tennis player and collegiate tennis coach, known as a "pioneer" in women's athletics for being the first person to sue a major university for sex discrimination under Title IX.
Judy Dixon, the record-setting UMass tennis coach and USTA New England Hall of Famer from Amherst, MA, is now a two-time World Champion. Dixon, along with her Althea Gibson Cup teammates, defeated 12 other nations at the ITF Super-Senior World Team Championships in Umag, Croatia, to capture the title for Team USA in the Women’s 70 & Over ...
1949 – Judy Dixon was born in New Jersey. 1967 – Won the national junior indoor tennis championship, ranked in top 20. 1969-1973 – Judy played on the professional tour, playing singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at the U.S. Open, and singles at Wimbledon.
Jun 1, 2017 · AMHERST, MA- Legendary UMass tennis coach Judy Dixon has officially retired after 25 seasons at the helm, marking the end to her heralded coaching career. Her passion for the game combines playing, coaching, educating and supporting her players, and that’s precisely what she will continue to do throughout the next chapter of her life.
As a player, twenty years a collegiate coach, and a tennis instructor, I have spent my life learning and re-learning the game of tennis: the mechanics, doubles and singles strategy, the mental game. Read some of my favorite lessons previously published in my email newsletter: Your Ad!
Judy Dixon has spent most of her life playing and championing the game of tennis. The 74-year-old is constantly on the move, and her decades of hard work fighting for equity in tennis...
In 24 years coaching at the University of Massachusetts, Judy Dixon has climbed to the top of the UMass coaching charts. Her 304-219 record with the women's squad makes her the winningest tennis coach in UMass history.
I was interviewed about my experience for the Republican: John Mayotte and Judy Dixon Doing Well as Super Seniors of Tennis. Despite new health challenges, my plan has been to continue to compete personally and on the New England team.
Jul 14, 2022 · Not many small-town newspapers have cartoonists anymore. Even fewer have an enormous talent like Judy Dixon plopped in their laps. Her co-workers – and especially Jefferson County readers – shared for decades in that amazing good fortune.
Judy Dixon's 316-227 record in 25 seasons made her the winningest tennis coach in UMass history. Her coaching tenure at UMass began in 1993 as the head of the men's and women's tennis programs – a role she continued until 2001.
