Leach was a three-time ITA Coach of the Year (1984, 1991, and 2002) and he helped his Trojans earn a combined 68 All-American honors. His USC teams also won seven conference championships, with Leach earning five Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors. He was inducted into the USC Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.
Dick Leach: Legendary USC Men’s Tennis Coach Dies at 83
Tennis has lost a star today! Recently, a former tennis player, Dick Leach, who was aged around 83, passed away, leaving the world with his tennis lessons. While the tennis world came across to pay their tributes to the tennis coach, Serena Williams‘ well-known coach, Rennae Stubbs, also stepped in to share her tribute on social media while acknowledging the 83-year-old coach.
Dick Leach is someone who has been named the ITA National Coach of the Year twice in 1987 and 1991. Under his guidance, USC has claimed three NCAA titles during his 23 years of coaching career. In addition, throughout his tennis career, he has continued to play competitively and has won 15 national father-son titles with his sons, Rick and Jon.