Jim Brockhoff is in his 44th season as the men's head coach and 33rd season as the women's head coach. Last season, Brockhoff, the only coach the women's team has ever had, led the women to a third place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship with 17-7 record overall. The men posted a 9-13 record and finished fourth in the conference tournament, which included a thrilling 4-3 win over George Washington in the quarterfinals.

"Once again, I am looking forward to starting the season because it is great to be able to see our teams perform so well academically as well as on the tennis court," said Brockhoff. "We lost some great senior leadership, but I know that with the combination of our talented newcomers and seasoned veterans we will prove to be up to the challenge."

Brockhoff earned Midwestern Collegiate Conference's Women's Coach of the Year honors in 1991 and 1994. From 1991-94, XU finished second in the MCC behind nationally ranked Notre Dame. He led the women's squad to a perfect 11-0 dual match record in the fall and a 17-3 mark for the 1994-95 season. Brockhoff led the women's team to a record-high 21 wins for the 2003-04 season. He also coached XU's first-ever men's and women's conference champions in Jen Becker and John Pucin as well as its first ever Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Performer and Most Outstanding Rookie Performer when Lauren Clary was honored at the conclusion of the 2001-02 season.

Brockhoff has enjoyed numerous highlights as a coach, including an 18-match win streak for the men's team during 1988-89 that led to a school record 22 wins (22-3) and a second place finish in the MCC Championships. The men's team also enjoyed a 22-match winning streak during the 1971 and 1972 seasons. He took two players to the 1971 NCAA Championships in singles and doubles. His players' opponents that year included Jimmy Connors and Jeff Austin.

The winning began for Brockhoff during his playing days at XU. Brockhoff, a 1956 Xavier graduate and three-year letterman, set the XU all-time record for highest winning percentage, a mark of 92 percent (46-4) over 50 matches.

Brockhoff, who was elected to the Xavier Athletic Hall of Fame in 1981 and to the Greater Cincinnati Tennis Association Hall of Fame in the summer of 2005, is a familiar face in tennis outside of Xavier as well. As a player, Brockhoff has won city championships in junior, open and senior division levels in singles and doubles. He served as deputy referee at the Western and Southern Financial Group Tennis Masters Series from its arrival in the Queen City until 2004. He has umpired the finals of the Western and Southern Financial Group Master Series Cincinnati, while also working at the U.S. Open and the National Clay Court Championships. Brockhoff, who is also a referee for the national Father-Son Championships, is a popular tennis pro at Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club and Coldstream Country Club.

Brockhoff was honored at the 2004 XU/TAP Pro-Am as a group of former players announced the establishment of the Jim and Mary Brockhoff Tennis Scholarship. "The presentation was a great surprise and it is thrilling to be remembered by friends, past players and alumni," said Brockhoff. "The scholarship will be a tremendous asset to the program. Also, the scholarship is a great honor because it recognizes my wife, Mary, who has been an important part of our program's success."

Brockhoff, 71, and his wife Mary reside in Cincinnati and have five children (Beth, Brad, Brian, Anne and Maure) and eight grandchildren.