Hendrix College Athletics

Coach Harold Henderson served 21 total seasons as the head women’s tennis coach for Hendrix while also serving 20 years as the men's head coach. Henderson came to Hendrix in the fall of 1997 as the women's coach and a year later he added the men’s team to his responsibilities. 
 
During his tenure, Henderson coached 7 All-Conference selections and 11 Honorable Mentions on the women's side, including the 2009 SCAC Player of the Year and All-American, Claire Mesnil. Henderson also coached 12 men's All-Conference honorees and 5 Honorable Mentions.
 
Henderson had a delayed discovery of his love for tennis. His initial love was for the sport of baseball.
 
He graduated from Little Rock University (now the University of Arkansas at Little Rock) with a bachelor's in Psychology, served four years active duty in the U.S. Navy, and earned his master's in Education at Inter-American University (Puerto Rico).
 
Henderson's return to Arkansas and entry into the world of business led him to friends who were avid tennis players and he immediately fell in love with the sport. Rekindling the flame that once burned for baseball, Henderson had a new course for his competitive energies. In nearly forty years of tennis, he had at various times been ranked #1 in Arkansas in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Henderson captained and played on United State Tennis Association teams that won numerous state championships, three southern championships, and placed second and third in national championships.