THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

Brice Bishop, a native of Sheffield, Ala., was a four-year letterman and standout in tennis for the Lions from 1982-85, winning back-to-back Gulf South Conference singles championships and   becoming the school's first tennis All-American.  He played No. 1 singles for four straight years and won back-to-back Gulf South Conference championships in 1984 and 1985. 

He posted a 54-19 singles record over his last two seasons at UNA and was named NCAA Division II All-American as a senior. He was selected to participate in the 1985 NCAA Division II tennis championships and advanced to the second round. He also teamed with Calvert Bibb to win the 1985 GSC No. 1 doubles title. He had an 84-58 career singles record.  Bishop earned a B.S. degree in Physical Education from UNA in 1985.  

As a coach at UNA, he led the women’s tennis in 1989 and 1990 and coached the 1989 UNA women’s cross country team to the GSC championship. He  also played on the professional tennis circuit, coached at Western Carolina University and served as tennis professional at various clubs before accepting a position as the head tennis coach at Union University (Tenn.).  He returned to UNA as the Lions head men and women's tennis coach from 1998-2004 and returned again in 2010.