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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina men's tennis coach Kent DeMars is among 10 named to the Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.

DeMars has spent 37 years as a college head coach and plans to retire from the Gamecocks after this season. DeMars won seven NCAA Division II national titles at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, then won six conference titles and made 18 NCAA tournament appearances with South Carolina.

DeMars will be inducted May 26 in Athens, Ga.

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