Northwestern State University Athletics

Gregg Manning lettered for fours years from 1975 -1978 in tennis for Northwestern State. In 1975 Gregg went 30-6 from the #3 singles position, becoming the first player in NSU Tennis history to go undefeated in dual match play. The spring of 1975, he also played in 35 doubles matches for a total of 71 matches, a Northwestern record. He earned All Gulf South Conference choice after winning the loop’s #3 singles title. He was voted MVP by his teammates following the 1976 season. Gregg became Northwestern’s first All –American following his freshman year after advancing to the quarterfinal round of the NAIA National Intercollegiate Tennis championships.  Manning received recognition in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities and America’s Outstanding Names and Faces. After graduation Gregg worked as a tennis pro in Texas.