Eric Sherbeck (born August 7, 1957) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

Sherbeck was born in

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, the son of Hal Sherbeck, an athletics coach at the University of Montana. Early in his childhood the family moved to California and his father began a famed career as the athletic director and football coach at

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. After graduating from El Dorado High School, Sherbeck went to

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, where he was the No. 1 singles player in the varsity tennis team. He graduated with a business administration degree in 1980, then turned to professional tennis. Primarily as a doubles specialist, Sherbeck competed on the international tennis circuit until 1985. He did however appear in the main draw in the singles at the Australian Open on three occasions, with his performance in the

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his best result, eliminated by eventual champion

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in the third round. In doubles he also made the third round at the

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with

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, a run which also ended at the hands of the tournament winners,

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and

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. They came close to an upset win and quarter-final berth, only losing 6–8 in the final set. He won one Grand Prix doubles title, at the

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in Adelaide, with a local player Craig Miller. In 1985 he took over from Buff Bogard coaching the men's

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team as head coach. His elder brother,

David Sherbeck David Sherbeck (born December 2, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player. Sherbeck, the son of Fullerton College football coach Hal, grew up in Orange County, California and attended El Dorado High School. His younger brother, Eric ...

, was also a tennis player who represented the University of Utah and later appeared at Wimbledon.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherbeck, Eric 1957 births Living people American male tennis players Arizona State Sun Devils men's tennis players Cal State Fullerton Titans men's tennis coaches Sportspeople from Missoula, Montana Tennis players from California Sports coaches from Montana Tennis coaches from California