Jones College

T.J. Carter joined the Jones tennis program as a volunteer assistant coach in the fall of 2019.

Both teams combined to go an impressive 23-2 in a shortened 2020 season and were both nationally ranked.

The 2019 ITA Region III Assistant Coach of the Year, Carter came to Jones from Hinds Community College where he spent the previous two and half seasons as their assistant tennis coach.

With the Eagles, Carter coached six MACJC/Region XXIII Champions at their respective spots, saw the women's team finish in the top five of the MACJC/Region XXIII and saw the men's program improve every year. Under his leadership, the men's program finished the 2019 season ranked 16th in the country and won the MACJC/Region XXIII, after the NJCAA National Tournament, which put them atop all MACJC schools in attendance.
 
The Flowood native played high school tennis at then University Christian School (now Hartfield Academy) where he was a three-time district champion, south state champion, state champion and selected to the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) All-State and All-Star teams.
 
Carter went on to receive a tennis scholarship to play for NJCAA Hall of Fame coach Wanda McPhail at Meridian Community College. He was part of back-to-back MACJC/Region XXIII runner-up teams. During his freshman season, he played No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles at the NJCAA National Tournament. During his sophomore season, he was a team captain and played No. 2 singles and No. 3 doubles at the NJCAA National Tournament.
 
After leaving Meridian, he went on to finish his education at Mississippi State University with a bachelors in exercise physiology. He finished his masters in sport management from Southern Mississippi in the spring of 2018 and was an instructor in the Hinds health, physical education and recreation department.
 
Carter is a Professional Tennis Registry 11-17 certified instructor.