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Gary Boss was a two-time Ohio Valley Conference Tennis Player of the Year during his illustrious Austin Peay career. The Sydney, Australia native earned All-OVC each of his four seasons. As a freshman, he was a member of the 1974 OVC Championship team, teaming with Mario Valle to win at No. 3 doubles.
After playing at No. 3 singles his first two seasons, Boss jumped to No. 1 singles in 1976-77. In that two-season period, he was a combined 24-9 in singles and won the OVC singles championship both years. He was a combined 45-19 in double during his career. Boss also was awarded the 1977 Joy Award as APSU’s most valuable senior athlete.
He was a tennis professional from 1977-91 before becoming an investments representative in Florida.
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