Cell Number: (816) 564-1960
Ben Ford enters his third season as the Head Tennis Coach in 2025-26.
• August 31, 2023 | Named Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach
• Mentored Ugnius Bickauskis to three straight of his four All-GLVC First Team selections
• Spent 22 years as a private tennis coach mentoring more than 30 All-Metro players, nine state champions, one NCAA Division I national champion and five world ranked players
• Developed the top ranked men's and women's competitive teams in the USTA
• Selected to the Missouri Valley Heart of America Hall of Fame in 2019
• Has served as a color analyst for ESPN3 for the University of Kansas
• Member of the Board of Directors for the Heart of America Tennis Association
• Played collegiately at Emporia State University, leading the team in wins three times
• Was a three time national qualifier in college
• A native of Kansas City, Missouri
• Holds a bachelor's degree from Emporia State and a master's in business administration from Kansas
• Married to wife Rebecca and has two children Grace and Emma
