Wittenberg Magazine P.O. Box 720 Springfield, Ohio 45501-0720
Phone: (937) 327-6141 Fax: (937) 327-6112
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Former tennis star, coach and Health, Fitness and Sport Adjunct Professor David L. Beach ’62 died Sept. 12. He was 60. One of the greats in the school’s illustrious athletic history, Beach played No. 1 singles and doubles four straight years and served as player-coach his senior year after another legendary Wittenberg coach, Ray Mears, moved to Tennessee. He later coached the Wittenberg men’s tennis team for 19 years, compiling a 153-50 dual match record and winning four Ohio Athletic Conference titles. Paired with his brother Roger, Beach was undefeated in doubles his last two years and won an OAC doubles championship and an NCAA Mideast Regional doubles championship. He was inducted into the Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Honor in 1985. A native of Dayton and a 1958 graduate of Belmont High School, Beach was a state finalist as a senior. After his standout career at Wittenberg, he was a two-time Dayton city singles champion, six-time winner of the Montgomery County 35-and-over singles title (1976-81), a teaching professional in the City of Springfield for nearly 30 years and a teacher in the Springfield City School District for more than 30 years. Beach is survived by his wife, Beverly Dever Beach ’64, a daughter and a son, his brother Roger ’65 and his wife Connie Tabor Beach ’65, two sisters, including Martha Beach Sunman ’67, and a nephew, Collin R. Beach ’01. His parents,
Herbert J. ’28 and Hildreth Tullis Beach ’31, predeceased
him.
Wittenberg Magazine P.O. Box 720 Springfield, Ohio 45501-0720 Phone: (937) 327-6141 Fax: (937) 327-6112 |
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