Now in his 12th year as head men's and women's tennis coach at Campbell University, David Johnson has established the program's status as a conference contender and regional threat. Since joining the Fighting Camel program in August 1998, Johnson has guided a Campbell men's or women's squad to the Atlantic Sun Championship match in three of the past nine years.

Prior to the 2010 season, Davy Sum was named Preseason Atlantic Sun Player of the Year according to the league's coaches.  This was the first time a member of the Campbell tennis squad had been named preseason player of the year.

The 2001 women's team won the league crown, then returned to the A-Sun final two years later. The 2004 men advanced to their first A-Sun title contest since the University joined the conference in 1994-95.

Under the direction of Johnson, the women's team has compiled an eleven-year dual match record of 160-81 (.664). His men have made marked improvements with ten winning seasons in the last eleven years and a 128-111 (.536) dual match record in eleven campaigns.

For the second straight time, Davy Sum and Larbi Lamzouri earned All-Atlantic Sun honors following the 2009 season.  Sum was named first-team all-conference while Lamzouri was named to the second team.

The 2008 season was another successful campaign as both the men's and women's teams finished with equal 16-8 overall records.  Both teams advanced to the Atlantic Sun Tournament semifinals as the women defeated Belmont in the quarterfinals, and the men defeated Mercer in the quarterfinals.

The 2008 season was full of accolades for the Campbell tennis team as Freshman Davy Sum earned Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year as well as being named first-team all conference. Freshman, Larbi Lamzouri also earned Atlantic Sun All-Freshman honors as well as being named second-team all conference.

On the women's side senior Scarlett Alfonso and sophomore Blanca Saenz each earned second-team All-Atlantic Sun honors.

In 2007, Johnson was given his second Atlantic Sun Men's Tennis Coach of the Year award in four years after guiding his men's team to a 13-10 record, including a 4-4 mark in A-Sun play. Three men earned all-conference honors: Gabriel Delarue and Marc Sifre made the second-team, and Viktor Taune made the all-freshman squad.

The women's 2007 team finished with an 18-5 dual record and a 6-3 mark in conference play. Scarlett Alfonzo earned prestigious first-team all-conference honors, while Ana Surviladze and Blanca Saenz took all-freshman honors.

In 2006, Iva Stojancev, Liza Bensimon and Anita Dajc were selected for the all-conference women's teams. Stojancev was a first-team all-conference selection, while Bensimon and Dajc were named to the A-Sun All-Freshman squad.

Florent Wilpotte was a first-team all-league choice on the men's side in 2005, while Marc Sifre earned second-team honors. Vasja Gorjup was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team.

The 2005 Campbell men finished 15th in the Southeast Region and saw Jiri Beranek earn the first-ever year-end individual national ranking in the program's history. Beranek and Florent Wilpotte earned Atlantic Sun Conference all-league honors, while Marc Sifre gained all-freshman status.

The Campbell women were represented on the 2005 A-Sun All-Conference teams by Georgiana Marta and Scarlet Alfonzo.

Johnson was named Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Tennis Coach of the Year in 2004 after he guided the men to a 16-8 won-lost record, including a 7-1 mark vs. A-Sun opponents. Campbell's 16 dual match wins were the most for the program since the 1989 squad went 22-5-1. The Camels won eight-straight matches before losing to top-seeded UCF in the A-Sun final.

Despite a 4-0 regular season record vs. A-Sun schools, the Fighting Camels were seeded seventh in the A-Sun Championship. CU defeated 10th-seeded Lipscomb in the first round, then dropped second-seeded Jacksonville in the quarters and third-seeded Florida Atlantic in the semifinals. Seven Campbell tennis players were named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference teams, including first-team members Jiri Beranek (men) and Carmen Linder (women).

In 2003, the women compiled a record of 13-5, and a berth in the Atlantic Sun final. The top-seeded school in the A-Sun tourney, Campbell was ranked as high as number-63 nationally during the regular season. Senior Kerstin Stockinger concluded her career with 83 singles wins, fifth-highest in the program's history. Linder was ranked as high as number-99 nationally during the season. Linder and Stockinger gained first-team all-conference recognition.

In 2003, the men's program posted back-to-back winning records for the first time since the 1992-93. Junior Martin Parkes and sophomore Sergio Tejada earned a national ranking of number-60 in doubles during the season and finished the year with a 12-3 mark. Beranek was a second-team all-league choice, while Carlos Campo and Florent Wilpotte were named to the All-Freshman Team.

In 2002, Johnson guided the women to a 16-7 overall record, a 2-2 A-Sun mark and a perfect 7-0 record at home. The Lady Camels advanced to the semifinals and finished the season with a No. 12 ranking in the Southeast Region of the Omni Hotels College Tennis Rankings.

In 2002, the Fighting Camel men went 11-10 overall and were 3-1 in the A-Sun. In the A-Sun tournament, the men defeated Jacksonville State in the first round before being knocked out with a 4-0 loss to Georgia State in their next match. Mardbrink completed his career with 75 singles wins, the fourth highest total in Campbell men's history

Johnson was named the Atlantic Sun Women's Tennis Coach of the Year following the 2001 season after guiding the Lady Camels to their first-ever conference championship and a No. 72 national ranking.

The Lady Camels finished the 2001 season with a 21-3 dual match record, their first Atlantic Sun Conference championship, and initial berth in the NCAA regional where they fell to Duke, which ended the season ranked third in the country. Campbell's other two losses came at the hands of Old Dominion, which finished at number 35, and Memphis, which concluded the year with a regional ranking of number 12 in the Southeast. Campbell tied with Clemson for 10th place in the Southeast Region marks.

In his first season, Johnson's women's team posted a 14-7 dual match record and two of his student-athletes - Katrin Gaber and Teodora Doncheva - received Atlantic Sun Conference recognition. CU's top three singles players -Gaber, Doncheva and Alexia Erb - combined for a 57-7 singles record. On the men's side, Johnson's Fighting Camels boasted a regionally-ranked player - freshman Andreas Mardbrink.

During the 1999 fall campaign, Coach Johnson's teams continued to demonstrate their marked improvement. The women's team claimed several singles and doubles championships in tournament action, while Mardbrink not only won the North Carolina State Wolfpack Fall Invitational, but became the first men's tennis player at Campbell to earn a national ranking.

During his six-year stint at Mars Hill, Johnson led the men's team to an 80-49 overall record while the women compiled a 53-52 won-lost mark. He was named South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year in 1993, coached two SAC Players of the Year and two SAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year

A 1981 graduate of Winthrop, Johnson began his collegiate coaching career as men's coach at USC Spartanburg in 1984, then took over both the men's and women's programs at Western Carolina in 1989.

His overall coaching record for men stands at 226-189 in 24 years, while his women's teams have amassed a 229-157 mark in 19 years.

Johnson was named Southern Conference Men's Tennis Coach of the Year in 1991. During his college coaching career, the 47-year-old Johnson has coached three players who have represented their countries in Davis Cup competition.

A native of Greenwood, S.C., Johnson has been involved in tennis at a variety of levels. He has served as a teaching professional in Highlands, N.C., and in Tega Cay, S.C. He also coached on the high school level for several years in the Charlotte, N.C., area.

He and his wife Perrine, who served eight years as assistant coach at Campbell, were married in December 2003.

Coach Johnson's Record at Campbell University

Men                  Won           Lost           Pct.            A-Sun

1999                 5                17               .227            First Round

2000                 15               5                .750            Quarterfinals

2001                 8                13               .381            Quarterfinals

2002                 11               10               .524            Quarterfinals

2003                 12               6                .667            Quarterfinals

2004                 16               8                .667            A-Sun Runner-Up

2005                 10               10               .500            Quarterfinals

2006                 8                13               .381            Quarterfinals

2007                 13               10               .565            Quarterfinals

2008                 16               8                .667            Semifinals

2009                 14               11               .560            Semifinals

Total                128             111             .536           

Women            Won           Lost           Pct.            A-Sun

1999                 14               7                .667            Quarterfinals

2000                 16               5                .762            Semifinals

2001                 21               3                .875            A-Sun Champion; NCAA Regional

2002                 16               7                .696            Semifinals

2003                 13               5                .755            A-Sun Runner-Up

2004                 11               9                .550            Quarterfinals

2005                 7                14               .333            Quarterfinals

2006                 14               8                .636            Semifinals

2007                 18               5                .783            Quarterfinals

2008                 16               8                .667            Semifinals

2009                 14               10               .583            Semifinals

Total                160             81               .664