Tony Minnis was the head women's tennis coach at Louisiana State University from 1992 to 2011.
His father, Howard, was the former head tennis coach at Southern University.
As a player, Minnis competed in the 1988 NCAA Team Championships and was a semifinalist at the NIT in 1986.
In his senior season, UL Lafayette was ranked 15th in the final polls and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championships.
Minnis succeeded Geoff Macdonald as head coach of LSU in 1992.