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Dr. Carter Lomax, Jr.
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Home Phone: 269-501-0903 Updated by Carter Lomax,Jr. August 15,2017 I was born and and raised in Pasadena, Texas. That is where my tennis career started. I went to Texas A&M in 1972-1973 where I was a varsity tennis letterman and played #1 doubles and #4 singles. I played at Central Texas Junior College from 1973-1974 where I was a Junior College All-American and our team was National Champion. I played tennis at U.S.L. from 1974 -1976. During that time I set individual records for most wins in singles and doubles which still stand. I was Conference Singles and Doubles Champion and Male Scholar Athlete for the years I played. I attended L.S.U. School of Medicine in Shreveport from 1977-1981. I did my residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sinai Hospital of Detroit from 1981-1985. I am board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and after short stays in Omaha, Nebraska and Bishop, California I have settled to practice in Kalamazoo, Michigan since 1987. I am the president of OB-GYN P.C., a large specialty group, and continue to practice obstetrics and gynecology. I am divorced with 1 daughter and live in Kalamazoo, Mi. My daughter, Lauren is 11 years old. I started teaching her tennis at the age of 4. She won her first tournament at age 6 and as a 9 year old she won the Midwest Section of the Little Mo Tournament. She was 1 of 16 girls to qualify for the Little Mo National Tournament and international tournament. She has continued to play nationally in the USTA and has been ranked 120th in the nation. She likes tennis but as she reminds me,”It is only a game!” There is no doubt that she will surpass me in her tennis and academic achievements. I continue to play tennis as well as basketball, golf, skiing, boating, fishing, hunting and traveling. I also instruct juniors in tennis during my free time which I feel is one of the most rewarding things I do. I think that my traveling has really increased now that my daughter is old enough to enjoy it. Her first question on returning from a trip is where are we going next. We have had to travel so much nationally for her tennis that now she enjoys the international travel most. I will say that my time spent at U.S.L. gave me some of the most memorable experiences of my life. When I was recruited by Jerel Simmons to play tennis for then USL, my first trip to Lafayette will never be forgotten. I met Skipper Hunt, who was also from Texas and is in the Hall of Fame as well. He enticed me with all the wonderful cuisine, Judge Roy Bean’s, the beautiful women, and the wonderful patrons that supported the tennis program. I felt like I had found a new family after the first visit. My decision seemed easy, though I had numerous other universities as options. I have never looked back and I know that the right decision was made. I really enjoyed the University, the people and our tennis team. Winning the conference in singles and doubles, as well as being named the Male Scholar Athlete for the two years I played at U.S.L., will never be forgotten. I felt my accomplishments at the UL at Lafayette in both tennis and academics were significant and after Skipper Hunt, my doubles partner, was inducted into the Hall of Fame without me I assumed that it was not meant to be. That is when Ed Dugas entered and nominated me for the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. I was very thankful and to be honest, the return for the induction was amazing. I felt like I had never been gone – though it had been 29 years since I graduated. The people were still as nice and friends I had made were still around. I do miss Lafayette and the people and it is great to know you are never forgotten. Now that I am 55 years old, I often wonder where did the time go. As I watch my daughter developing into a super star, I realize that being successful is a blessing. I now realize that my success was the product of a number of people and situations that I was lucky enough to be exposed to. I had a father who was in the Hall of Fame for 3 sports at Southwest Texas State and taught me every sport but tennis. My mother was an academician and taught me the importance of my education. My coaches and teachers taught me the importance of the being the best that I could be. Now that I am a parent and a successful physician, my daughter has taught me how important giving back is so that others have the chance to be the best that they can be. It is a never ending cycle. Updated by Dr. Carter Lomax, Jr. March 16, 2009 * * * * * * * * * * UL Hall Honors New Inductees Bruce Brown October 30, 2005 Sharing the homecoming spotlight with Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday were four new members of the Ragin’ Cajuns Lettermen Club’s Hall of Fame. The quartet – weight lifter Gene Hebert, tennis ace Carter Lomax Jr., multi-threat track and field star Larry Moore and linebacker Michael Neustrom – were introduced during halftime of UL’s 31-28 overtime thriller over Troy University at Cajun Field. “You forget how much fun it is to be here, and how nice the people are,” said Lomax, a doctor in Kalamazoo, Mich. “That hasn’t changed. The spirit is the same.” Lomax was enthusiastic about joining former mid-1970’s doubles partner and previous inductee Skipper Hunt in the UL Hall. “I’m ecstatic that Skipper’s in here, too,” Lomax said. “You start thinking back to some of the good times here.” Hebert, who excelled in his sport from 1959-64, is eager to see the Hall find a home with future remodeling of the athletic complex. “It’s a great, great honor to be recognized with such an elite group of athletes,” Hebert said. “I hope to continue to be involved with the university and I absolutely want to see the Hall find a home.” Neustrom, the Lafayette Parish sheriff, has been around many previous introductions of Hall classes, but enjoyed joining the list. “It’s a little different when you’re involved with it,” said Neustrom, who led UL to Gulf States Conference titles in 1965 and 1968. Moore, an All-American in the 55-meter hurdles and the triple jump, now runs Moorehouse Productions as well as serving as a music professor at Elizabeth City State. “We laid the foundation,” Moore said of his days at UL in 1991-1992 under coach Charles Lancon. “They wanted to get something good started, and to come from Blinn (College) and help start it was an honor.” Originally published October 30, 2005 * * * * * * * * * * * Ragin’ Cajun Lettermen Club Hall of Fame: Neustrom Among Induction Class Bruce Brown Oct. 25, 2005 The induction of four new members into the Ragin’ Cajuns Lettermen Club’s Athletic Hall of Fame is one of the showcase events this week as the University of Louisiana celebrates homecoming. The 2005 class includes weight lifter Gene Hebert (1959-64), tennis ace Carter Lomax, Jr., M.D. (1975-76), track and field standout Larry Moore (1991-92) and football linebacker Mike Neustrom (1965-68). Hebert was a four-year letterman in gymnastics and a two-year letter winner in weight lifting. Lomax and fellow Hall of Fame member Skipper Hunt were the first high-profile stars of the Jerry Simmons Era of UL tennis. Moore was an All-American in both the triple jump and 55-meter hurdles, leading the Cajuns of coach Charles Lancon to dominance of the Sun Belt Conference in men’s track during a multi-event two-year stay with the Cajuns. Neustrom was an all-conference and All-American linebacker for the Cajuns of coach Russ Faulkinberry, leading the 1965 and 1968 squads to the Gulf States Conference championship. Originally published October 25, 2005 * * * * * * * * * * UL LAFAYETTE 2005 ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED October 03, 2005 – Tiffany Harris, Ragin’ Cajun Lettermen Club President – Lafayette, La. � The University of Louisiana Lafayette (UL Lafayette) is proud to announce the 2005 inductees to the Ragin’ Cajuns Lettermen Club (RCLC) Athletic Hall of Fame. They are Gene Hebert, Weightlifting; Carter Lomax, Jr., Tennis; Larry Moore, Track & Field; and Michael Neustrom, Football. The purpose of the UL Lafayette Hall of Fame is to give recognition to those athletes who have made a significant contribution to the good name of the University by demonstrating exceptional ability and sportsmanship on the playing fields, commendable scholarship in the classroom, high quality leadership on the campus and who after leaving the University have established a personal reputation for character and citizenship in the community which they reside. * * * * * * * * * * * *
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