The Wildcast, Episode 565: UA men's tennis coach Clancy Shields on building a winner, growing the sport

Daily Star sports staffers Justin Spears and Michael Lev are joined by Arizona men's tennis coach Clancy Shields, who has led his team to the first Elite Eight appearance in program history. Shields reflects on the Wildcats' Sweet 16 comeback, discusses what it took to build the program up, pushes back against schools that are cutting tennis and relays the origin story of No. 1 player Jay Friend. 

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