Evernden graduated from the University of Arkansas and was voted one of the best All-American picks in 1984 . The following year he became a professional tennis player and was in the final of the ATP tournaments in Brisbane , where he was defeated by Paul Annacone , and in Sydney , where he failed to Henri Leconte . In 1986 he won his first double title in Cologne alongside Chip Hooper . The following year was the most successful of his career. He was able to win two single titles and a double title. In total, he won three singles and five doubles titles in the course of his career. He reached his highest ranking in the tennis world rankings in 1989 with position 31 in singles, and in 1988 with position 19 in doubles.
His best result in a Grand Slam tournament was in 1987 with the quarter-finals of the Australian Open . In the doubles competition he was in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open .