Sep 14, 2023
Leigh Torrence says tennis was his first love and dreamed of being another Arthur Ashe. He was a top-level junior out of Atlanta. Still, he’s most famous for his NFL career, playing for six teams including the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, and coaching for the Saints and New York Jets. “I think tennis is...
Dec 17, 2020
Over the span of his long career, few has left a longer and more important path in promoting tennis in North Carolina than Cy King. He served as the USTA Southern Tennis Service Representative for North Carolina for 14 years, following up a 30-year career as the City of Raleigh Tennis Director. In 2004 he was inducted...
Dec 3, 2020
We’re talking junior tournaments with two experts in USTA Southern. Explaining COVID-19 changes to the 2020 junior schedule and the upcoming national 2021 format is Director, Junior Tennis & Player Development Maria Cercone. Our long-time volunteer, Jonathan Barth, chairs our Junior Competition Committee and adds...
Nov 19, 2020
Talking Tennis Southern Style highlights two tennis writers … one best known a tennis player and coach. Roy Barth, author of Point of Impact, played on the ATP Tour, was at two-time All-American at UCLA and then went onto a 42-year career as the award-winning Kiawah Island Golf and Tennis Resort (SC) Director of...
Nov 5, 2020
Cary Pro Tournament & Fostering Young USTA Leaders
Ted Reese founded the Atlantic Tire Championships, a USTA Pro Circuit tournament, and describes the action starting Nov. 9 in Cary, NC. Reese is a USTA Southern Vice President who has propelled tennis in the Research Triangle. Also featured are John Cox of Cleveland,...