May 5, 2022
Cindy Farmer, of FOX 8 in Greensboro, N.C., is an Emmy award-winning TV with more than 30 years of experience. She is an avid tennis player and has been honored with the USTA Grady Elmore Award. Part of her mission is to help promote May as National Tennis Month. She says her best friends are her tennis teammates, and she volunteers for USTA North Carolina. Also commenting on NTM and his love of playing at the Atlanta Open is a native of Greensboro, John Isner. A collegiate champion at the University of Georgia, he climbed to No. 8 in the world and has won the Atlanta tournament six times. Known for his massive serve, he is listed as the second-best server in ATP history. Cooper Koch, of Abbeville, La., is highlighted along with USTA Southern award winners: Mai Nguyen, Atlanta, Ga.; Ozaki-Hastings Sportsmanship Award and Meg Farrelly, Isle of Palms, S.C.; Mac MacDougal Official of the Year.