Feb 16, 2023
We
celebrate Black History Month with leading voices in Black Tennis.
Through the
USTA Fellowship in Tennis Coaching and Leadership Powered by
Athleta
program,
Venecca Green
discovered a coaching opportunity at the
HBCU
and Division II Lane College. Even though she admitted she is at
“retirement age”, she proudly begins her coaching career at the
helm of the Dragons women’s & men’s tennis programs in Jackson,
Tenn. We honor the legacy and impact of the iconic Althea
Gibson, winner of the
US Open,
Wimbledon
and
French Open. Michelle
Curry, estate executor & COO of
Althea Gibson CTA
in Orange, N.J., talks about the Silver, S.C.-born legend and her
impact on the sport. Gibson was also an outstanding musician,
golfer and trailblazer for all athletes who came after her. To
memorialize her impact on Southern tennis, the Southern Tennis
Foundation has established the
Althea Gibson Scholarship.
Our highlights include junior Hannah Lawrence, of Slidell, La., and
USTA Southern award winners Stacie Kennington, of Statesville,
N.C., (Southern Professional) and
Andy Collier,
of The Bolivar Bullet in Cleveland, Miss. (Media
Excellence).