On December 5, over 80 Pee Dee Area tennis players and a large number of spectators gathered at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center for the annual Polar Bear Tournament, a round-robin doubles event sponsored by the Florence Tennis Association. Held each year in early December, this event attracts players of all levels who … Read more
On December 4 the most prominent court at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center, was named the Ron James Court in honor of Ronald Avan “Ron” James, who passed away in February of 2019. Mr. James, an accomplished tennis teacher and player and a highly respected member of the Florence Tennis Community, was a … Read more
The United States Tennis Association of South Carolina is coordinating a state-wide Holiday Tennis Racquet Drive, in which people can drop off new and lightly used adult and junior racquets at participating facilities. Anyone can donate racquets. The deadline is January 15. The equipment will go to people in need, including beginner players and South … Read more
The Southern Tennis Foundation (STF) and the Professional Tennis Registry Foundation (PTRF) announced the establishment of the Dennis & Pat Van der Meer Higher Education Scholarships. The PTRF will be funding four Dennis & Pat Van der Meer Higher Education Scholarships that will be awarded by the STF in 2021. The PTRF will fund an … Read more
The Volvo Car Open, the premier women’s-only professional tennis tournament in North America, will celebrate its return to the WTA Tour on April 3 – 11, 2021. The event, hosted annually on Daniel Island in Charleston, SC, was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tickets for the 2021 tournament will go on sale … Read more
Roy Barth has released his first book, entitled Point of Impact. Barth is a former ATP Tour player and director of Kiawah Island’s tennis program, which has repeatedly been named the No 1 tennis resort in the world. In 1989 and 1990, he served as USTA South Carolina President. He is a member of the USTA … Read more
Peter Smith III of St. George Youth Sports League is the South Carolina winner of the 2020 USTA Foundation NJTL Essay Contest, according to USTA Southern. The Woodland High ninth-grader has got some big plans for the future. Get to know him. How many years has youth been playing tennis? About 5 years. What’s your favorite thing … Read more
Following the USTA National statement on racism in tennis earlier this summer, USTA South Carolina has launched Tennis Together SC, an effort to make meaningful change around race in tennis. The initiative is three-pronged. First there is a series of videos of USTA South Carolina leaders stating their individual commitments to making tennis more … Read more
On September 15, former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association Katrina Adams joined the USTA South Carolina staff virtually to discuss important topics of our time. She shares her experience as a Black female junior and professional tennis player, her thoughts on the activism at the 2020 US Open, the pursuit of … Read more
The South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation and USTA South Carolina are proud to announce Arthur Anastopoulo of Pensacola Beach, Florida and Paul Pittman of Florence will be the 2020 inductees into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame. Anastopoulo was one of the state’s best junior and college players during the 1970’s and has positively … Read more