USTA South Carolina is inviting bids for its State League Championships. These events are the state championships for USTA Adult Leagues, USTA Mixed Doubles Leagues, STA Combo Doubles, and SC Singles Leagues. All bids are for two years. These events include champions from each of the 13 local leagues who will compete for USTA South … Read more
South Carolina was the big winner at the 35th Annual Callen Cup. The Callen Cup, formerly the Southern Senior Cup, was named in honor of the late USTA Southern Executive Director and COO, John Callen. Top players from 9 Southern states in age groups from 35-75 competed on clay courts in Pelham, Alabama from May … Read more
Roy Barth, former touring international touring tennis professional, Director of Tennis at Kiawah Island Resort, and former President of the South Carolina Tennis Association, has written his ‘Life’s Journey in Tennis’, Point of Impact. It is Roy Barth’s personal story woven through the history of tennis Lessons. Part One is the Lessons of Tennis and … Read more
There are probably not many tennis players in the Lexington/Columbia, S.C., area who haven’t had the pleasure of working with Jorge Andrew. Connecting with people comes naturally to the native of Caracas, Venezuela. Andrew is the longtime Director of Tennis for the Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission. He manages two large facilities: the Cayce … Read more
On Saturday, September 25, the Florence Tennis Association hosted a day-long training camp for students from four South Carolina National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) chapters at the Florence Tennis Center. Participating organizations included the DD&J Junior Tennis Foundation from Columbia, the St. George Youth Sports League, the Sumter Tennis Club, and the FTA’s own … Read more
USTA South Carolina is excited to celebrate National Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month, which spans from September 15 to October 15. Throughout the month we will celebrate Hispanic and Latino members of the South Carolina tennis community through stories, spotlights and events. About The purpose of National Hispanic Heritage Month is to honor “the histories, … Read more
The Color the Spectrum with Tennis 3-day match play fundraiser event is a great way for players to meet new tennis friends, have fun, and support the South Carolina Autism Society, to which all proceeds will go. The event will be September 10-12, 2021, at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina. Registration cost … Read more
The South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation and USTA South Carolina are proud to announce that Bobby Austell of Greenville and Chuck Hodgin of Sumter who now lives in Birmingham, Alabama, will be the 2021 inductees into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame. They will become the 72nd and 73rd Hall of Fame inductees. Austell … Read more
