ADVANTAG E: Women’s Tennis The ITA Women’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame at William and Mary Celebrates the Legends of the Game

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• Women’s tennis clothing designed by the famous Ted Tinling, a 6- best of five for men, at Grand Slam events). This remarkable achieve - foot, 3-inch former tennis player and umpire who shaved his head and ment came about in large part because of the efforts of the women and sported an earring. His flamboyant designs include a silver lamé men honored at ITA Women’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. dress worn for a Virginia Slims competition. “I want as many people as possible to see the Hall of Fame, and for • Tennis rackets dating from the late 1800s to the present, showing people to come away with an awareness of tennis heritage — and how their evolution from wood and catgut to today’s composite materials. far women’s tennis has come,” says Millie West, who continues to Many inductees have donated rackets, including 2010 inductee Ed serve as the Hall of Fame’s curator. Hegmann, whose pink Doris Hart autograph model racket “had The Hall of Fame is supported completely by private funds, includ - caused a few physical altercations in his youth.” ing an annual fund in support of the induction ceremony (see sidebar The Hall of Fame also includes exhibition panels for every inductee below). West created a Hall of Fame endowment several years ago, with biographical materials and photographs. A special committee operated by the William and Mary Endowment Association, in order to selects each class of inductees from the following categories: out - secure the long-term future of the facility and its programs. standing collegiate players and coaches; players who attended college The Hall of Fame’s inductees come from diverse backgrounds and and had a signficant impact on women’s tennis; and individuals play - have followed diverse paths after their tennis careers, but they all ing a major role in the development of women’s tennis. Inductions share the competitive drive that inspired the first women’s intercolle - have been held every two years since the year 2000. giate championship a half century ago. 2010 inductee JoAnne Russell, still winning doubles championships The Will to Win three decades after her collegiate and Wimbledon titles, sums it up: Tennis remains the only sport in the world where women and men “You get older, your hair gets grayer, you get wrinkles, and you get compete on an equal basis, both on the collegiate and professional lev - slower, but everyone deep down inside never stops wanting to win. If I els (the only difference is that women play best of three matches, versus can still walk, I’ll play.”

2010 Induction Ceremony

The ITA Women’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame will induct six new members in a ceremony to be held on Saturday evening, Nov. 13 at William and Mary. The 2010 inductees include: • Courtney Allen (Principia College): Winner of six NCAA Division III national collegiate titles over four years; named NCAA Rookie of the Year and Senior Player of the Year. • David Borelli (University of Southern California): As USC coach, captured E

seven national titles over 14 seasons; named NCAA National Coach of the M A F

Year in 1981; now women’s tennis coach at Texas Christian University. F O

• Barbara Hallquist DeGroot (University of Southern California): First L L A

woman to receive a full athletic scholarship at USC; winner of the 1976 and H E

1977 national collegiate singles titles and four team championships. T Betsy Nagelsen (left) and 2010 inductee JoAnne Russell pose with the A I

Duchess of Kent after winning the 1993 Wimbledon 35-and-over doubles title. G • Ed Hegmann (University of Mary Washington): As UMW coach, won E L L

three national collegiate titles and nine consecutive conference champi - O C S

onships; named Division III Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1999. JoAnne Russell’s sister Lynn ’79 played on the W&M tennis team under ' N • Carrie Meyer Richardson (Marymount College; Purdue University): West, and both JoAnne and Lynn were coached as youngsters in Florida by E M O

Captured three USTA Girls’ 18 titles and won the national collegiate singles Tommy Boys ’52. W A T

title in 1974; coached at Purdue. The induction ceremony includes a dinner, video tributes and remarks I F

• JoAnne Russell (Trinity University): Won the 1975 national collegiate dou - by each of the inductees. Many former players and coaches will make the O Y S

bles title and played on two championship teams. In 1977, captured the trip to Williamsburg to honor the inductees. E T

Wimbledon doubles crown and shared the No. 1 world doubles ranking. The Hall of Fame invites all friends of tennis to the induction dinner R U O

Several of the inductees have William and Mary connections. Ed Heg - and ceremony. If you are interested in attending, please contact Chris C S O

mann of Mary Washington worked alongside former W&M women’s tennis Braig, Director of Special Events, W&M Athletics at 757.221.1599 or T O H

coach Millie West as one of the pioneers of women’s collegiate competition. [email protected]. P

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