Here are the 2020 Southern Tennis Hall of Fame inductees…
Jaime KaplanJaime Kaplan made news on the tennis court at the age of 9. Her hometown of Macon, Ga. was hosting a pro tennis tournament and there were lots of ball boys … but only one ball girl. “The newspaper caption called me a ‘breakthrough for women’s lib,’ ” she laughed in a 2014 interview. |
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Lenny SimpsonLendward “Lenny” Simpson was first introduced to the game of tennis at age 5. His parent’s backyard in Wilmington, N.C., backed up to the property of Dr. Hubert Eaton, a local physician. The property featured a pool, three-car garage and most notably, a first-class clay tennis court. The Eaton’s property was known as the “Black Country Club”. |
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Jack TueroJack Tuero was a member of the Tulane University Green Wave that dominated men’s tennis for decades. He played with Southern Hall of Famers Wade L. Herren and Leslie Clarke Longshore, Jr. Other Tulane players who have been inducted in the hall include Crawford Henry, Hamilton F. “Ham” Richardson, Lester M. Sack, Jr., Ernest M. Sutter and Ron Holmberg. |