The Southern Tennis Foundation and USTA Southern announced today two tennis luminaries – Jorge Andrew and Andy Andrews – have been elected to the 2022 class of the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame.
Jorge Andrew, of West Columbia, S.C., is the longtime Director of Tennis for the Lexington County (S.C.) Recreation & Aging Commission. He played on the ATP Tour for more than 10 years and was ranked No. 61 in singles and No. 69 in doubles. He had singles wins over Rod Laver, Guillermo Vilas, Dick Stockton and Raul Ramirez. Andrew served as the Professional Tennis Registry President, 2012-15.
Andy Andrews, of Raleigh, N.C.: In the early 1980s, he began compiling a list of ATP Tour achievements that remain a shining example of tennis prowess. He reached No. 32 in the world in doubles and No. 78 in the world in singles. He won three doubles titles in 1982 and reached the Australian Open doubles final. He served as USTA First Vice President from 2017-18 and nominated to post of USTA Chairman of the Board & President but declined for family reasons
Andrew and Andrews were elected to the Hall of Fame during a recent meeting of the Selection Committee.
They will be officially inducted during the 2022 Lucy Garvin Southern Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, scheduled for Jan. 15, 2022. At the same ceremony 2021 inductees USTA Chairman of the Board & President Mike McNulty and Susan Sloane, of Lexington Ky., will also be officially inducted. The ceremony is traditionally conducted during the USTA Southern Annual Meeting in Atlanta but was canceled earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Established in 1977 with the induction of Bitsy Grant and Ham Richardson, the Hall of Fame has grown to 114 members. Other notable members include Stan Smith, Chanda Rubin, Roscoe Tanner, Gordon A. Smith, Linda Tuero, Gardner Mulloy and Lucy Garvin. The Southern Tennis Foundation’s website contains information on the hall, inductees and its charitable mission. The hall is in the USTA Southern office in Peachtree Corners, Ga.
Jorge Andrew
Davis Cup Player, Tennis Facilities Director,
Dedicated USTA, PTR & USPTA Volunteer
- Ranked No. 61 In singles and No. 69 in doubles in the world with singles victories over Rod Laver, Guillermo Vilas, Dick Stockton and Raul Ramirez
- Played Davis Cup for Venezuela for 18 years, serving as captain for two years
- Inducted into his fourth Hall of Fame
- Awarded the International Hall of Fame Education Merit Award (2016) and the 2009 Tennis Industry Association Service Award
- Longtime Director of Tennis for the Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission
- One of the original eight PTR International Master Professionals in 1999 and reached the USPTA Master Professional in 2003
- Served as the Professional Tennis Registry President, 2012-15.
Andy Andrews
Touring Pro, USTA First Vice President,
Building Project Leader
- Reached No. 32 in the world in doubles and No. 78 in singles
- He won three ATP Tour doubles titles in 1982
- Played in the 1982 Australian Open doubles final and reached the 1983 US Open semifinals, both with North Carolinian John Sardi
- Headed two committees that raised more than $3.3 million for North Carolina projects
- Served as USTA Southern Secretary and Board Director At Large
- Served as USTA First Vice President, nominated to post of USTA Chairman of the Board & President but declined for family reasons
- Oversaw the renovation of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the renovation of the Cincinnati tennis stadium and the creation of the USTA National Campus, Lake Nona, Fla. all totaling a $1 billion price tag.