webmaster

Emmett Paré, Louisiana, 2012

Emmett Paré, Louisiana, inducted in 2012

Had a notable playing career but made his mark as the longtime men’s head coach at Tulane University
One of the early stars of professional tennis and traveled with the legendary Bill Tilden in his first barnstorming tour in 1931
Became the head pro at the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club and head coach of men’s tennis at Tulane in 1933.
His record at Tulane over a 40 year span from the 1930’s to the 1970’s is unparalleled as he coached a consistent national power and dominated collegiate tennis in the South
Won 18 Southeastern Conference team championships including 9 straight from 1951 through 1959
Coached Tulane to the 1959 NCAA National Men’s Championship
Died in 1973 and was inducted posthumously into the Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977, the International Tennis Collegiate Association Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985

Diane Fishburne Barker, South Carolina, inducted in 2012

Played number 1 singles and doubles at the College of Charleston where she won the 1978 AIAW Small College National Singles Championship
Played professional tennis in Belgium and taught tennis at Kiawah Island under Roy Barth when she returned to the United States
One of the top American senior players for more than 17 years winning over 35 USTA national singles and doubles championships and has held the number 1 United States singles ranking in numerous 35 thru 55 age groups and attained the number 1 singles ranking in the world in Women’s 55’s in 2012
Won 8 national titles in Mother/Son Doubles with son Matt, winning all 4 major championships (Grand Slam) in one year
Represented the United States on numerous international teams for over 15 years
Volunteer coach for special needs athletes, serves on the USTA South Carolina Adaptive & Special Olympics Tennis Committee and helped establish the Southern Special Populations Unified Doubles tournament held each summer which teams a unified partner with a special athlete in team competition
Won the South Carolina Adult Female Player of the year 3 times (1992, 1998 and 2015), the Slew Hester Southern Adult Female Player of the Year in 2013 and was inducted into the College of Charleston Athletic Hall of Fame and the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999

Candy Reynolds, Tennessee, inducted in 2011

Tennessee native who attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she was an All-American
Became a professional after college and competed at the highest levels of the WTA tour and won 28 titles including the 1983 French Open Women’s Doubles Championships
Won doubles titles with Martina Navratilova at the 1982 Canadian Open, the 1983 Family Circle Cup and 2 other tournaments and was a finalist at the 1983 U. S. Open
Ranked as high as number 2 in the world in doubles and number 22 in the world in singles
Won doubles titles at the Italian, German, Swiss, Japanese and New Zealand Opens
A member of the “Final 8 Club” for all 4 grand slams having reached the semifinals or better in each event
Inducted into the University of Tennessee Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame in 1996

Ron Holmberg, Louisiana, inducted in 2011

One of the leading tennis players of his day who ranked among the top 10 in the United States men’s singles 9 times during the 1950’s and 1960’s
Semifinalist at the United States National Championships (now the
U. S. Open where he played from 1953 to 1972), quarterfinalist at the French Open and won singles and doubles titles at the Canadian Open.
Spent 19 years on the international circuit and won numerous doubles titles with partners like John Newcombe, Tony Roche, Pancho Gonzalez and Arthur Ashe
Played on several United States Davis Cup teams
Retired from the pro circuit in 1971 to become the head tennis and squash coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point and gained an international reputation as one the game’s outstanding coaches
Served a number of years as Chairman of the Louisiana Tennis Patrons Foundation
Inducted into the International Collegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006

Henry Baughman, Kentucky, inducted in 2011

Played and coached collegiately
Served 3 times as president of the Bowling Green Tennis Association and also as Vice-President of USTA Kentucky
Won the Kentucky Adult Male Player of the Year Award 5 times and the 2007 USTA Southern Slew Hester Adult Achievement Award
Captured 5 gold medals and a silver medal in the National Senior Olympics and won 19 Category II National tournaments and one Super Category 2 National tournament
Has 71 Southern “Big Four” titles and played on 7 USTA Southern Intersectional championship teams
Organized tournaments, volunteered, coached, umpired, donated funds to build facilities and served as an EMT at countless tournaments and is credited with helping start the EMT program for tennis in Kentucky
Inducted into the Kentucky Tennis Hall of Fame