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Natalie Cohen, Georgia, 1982

Natalie Cohen, Georgia, inducted 1982

Lifelong resident of Atlanta, Georgia who began playing tennis at age eight.
Served as Executive Secretary of the Southern Tennis Association for 13 years.
Won 13 Georgia State Women’s Open Doubles Championships.
Certified USTA Umpire for over 50 years.
Served as the first female umpire for the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships.
Received the Marlborough Award from World Tennis Magazine, Jacobs Bowl from the Southern Tennis Association, and the Georgia Tennis Association’s Service Award.
Awarded the Presidential Sports Award from President Gerald Ford.

Dan Magill, Georgia, inducted in 1981

Head tennis coach at the University of Georgia for 34 years with a 706-183 record, making him the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history.
His teams won 13 Southeastern Conference Titles and two National Team Championships.
Brought the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame to Athens, Georgia in 1984.
Relinquished his head coaching job in 1988 to become Georgia’s Director of Tennis.
Member of the Chi Phi Fraternity before entering the Marine Corps during WWII.
Received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from UGA and wrote for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Married Rosemary Reynaud from New Orleans and has three children.

Doris Jane Hart, Florida, inducted in 1981

Began playing tennis as therapy for knee infection during childhood that nearly crippled her for life.
Winner of 35 major championships (Australian, French, Wimbledon, United States.)
Won all 12 of the Grand Slam titles at least once.
Ranked in the U.S. top ten for 14 consecutive years 1942-1955.
Ranked number one in the United States in 1954-55 and top ten in the world for ten consecutive years.
Won singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1951, losing only one set in two weeks.
Won the French doubles with Shirley Fry five straight times in 1959-1954.

Pollard Parsons, Tennessee, inducted in 1980

Southern tennis enthusiast and longtime tournament director.
Friends said Parsons was “about as informed about Nashville tennis as anyone could be.”
Provided the Southern Lawn Tennis Association with a foundation on which today’s programs were developed.
Served as an officer, committee member, and USLTA delegate during a period that lasted from 1929-1955.
Secretary/Treasurer of the Southern Lawn Tennis Association.
Vice President of the United States Lawn Tennis Association.
Passed away at age 88 in Tennessee.

Clifford Sutter, Louisiana, inducted in 1979

Born in New Orleans where his family built two grass tennis courts next to their property on Loyola Street.
Began playing on those courts with his entire family when he was five years old.
Won the NCAA Singles title in 1930 and 1932 during his collegiate career at Tulane University.
Semifinalist in 1932 at the United States National Championships, losing in five sets to world number one, Ellsworth Vines.
Became the only male New Orleans native to play the main draw singles at Wimbledon in 1933.
Marketing Manager of Bancroft Sporting Goods until he retired in 1975.
Mr. Sutter died in 2000 at the age of 89.