Southern Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees 1991-1995

Zan Guerry, Tennessee, 1994

Zan Guerry, Tennessee, inducted in 1994

Top ranked national junior player from the time of his 1960 championship in the Boy’s 11 year old division
Played high school tennis at Baylor School in Chattanooga and later was a 3-time All American at Rice University
Following college he played on the professional circuit where he reached the top 20 in the county and played in all the Grand Slam tournaments
Five time winner of the Southern Men’s Championships
Won 25 national championships in singles and doubles, at least one in each decade since his first title in 1960
Inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame, Baylor School Athletic Hall of Fame, Rice University Tennis Hall of Fame, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame
Joined his father, Alex, as the only father and son to be inducted into the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame

Henry G. “Hank” Crawford, Georgia, 1993

Henry G. “Hank” Crawford, Georgia, Inducted 1993 Henry Crawford006

After a successful career in law and real estate he concentrated his efforts on tennis and won 12 national doubles titles in the 50, 55, 60 and 70 age divisions
European doubles champion with Gardner Malloy
Played on the 1979 United States Britannia Cup team and 1983 Crawford Cup team and was captain of the Crawford Cup team from 1985 through 1990
Captain of the 1992 Bitsy Grant Cup team
Received the USTA Senior Service Award in 1978
Inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977 and the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame the first year it was established in 1983

Russell Bobbitt, Georgia, 1993

Russell Bobbitt, Georgia, inducted in 1993 Russell Bobbett

Ranked among the top 10 players in the United States as a junior player
Played for Georgia Tech where he won the 1938 Southeastern Conference singles and doubles titles
Played on the United States Junior Davis Cup team with Jack Kramer and Bill Talbert
Volunteer and administrator who served as Vice-President of the Georgia Tennis Association and President of the Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association
President of the Senior Tennis Players of Georgia
First tennis player inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame the first year it was established in 1983

A.W. “Buck” Archer, North Carolina, 1993

A.W. “Buck” Archer, North Carolina, inducted in 1993 Buck Archer

Started playing tennis when he was 8 and continued through high school, prep school and while attending Davidson College
Following college he returned to Shelby, N. C. where he was the volunteer coach of the Shelby High School tennis team and the Cleveland County Country Club team
Played on two championship United States Austria Cup teams, an international team competition for 55-and-over men
Captain of the United States Osuna Cup team for 45-and-over men from 1987 to 1991, leading the American team to victory over Mexico four of the five years
Won two National Clay Court Championships
Won 11 national doubles titles
Inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977

Mildred F. Southern, North Carolina, 1991

Mildred F. Southern, North Carolina, inducted in 1991 Mildred Southern

Attended Appalachian State University where she took up tennis as a recreational player and later worked for the City of Winston-Salem Recreation Department for 14 years supervising numerous tournaments
Began to play competitive tournament tennis at age 40 – winning five national championships – and started a long career as a player and volunteer
Organized the Winston-Salem Young Folks Tennis Program involving kids 6 to 18 years old in tennis classes and later organized the Twin City Kiwanis Junior Tournament to give young people a chance to compete. Served as the Winston-Salem Tennis Association President.
Served as President of the North Carolina Tennis Association where she introduced “Tennis Weekend” featuring workshops and clinics which attracted over 300 attendees and later introduced the same idea to the USTA Southern Tennis Association. Led the NC Tennis Foundation, where she served as President
Served as USTA Southern President and Southern Tennis Foundation Chairman
Organized the first Southern Senior Cup with teams from the 9 states competing and ranked #1 or #2 in the South in several different age groups in both singles and doubles
Received the Touchstone Award in 1982, the USTA Southern Jacobs Bowl in 1983, the Charles B. Morris Volunteer Service Award in 1998 and was inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983 and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2013
Served on numerous USTA committees and received the USTA Senior Service Award in 1991
Due to her and her husband, Harold, generosity and service, the following are named after them: The Harold T. and Mildred F. Southern North Carolina Tennis Center, the stadium court at the Winston-Salem Open was named the Harold and Mildred Southern Stadium Court and the Wake Forest University Tennis Competition Seating was named for The Southern Family.