Southern Tennis Hall of Fame

M. Marshall Happer III, North Carolina, 1995

M. Marshall Happer III, North Carolina, inducted in 1995

Won the North Carolina Junior Championships and 2 state high school championships and played at the University of North Carolina

Served as President of the Raleigh Community Tennis Association, the North Carolina Tennis Association and the Southern Tennis Association

Founder and President of the Raleigh Racquet Club, a 25-court non-profit tennis facility, in 1968

Member of the USTA Executive Committee and nominated for USTA Treasurer in 1981

Chief Operating Officer of the Men’s Tennis Council, the international governing body for men’s tennis, from 1981 until it dissolved in 1989

Executive Director of USTA from 1990 to 1995 and continued to serve as an outside counsel to the USTA after his retirement involved in television contracts, sponsorships and other business contracts for the U. S. Open through 2009

Inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1981 and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2014

Richard O. “Dick” Covington JR, North Carolina, 1995

Richard O. “Dick” Covington JR, North Carolina, inducted 1995 Richard O Covington Jr

Junior standout at Tate Prep School and Carolina Military Naval Academy and reached the singles semifinals and doubles quarterfinals in the National Indoor Junior Championships in the early 1920’s
Played tennis at the University of North Carolina
Selected to represent the United States in major tournaments in Europe in the late 1920’s advancing to the third round at the French Open and Wimbledon
Won the Asheville City Open 9 times between 1929 and 1945 and earned a ranking of #6 in Southern Men’s Singles
Served as a referee, an umpire and a consultant in tennis court maintenance
Inducted into the Western North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977 and recognized as the Asheville Parks and Recreation Volunteer of the Year
Asheville Racquet Club’s tennis stadium was named in his honor in 1983

Alexander Wellford SR, Tennessee, 1994

Alexander Wellford SR, Tennessee, inducted 1994

Competed successfully in six sports during his youth in Memphis, but tennis was his favorite
Attended the University of the South where he was team captain
Won the Memphis City Singles Championship at the age of 27 and again 15 years later when he was 42
Won numerous national senior titles from 1954 through 1984 including the 1958 National Clay Court Senior Doubles Championships with partner Slew Hester and competed at Wimbledon and the French Championships against the top players in tennis including Vic Seixas, Bobby Riggs and Bitsy Grant
Founded the Memphis Tennis Association and served as its first president
Served as President of the Southern Tennis Association and on the Board of the USTA
Inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame and the Memphis Tennis Hall of Fame

Harvey Terrell, Alabama, 1994

Harvey Terrell, Alabama, inducted in 1994

Began playing tennis as a freshman at the University of Alabama and mastered the game quickly and played the number 2 position
Chairman of the Board of First National Bank in Birmingham and active in his community
Served as President of the Southern Lawn Tennis Association and later as a Trustee on the Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation Board
Member of the USLTA Executive Committee
Ranked as high as eighth in the National Parks Tennis Program
Inducted into the Alabama Tennis Hall of Fame in 1986
Harvey “Red” Terrell Tennis Center was built in Birmingham in 1989 and named in his honor

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