South Carolina

Lucy Garvin, South Carolina, 2005

Lucy Garvin, South Carolina, inducted in 2005

Moved to South Carolina in 1974 and managed several tennis facilities, volunteered with USTA South Carolina and USTA Southern and worked as a certified referee for over 35 years at local, state section and national tournaments, including the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
Chaired numerous committees for the South Carolina Tennis Association and served as President and Chairman of the South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation
President of USTA Southern in 1999 and 2000, chaired the Section Presidents, Section Delegates, USA Tennis and Adult/Senior Recreation national committees and was honored with the USTA Southern Jacobs Bowl and the USTA Southern Charles Morris Service Award
Elected to the USTA Board of Directors in 2003, Vice-President in 2005, Executive Vice-President in 2007 and President and Chairman of the Board in 2009 and served a 2 year term with the theme “One Team….One Goal”
Served on the Board of the International Tennis Federation and chaired the Junior Committee
Earned numerous awards, including USTA South Carolina Official of the Year, 2 USTA South Carolina President’s Awards, and in 1996 USTA South Carolina established the Lucy Garvin Volunteer of the Year Award and made her the first recipient
Inducted into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1998 and received the 2010 USTA Barbara Williams Leadership Award

Nancy Yeargin Furman, South Carolina, 2004

Nancy Yeargin Furman, South Carolina, inducted in 2004

A star for the Greenville High School and Christ Church School tennis teams, leading both to several state championships and was consistently ranked number 1 in South Carolina and the top 5 in the South in her age division from 1968 to 1973, including number 1 in the South in the Girl’s 18U in 1972 and number 1 in the nation in the Girl’s 16U and 18U
Won 6 singles and 2 doubles titles at the Palmetto Championships in Belton as well as many other state and section championships
Played at Rollins College and won the Southern Collegiate Sportsmanship Award in 1974, 1975 and 1976, named All-American in 1976 and 1977, Scholar Athlete of the Year and team captain
Member of the 1974 USTA Junior Wightman Cup and 1976 and 1977 USTA Junior Federation Cup teams
Played the WTA women’s professional circuit from 1977 to 1985 and competed in all 4 grand slams, was consistently ranked in the top 100 in the world (with a high ranking of number 53) and in 1982 was selected to receive the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
After retiring from the tour became the Head Tennis Professional at the Greenville Country Club and was name a National USTA Junior Coach
Inducted into the Rollins College Hall of Fame in 1988 and the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1989

Roy R. Barth, South Carolina, 1999

Roy R. Barth, South Carolina, inducted in 1999 Roy R Barth

Began winning national championships at the age 13 in San Diego and consistently maintained top national rankings throughout his junior career
Played #1 singles and doubles at UCLA where he was a 2-time All-American and won the1969 Pacific Eight singles and doubles titles and was a doubles finalist at the 1968 NCAA Championships
Spent 7 years on the professional tour playing in all 4 grand slam tournaments and reaching a top 8 United States men’s singles rankings, top 2 United States men’s doubles rankings and a number 45 world singles ranking before retiring and moving to Kiawah Island, South Carolina as the Director of Tennis where he has won numerous USPTR senior doubles championships and over 15 Southern senior doubles championships
Coached the 1975 United States Wightman Cup team, 3 USTA Southern 18U Intersectional teams (winning 1 title) and the United States Italia Cup (Men’s 35-and over) to 2 titles in 5 years
President of the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) for term of February 2015 – February 2018, founding member of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Past President of USPTR, President of the South Carolina Tennis Association and past Chairman of the South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation
Co- chaired the USTA Davis/Fed Cup/Olympic Committee as Chair of the USTA Davis Cup Committee for six years.
Co-chaired the USTA Davis Cup Committee several terms
Received the USTA Southern Charles B. Morris Volunteer Service Award in 2010, the USTA Southern Jacobs Bowl Volunteer Service Award in 2016, and has been inducted into the Hoover High School Sports Hall of Fame, the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame and the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame

Dennis Van der Meer, South Carolina, 1998

Dennis Van der Meer, South Carolina, inducted in 1998

Teaching professional for over 50 years during which time he coached hundreds of players ranging from beginners to world-class players, including Billie Jean King and Margaret Court
Founder and President of the United State Professional Tennis Registry (USPTR), headquartered on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in 1976
Authored numerous instruction books and videos and taught more people to teach and play tennis than anyone in the world
Popularized the Stand Method of teaching, a model of stroke demonstration and teacher certification and has developed and nourished the careers of thousands of tennis coaches, both in the United States and internationally
Named the 1969 USTA Outstanding Educator, the 1983 Southern Pro of the Year, the 1997 United States Olympic Committee Developmental Coach of the Year for the sport of tennis and is a PTR International Master Professional
Founded and hosted the South Carolina Junior All-star camp for the top ranked junior players in the state in 1985 and donated his facilities and staff to host the weekend event on Hilton Head Island for over 20 years
Inducted into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987, the PTR Hall of Fame in 2013 and the USPTA Hall of Fame in 2015

Wilton McKinney, South Carolina, 1997

Wilton McKinney, South Carolina, inducted in 1997

An active junior player and captain of both the Greenville High School and University of South Carolina tennis teams
Considered the patriarch of South Carolina tennis as the first volunteer to become involved in the sport at the local, state, sectional and national levels
Served as Director of Tennis at Greenville Country Club where the center court is named in his honor
Volunteer tennis coach at Greenville High School for 25 years, winning 16 state championships, 3 Southern championships and finishing third in the nation twice.
Served as President of the South Carolina Tennis Association, on the Southern Tennis Association Executive Committee, chaired the STA Umpire’s Committee, served on numerous other state, section and national committees, coached the Junior Davis Cup team and refereed the South Boys Open
Became the first person inducted into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 1982 and in 1986 the state established the Wilton McKinney Award in his honor, the state’s highest junior award
Attended every Southern Tennis Association Annual Meeting for over 50 consecutive years, did extensive work to document the history of Southern tennis and was awarded the USTA Southern Jacobs Bowl