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Southern Tennis Foundation

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Steve Duffel

Steve Duffel, Arkansas, 2009

Steve Duffel, Arkansas, inducted in 2009Steve Duffel

  • Played tennis for the University of Arkansas from 1965 to 1967
  • Ranked number 1 in Arkansas and number 1 in the South in senior doubles numerous times and won several Southern Senior Championships in doubles and mixed doubles
  • Played on and captained Southern teams to the title at the USTA National Intersectional Championships over 15 years
  • Active volunteer for USTA Arkansas, USTA Southern and USTA as a tournament director, serving on and chairing numerous committees and filling leadership positions since 1977, including President of Arkansas in 1981-1982, President of Southern in 1986-1987 and a member of the USTA Executive Committee in 1988-1989
  • Chaired the Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation, served on numerous Foundation boards as a trustee and advisor and (after his selection as a 2009 inductee) chaired the Hall of Fame Selection Committee for 6 years
  • Received the Victor Sheshunoff Educational Merit Award and President’s Award in Arkansas and the USTA Southern President’s Award and Jacobs Bowl
  • Inducted into the Arkansas Tennis Hall of Fame in 1998

Filed Under: Southern Tennis Hall of Fame, Southern Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees 2006 - 2010 Tagged With: 2009, Arkansas, Steve Duffel

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