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Dec 10 2015

Carolyn Henry, Mississippi, 2002

Carolyn Henry, Mississippi, inducted in 2002Carolyn Henry

  • Devoted her life to playing and promoting the game in Mississippi and the Southern Section
  • Highly ranked as a junior player at the state, section and national levels, played high school tennis at Crystal Springs High School and went on to play #1 singles and doubles at Mississippi State College for Women where she graduated in 1945
  • Placed first or second in over 190 state, section and national USTA championships since 1972, ranked in the top 3 at the state and section levels every year between 1968 and 2002 and in the top 10 in the nation in singles and doubles between 1987 and 2002
  • Competed on numerous Mississippi Senior Cup and national intersectional teams, including the winning United States team at the Bundy-Cheney Cup in 2001
  • President of the Mississippi Tennis Association and served on many state and section committees
  • Teaching professional for 28 years and a high school tennis coach for 18 years
  • Received the 1988 USTA Southern Touchstone Award and was inducted into the Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001

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