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Dec 11 2015

Brenda Carter, South Carolina, 2015

Brenda Carter, South Carolina, inducted in 2015Brenda Carter

  • Played intramurals at Georgia Southern University
  • Competed in adult tournaments since the 1980’s, moved to Charleston in 1999 and made her first major mark winning the 55’s singles and doubles titles at the 2001 National Hardcourt Championships, the first of many national singles and doubles titles
  • Ranked number 1 in her age division 8 times from 2001 to 2013 (and within the top 5 the 4 remaining years), won the 2013 65’s singles national championships on 4 different surfaces (clay, hard, grass and indoor, dubbed the “Golden Slam”) and won doubles titles in 3 of 4 championship events
  • Won a World Singles title in 2007 and also has a World Doubles title and a World Mixed Doubles title
  • President of the National Senior Women’s Tennis Association 2009 to 2011 and served two terms on the USTA Adult/Senior Competition Committee
  • Played on numerous South Carolina Senior Cup, Southern Intersectional and National teams and captained the champion United States 65’s team at the 2014 Kitty Godfree Cup
  • USTA South Carolina Adult Player of the Year twice (2001 and 2006), USTA Southern Slew Hester Adult Achievement Award twice (2003 and 2011) as well as the NSWTA Margaret Russo Sportsmanship Award and the Betty Gray Washington Sportsmanship Award and was inducted into the Georgia Southern Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 and the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009

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