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The Australian Open, held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, has witnessed the triumphs of many ITA Hall of Famers including Alex Olmedo and Dorothy Cheney.   Born in Peru in 1936, Alex Olmedo came to the United States in 1954 and two years later, began his great Southern Cal career under coach George Toley. While at USC, Olmedo won the singles and doubles NCAA titles in 1956 and ‘58. Playing for the US Davis Cup team in 1958, Olmedo led the Americans to the title, winning both of his singles matches and teaming with Ham Richardson in doubles to beat Australia in the final. The duo teamed up again later that same year to win the US Championships, now the US Open, at Forest Hills.  The following year in 1959, Olmedo rose to No. 2 in the world, winning both the Australian and Wimbledon singles titles. At the Australian, Olmedo defeated Australia’s Neale Fraser 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to claim the title. By the end of his professional career, Olmedo won 21 titles and had a career singles record of 401-358. After retiring from tennis in 1965, Olmedo became the teaching pro at the Beverly Hills Hotel where he worked with stars like Katharine Hepburn, Robert Duvall and Chevy Chase. Olmedo was inducted into the ITA Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983 and to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.  Much like Olmedo, Dorothy Cheney found success down under at the Australian Open. The daughter of tennis pioneer May Sutton, Cheney learned the game of tennis from her Aunt Florence, adopting her mother’s famous Western forehand. In 1936, Cheney broke into the USLTA, now the USTA, Top 10 and two years later became the first American woman to win the Australian singles title. In the 1938 Australian Championship final, now known as the Australian Open, Cheney defeated Australia’s Dorothy Stevensen in a straight set 6-3, 6-2 victory.    Cheney entered Rollins College while continuing to compete and find success nationally, taking the US Clay Court singles title in 1944. Rejoining the international circuit following World War II, Cheney reached the mixed doubles finals at Wimbledon and the French Open in 1946. In 1957, Cheney began competing at the senior level, launching a record-setting winning streak.  Cheney was inducted into the ITA Women’s Hall of Fame in 1998 and to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004.  About the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men’s and Women’s Halls of Fame aspire to preserve and celebrate the history and further the development of intercollegiate tennis through the collection of historic memorabilia and with inductions of notable players, coaches, and contributors. About the ITA – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is the governing body and coaches association of college tennis, both an advocate and an authority for the sport and its members. Comprised of 1,260 colleges and universities, 20,000 student-athletes, 1,700 varsity programs, 3,000 coaches, and 1,350 college tennis officials, the ITA empowers college tennis coaches at all levels to deliver vibrant tennis programs that are vital to their college communities and transformational to their student-athletes. Follow the 2023-24 college tennis season on the ITA website and ITA social channels on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.

As the calendar year comes to a close, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) would like to celebrate milestones of ITA Hall of Fame members whose anniversaries were marked during this past year. Today, we reflect on five of these milestones. 100 Years Since the First Wightman Cup Was Held (1923)  Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman was among the most influential figures in tennis, as well as one of the most beloved. “Mrs. Wightie” is celebrated for her lifelong work promoting women’s tennis, embodied in the Ladies International Tennis Challenge, better known as the Wightman Cup.  Wightman’s battle for international competition in women’s tennis resulted in the Wightman Cup challenge between the U.S. and Great Britain, first played in 1923. Wightman served five years as a team member and 13 years as captain. Following her time as a team member and captain, the competition continued until 1989. The Wightman Cup was the direct inspiration for the Billie Jean King Cup (former Fedex Cup & Federation Cup) which is still played to this day.  Wightman attended the University of California at Berkeley. As a collegian, Wightman played her first US National Women’s Championship, now known as the US Open Championships, in 1909, where she won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles. Wightman would return to the tournament in 1910 to defend all three of her titles. Upon graduation from Cal in 1911, Wightman would once more win the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles for the third consecutive year.  Wightman was inducted into the inaugural ITA Women’s Hall of Fame in 1995.  50 Years Since Dick Gould Led Stanford Men’s Tennis to First of Seventeen NCAA Titles (1973)  In 1973, legendary Stanford Men’s Tennis Coach Dick Gould brought home the program’s first NCAA team national championship, defeating the USC Trojans in the finals. Gould would go on to win an astounding 17 total NCAA national championship titles (1973-74, ’77-78, ’80-81, ’83, ’86, ’88-90, ’92, ’95-98 and 2000), the most championships won by an NCAA coach to date. In a remarkable statistic comparable to none, any player who competed under Gould during any four-year period from 1969-2003, won at least one NCAA championship title.  Upon retirement in 2004, Gould racked up an astonishing 776-148 (.840) overall record during his 38 seasons at Stanford. In 2006, Gould was inducted into the ITA Men’s Hall of Fame. 35 Years Since Andy Brandi Led Florida Women’s Tennis to NCAA and ITA Team Indoor Championship Titles (1988)  Under the leadership of Coach Andy Brandi, the Florida Gators captured the 1988 NCAA Championship title, defeating Duke 5-1 in the championship match. The Gators did so in fine fashion, going undefeated (27-0) on the season, a feat they would accomplish twice more when they won the 1992 and 1996 NCAA titles. In addition to three NCAA Championships (1992, ‘96 & ‘98), Brandi’s teams won six ITA National Team Indoor Championships (1988, ‘91, ‘92, ‘96, ‘97, ‘99) and had six undefeated regular seasons (1987, ‘91, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98). Inducted into the ITA Women’s Hall of Fame in 2012, Brandi stepped away from the collegiate game in 2001 after a brilliant 17-year career. Brandi ended his career with a 460-43 record (.915), the all-time highest winning percentage among college coaches who have coached a minimum of five years. 30 Years Since Lisa Raymond Won Her Second Consecutive NCAA Singles Title, Ended the Season No. 1 ITA Nationally Ranked Singles Player (1993)  In back-to-back record breaking seasons, Lisa Raymond led the Florida Women’s Tennis team to its very first NCAA national team championship title in 1992, before netting the NCAA singles titles in 1992 and again in 1993. Throughout the duration of 1993 NCAA singles championship, Raymond lost a total of just 23 games, the fewest games lost by an eventual champion. In the championship match, Raymond defeated North Carolina’s Cinda Gurney 6-3, 6-1 in a swift 49 minutes. By the end of the 1993 season, Raymond was the No. 1 ITA nationally ranked singles player. On tour, Raymond captured a total of 11 career grand slam doubles and mixed doubles titles. Raymond reached a career high world singles ranking of No. 15 and doubles ranking of No. 1. She was a member of the 2004 US Olympic Women’s Tennis Team. In 2012, Raymond was inducted into the ITA Women’s Hall of Fame. 25 Years Since James Blake Won the ITA All-American Singles and Doubles Titles (1998)  Prior to setting his sights on the professional tour, James Blake stormed through his college career at Harvard, capturing the men’s singles and doubles titles at the 1998 ITA All-American Championships. In singles, Blake defeated Notre Dame’s Ryan Sachire 6-3, 7-6 to take the title, while in doubles, he and teammate Kunj Majmudar would win 6-7, 6-3, 7-5 over the Fighting Illini’s Jeff Laski and Gavin Sontag. Blake found additional success with the ITA, being named the 1999 ITA National Player of the Year and winning the 1999 ITA Rolex National Indoor Championships. Following his time at Harvard, Blake went on tour, reaching a career high singles ranking of No. 4 in the world and winning a total of 17 (10 singles, 7 doubles) ATP titles. Blake was inducted into the ITA Men’s Hall of Fame in 2017. 20 Years Since Mary Ellen Grant Gordan Captured the NCAA Division III Singles Championship (2003)  As a member of the Emory University women’s tennis team from 2000-2004, Grant (Gordon) compiled one of the most decorated tennis careers in NCAA history. She captured the NCAA Division III Singles Championship in 2003, and again in 2004. In addition to the NCAA title, Grant (Gordan) was a four-time national doubles champion.  Grant (Gordan) also led the Eagles to four straight University Athletic Association crowns and was the first female, in any sport, in conference history to receive the MVP award every season of her career. She graduated as the Eagles all-time record holder in singles and doubles with a record 115 singles wins. Grant (Gordan) was inducted into the Emory Sports Hall …

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The ITA National Fall Championships being the grand finale to the fall collegiate tennis season, features 64 of the nation’s top collegiate singles players (32 men/32 women) and 64 doubles teams (32 men’s/32 women’s).  The event has evolved from indoors, including when it was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., to an outdoor tournament. Having replaced the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, the move outdoors occurred in 2017 when the Oracle ITA Fall National Championships was staged at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif. and the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, Calif. In 2018, the tournament changed locations to the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Ariz. before settling in at the Barnes Tennis Center in 2021. With the long-standing history of the final fall tournament, Hall of Famers have graced the tournament from the beginning. Today, we feature the 1980 ITA Men’s National Fall Championships, then the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, singles champion Mel Purcell.   Considered one of the greatest players to ever come out of the state of Kentucky, Mel Purcell first attended the University of Memphis, where he won the Metro Conference singles and doubles titles in 1977. Following his time at Memphis, Purcell transferred to the University of Tennessee, where he became an All-American in 1980, captured two SEC titles and won the 1980 ITA Men’s National Fall singles title, defeating Princeton’s Jay Lapidus 7-5, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. While at Tennessee, Purcell would also capture the NCAA doubles championship title in 1980 with partner Rodney Harmon. During his time with the Vols, Purcell rose to the No. 1 ranking of players under 21 in the world.  Following his time at the collegiate level, Purcell took his talents to the professional tour, climbing into the top 40 in the world and becoming the ATP Rookie of the Year in 1981. With wins over former world number ones such as Boris Becker, Jimmy Connors, and John McEnroe, Purcell would reach a career high ranking of No. 17 in 1980. Other career highlights would include reaching both the Wimbledon singles quarterfinals and French Open doubles quarterfinals in 1983.  Once retired from the tour, Purcell became the head coach of the Murray State men’s tennis team in 1996. While at the helm of the Racers, Purcell guided the team to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championships in 2001 and 2002, securing the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year for both seasons. When the men’s tennis program was discontinued in 2016, Purcell transitioned to the position of Director of Tennis Emeritus.  Purcell was inducted into the ITA Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.  About the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men’s and Women’s Halls of Fame aspire to preserve and celebrate the history and further the development of intercollegiate tennis through the collection of historic memorabilia and with inductions of notable players, coaches, and contributors.

Since 1983, the ITA Women’s All-American Championships have featured the nation’s top NCAA Division I players. The event has created milestones that have directly influenced the popularity of women’s collegiate tennis over the years and has been a pioneer in women’s college tennis, including the career of 2016 ITA Women’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee, Gretchen Rush.  During her time on the Trinity Women’s Tennis team from 1983-1986, Rush took home the 1984 ITA All-American Championship title, defeating Margaret Redfearn of Houston 6-3, 6-2. Rush was also an NCAA Division I doubles champion, two time finalist in the NCAA singles and doubles, and was a four-time All-American. Rush was the Broderick Award, now Honda Sports Award, winner in 1986 as the nation’s top collegiate tennis player.  Following her time at the collegiate level, Rush took her talents to the professional tour, reaching the singles quarterfinals at Wimbledon, the US Open, and French Open. She won three top-level singles titles, Auckland in 1987, Schenectady in 1988, and Moscow in 1989. She was also the mixed doubles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1988 with partner Kelly Jones. In 1990, Rush reached a career high ranking of No. 18 in the world.  Upon retirement from the tour, Rush spent time coaching at the collegiate level serving as the assistant coach at San Diego State University from 1993-1994, head coach at San Diego City College from 2008-2012, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College from 2012-2014, leading her teams to two Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, and at her alma mater, Trinity University. During her five years as head coach of the Tigers, they won five conference championships and made five NCAA regional appearances. Rush was named the head coach at Hollins University in June of 2020 before retiring this past season.  Just like the ITA Women’s All-American Championships, the ITA Men’s All-American Championships feature some of the nation’s top NCAA Division I players. With notable players such as US Open semifinalist Ben Shelton and NCAA Division I Champion Ethan Quinn taking home the title in years past, 2006 Men’s Hall of Fame inductee Richey Reneberg is among the ranks.  While on the SMU Men’s Tennis team from 1985-87, Reneberg took home the ITA Men’s All-American singles title in 1986, defeating Steve DeVries from the University of California 6-4, 6-4. Other notable accomplishments of Richey include being named a three-time All-American, 1985 NCAA Rookie of the Year, and two-time SWC Player of the Year. Following his time on the SMU Men’s Tennis team, Reneberg headed to the professional tour, winning the 1992 US Open Doubles title and the 1995 Australian Open Doubles title. Reaching a career high of No. 20 in singles in May of 1991 and a career high of No. 1 in doubles, Reneberg won a total of 21 career titles. He was also a member of ten US Davis Cup teams.   The ITA Women’s All-American Championships by the Town of Cary will take place in Cary, North Carolina from September 30 – October 8, 2023 while the ITA Men’s All-American Championships will take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center also from September 30 – October 8, 2023. About the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame –  The Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men’s and Women’s Halls of Fame aspire to preserve and celebrate the history and further the development of intercollegiate tennis through the collection of historic memorabilia and with inductions of notable players, coaches, and contributors.

Former doubles world No. 1 and 2023 ITA Men’s Hall of Fame inductee Bob Bryan will make his debut as the US Davis Cup captain this Tuesday, September 12 in the group stage of the 2023 Davis Cup Finals. Taking over the title of captain from fellow American Marty Fish, Bryan will look to capture the 33rd Davis Cup title for the United States with Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Mackenzie McDonald, Austin Krajicek, and Rajeev Ram rounding out the American squad. Nishesh Basavareddy, current Stanford Men’s Tennis team member, will also be accompanying the team as a hitting partner. The American team brings an extensive background of collegiate experience with three out of the five team members having played at the college level including UCLA alum Mackenzie McDonald, Texas A&M alum Austin Krajicek, and Illinois alum Rajeev Ram. While on the UCLA men’s tennis team, Mackenzie McDonald racked up a long list of accomplishments. During his senior year alone, McDonald was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year for the second year straight, Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with partner Redlicki, and 2016 ITA National Men’s College Player of the Year, taking home the 2016 NCAA Men’s Singles and Doubles title, the first men’s player to sweep both titles in 15 years. Going 22-1 in singles and 19-6, McDonald finished the season with the No. 1 ITA singles and doubles ranking. Other accolades of McDonald’s throughout his career at UCLA include receiving the ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award, ITA Scholar-Athlete awards, and being named to the First Team All-Pac-12 selection. On tour, McDonald recently reached a career high of No. 39 in the world and has previously reached the fourth rounds of Wimbledon in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2021. In 2022, McDonald captured his first ATP tour doubles title at the 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships with partner Marcelo Melo.  Much like McDonald, Austin Krajicek also took his talents to the collegiate level before hitting the tour. During his time in College Station, Krajicek claimed the 2011 NCAA Doubles title, the first national title in program history. Krajicek was a four-time doubles All-American, two-time singles All-American, Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Big 12 Player of the Year during his junior and senior seasons.  This year on tour, Krajicek won his first Grand Slam doubles title at the 2023 French Open with partner Ivan Dodig. Krajicek carried that momentum into the 2023 US Open tournament, reaching the US Open Mixed Doubles final with partner Jessica Pegula and doubles semifinals with partner Ivan Dodig. In June, Krajicek claimed the ATP World No.1 Doubles ranking.  Just like McDonald and Krajicek, Rajeev Ram started his career at the collegiate level. Prior to turning professional, the previous No. 1 doubles player in the world competed for the Fighting Illini, helping them secure the 2003 NCAA National Championship, going a combined 6-0 in the NCAA postseason. That same year, Ram also claimed the NCAA Doubles Championship title with teammate Brian Wilson.  Hot off the 2023 US Open Men’s Doubles title, his third total title in Flushing Meadows, Rajeev Ram is no stranger to taking home Grand Slam titles being the 2020 Australian Open Doubles champion, 2021 and 2022 US Open Men’s Doubles champion, and 2019 and 2021 Australian Open Mixed Doubles champion.  Prior to taking the lead as the US Davis Cup captain, Bryan competed on the US team for an 18-year period from 2003 to 2020, and was part of the U.S. team that won a record 32nd Davis Cup title in 2007. Alongside brother Mike, the duo went 25-5 together in Davis Cup doubles matches, setting the team record for doubles wins as a pair.  Under Bryan’s direction, the team will look to advance to the Final Eight that will be played in Malaga, Spain from November 21-26, where the winner will be crowned as the Davis Cup Champion.

The ITA Regional Small College Championships, beginning on September 14, features some of the top men’s and women’s players across the country. In preparation for the tournament, learn more about the impressive legacies that 1995 ITA Women’s Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin and 1985 ITA Men’s Hall of Famer Don McNeill left at the small college and professional levels. Shirley Fry Irvin –  A force to be reckoned with from a young age, Shirley Fry Irvin was a natural born competitor. By the age of 14, Fry Irvin was the youngest individual to play in the U.S. Amateur Championship, and would go on to make a total of 16 appearances in the U.S. National Championships. By the time she graduated from Central High School in 1944 in Akron, Ohio, Fry Irvin would be ranked in the top 10 in the U.S. and would remain there for thirteen years.   Fry Irvin attended Rollins College, the same college that fellow ITA Women’s Hall of Famers Dorothy Bundy Cheney and Pauline Betz Addie also attended. Heavily involved at Rollins, Fry Irvin ended up graduating with a degree in Human Relations.  Following her collegiate career, Fry Irvin would become one of only 10 women to win the singles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments, the French Open in 1951, Wimbledon and the US Open in 1956, and finally the Australian Open in 1957. During her career, she also won 12 women’s doubles titles and one mixed doubles title.  Outside of the four Grand Slams, Fry Irvin participated in the Wightman Cup from 1951 to 1956 and contributed to the U.S. victory during each of these year’s, excluding 1954.  Aside from tennis, Fry Irvin was known for her kindness, humility, sportsmanship, and trailblazing attitude. Fry Irvin was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1970 and the ITA Women’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995.  Don McNeill –  Born and raised in smalltown Chickasha, Oklahoma, Don McNeill simultaneously found success at the professional and collegiate level. In 1939, McNeill claimed the French Championships singles title, now known as the French Open, becoming the first American after Don Budge to do so. That same tournament, McNeill also captured the French Championships doubles title alongside partner Charles Harris.  Following his standout year on the professional tour in 1939, McNeill went on to capture the 1940 Intercollegiate Singles Championship title for Kenyon College, defeating Joe Hunt of the Naval Academy 7-5, 6-1, 6-1. Although this title was not an NCAA sanctioned event, NCAA men’s tennis championship competition beginning in 1976, this was the first title ever claimed by a student-athlete at Kenyon. During his three years at Kenyon, McNeill would go undefeated in Ohio Athletic Conference competition.  In 1940, McNeill’s impressive results translated to the professional tour. As an agile, all-court player, McNeill found himself ranked as the No. 1 American and with another Grand Slam title under his belt, defeating Bobby Riggs 4-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in the US Open finals. McNeill would go on to win the 1944 Us Open doubles title as well with partner Robert Falkenburg.  With his tennis career interrupted by World War II, McNeill stepped away from the sport to serve as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Following the war, McNeill began a career as an advertising executive, while still playing tournaments intermittently.   McNeill has been inducted into multiple Halls of Fame including the International Hall of Fame in 1965, the ITA Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Kenyon Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988.  About the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame –  The Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men’s and Women’s Halls of Fame aspire to preserve and celebrate the history and further the development of intercollegiate tennis through the collection of historic memorabilia and with inductions of notable players, coaches, and contributors.

The US Open Tennis Championships, held in Queens, New York, is set to begin on Monday, August 28. For many years, the stand-alone American Grand Slam has witnessed the triumphs of many collegiate tennis players including that of 1983 ITA Men’s Hall of Famer Tony Trabert and 1995 ITA Women’s Hall of Famer Pauline Betz Addie.  Tony Trabert –  An all-around athlete at the collegiate and professional level, Tony Trabert will forever be remembered as one of the greatest American tennis players. Prior to his time on the professional tour, Trabert competed on the men’s tennis team, winning the NCAA Championship singles title in 1951, and the men’s basketball team at the University of Cincinnati.  Following his time at Cincinnati, Trabert turned his sights on the professional tour. In 1953, Trabert took home his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Championships, now known as the US Open Championships, defeating fellow ITA Hall of Famer Vic Seixas, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. In the following year, Trabert would add the French Championships, now known as the French Open, to his Grand Slam title wins.  In 1955, Trabert would go on to achieve one of the greatest ever records by an American tennis player, winning the French Open, Wimbledon and US Championships, defeating Ken Rosewall 9-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the finals.  Trabert’s success on the singles court extended to doubles as well, winning three out of the four Grand Slam tournaments in doubles, notably the US Championships in 1955 with partner Vic Seixas, defeating Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall 3-6, 6-4, 8-6, 6-3.  Following retirement from the tour, Trabert continued his legacy within the tennis world with a 33-year career as a tennis and golf analyst for CBS, covering events such as the US Open. He was the US Davis Cup team captain from 1976 to 1980 and served as the president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island from 2001 to 2011. Trabert was inducted into the inaugural ITA Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983.  Pauline Betz Addie – As a four-time U.S. Open singles champion, Pauline Betz Addie was renowned for not only her success at the tournament and other professional events around the world, but for her peerless backhand and killer instinct.  Raised in Los Angeles, California, Betz Addie learned to play tennis on public courts. She was offered a scholarship to Rollins College, where she played at the No. 4 spot on the men’s team and graduated as the top economics student in 1943. Betz Addie would later go on to earn her M.A. in economics from Columbia University.  As an undergraduate student in 1942, Betz Addie won her first US Open singles title, defeating Louise Brough 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. She repeated her victory at the 1943 US Open the next year, defeating Louise Brough 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Betz Addie would continue her streak at the US Open in 1944 with a 6-3, 8-6 victory over Maragaret Osborne and in 1946 by defeating 1995 ITA Collegiate Tennis Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee Doris Hart 11-9, 6-3.  Other awards and accolades of Betz Addie include appearing on the cover of TIME magazine, being inducted into the the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1965, and having the Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center at Cabin John Regional Park in Potomac, Mayland renamed in her honor on May 1, 2008. Betz Addie was inducted into the ITA Collegiate Tennis Women’s Hall of Fame in 1995. About the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men’s and Women’s Halls of Fame aspire to preserve and celebrate the history and further the development of intercollegiate tennis through the collection of historic memorabilia and with inductions of notable players, coaches, and contributors.