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6 MID-ATLANTIC TENNIS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Mid-Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame: (L-R) Inductee Anne Geier, inductee Roy Van Brunt, USTA President Jane Brown Grimes, inductee Richey Reneberg, guest speaker Virginia Wade, and inductee Cora Masters Barry. Missing from the photo, inductee Mark Geier. (Photos by Art Seitz) DC innovator Cora Masters Barry Umpire Makes Right Call Roy Van Brunt was the youngest person ever at 43 (in 1989) selected for the USTA National Chairman of Umpires. He was the Chief U.S. Open Umpire, worked as a line umpire for the 1981 U.S. vs. Czech Davis Cup, was a Chair Umpire at 15 consecutive U.S. Opens between 1977-1991, and umpired several tournaments throughout the country. DC Tennis Icon Cora Masters Barry helps children become more confident and improve their lives with tennis, education, and college scholarships. Barry, former District of Columbia first lady, is Founder and CEO of the Recreation Wish List Committee of Washington, DC, which recently completed the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, a $5.1 million tennis facility in Washington, DC. US Open umpire Roy Van Brunt Winningest Mid-Atlantic champions Anne and Mark Geier Anne and Mark Geier have paired together to become the winningest Mid-Atlantic mixed-doubles pair. The Silver Spring, Maryland residents have achieved the first Grand Slam of Mixed Doubles in Mid-Atlantic’s history by being ranked No. 1 in all Mixed Doubles categories and are ranked No. 1 in Mixed 45 and 55 doubles. Mark Geier’s mother helped him meet his future wife. His mother picked up a mixed-doubles entry. But Mark didn’t play mixed doubles, so he threw it away. His mother told him he should play and went through the Mid-Atlantic rankings and found the top-ranked girl in the 18s. It was Anne Watson. “My life changed when I met Anne,” Mark said. “I said ‘Some day we will win the Mid-Atlantic Championship.’” Reneberg Has Beaten the Best Maryland resident Richey Reneberg, who was ranked as high as No. 20 in singles and No. 1 in doubles, beat some of the world’s best players in the ‘90s. Reneberg, who was ranked No. 1 in doubles with partner Jim Grabb, won two Doubles Grand Slam tournaments, including the ’92 U.S. Open with Grabb and the ‘94 Australian Open with Jared Palmer. The former Davis Cup player has singles wins over John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Goran Ivanisevic and Jim Courier. Reneberg was named the ATP Newcomer of the Year and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Player of the Year in 1987. He advanced to the 1986 NCAA finals and was a three-time All-American. Love Wins On and Off Court They did. After competing in tournaments for 43 years, they have won the open mixed doubles more than 10 times, and the husband and wife more than 20 times. Anne is first in having the most No. 1 rankings in the history of the Mid-Atlantic Section and Mark is second. The Geiers have their own har-tru court and play often. “Because of tennis, I have my wife, my education, friends, a social life, and entertainment,” Mark said. “Mark loves tennis,” Anne said. “Every weekend, we would play a different tournament. I don’t know how we did it. It was a lot of tennis. You have to love it to do it.” They did. World-class player Richey Reneberg
MID-ATLANTIC TENNIS HALL OF FAME BANQUET Former DC First Lady Influences Children’s Lives: Cora Masters Barry (back, middle) is with her Southeast Tennis and Learning Center kids. (Front, L-R) Tierra Holloway, Jasmine Hamilton, Devante Williams, and Diamond Herring. (Back) Nathaniel Wilkes, Barry, and Dominique Sanders. (Photos by Art Seitz) Margaret Dell and Fred McNair (Right Photo) Richey Reneburg and his son Christopher. Richey has beaten the best pros in the late ‘80s to early-mid ‘90s and only lost once in the juniors with a 324-1 record. (Left Photo) Zina Garrison, Federation Cup and Olympic women’s coach, spoke at the Mid-Atlantic banquet. Small world: Anne Waldron (right), who was a 12-year-old English ball girl for her fellow Brit Virginia Wade (left) met her idol again at the Hall of Fame banquet at the Army Navy Country Club. “I was a ball girl at a pre-Wimbledon tournament,” said Waldron, who now lives in Potomac, MD. “She was the Great English Hope [to win Wimbledon]. She did win, but it took another five years. I was 17 when she won.” Hall of Fame emcee Elise Burgin, Mid-Atlantic President Rose Hobson, and guest speaker Virginia Wade. Former DC mayor Anthony Williams spoke about Cora Masters Barry’s dedication to her Southeast Tennis and Learning Center children, calling Barry “Hurricane Cora” because she is a “force of nature.” She would keep persevering until projects were completed. Barry has helped hundreds of students. Williams said, “Someone who stands out in the leadership of our city is Cora. We love you. Keep doing what you are doing. You’re the best.” For articles on the Hall of Fame inductees, go to the USTA Mid-Atlantic website at www.midatlantic.usta.com 7
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