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2012 Hall of Fame Inductions
People Who Changed The Game
In 2012, we inducted 2 incredible women, 2 impactful gentleman, and 1 family into the Hall of Fame. Each of their legacies has created a lasting impact on the sport of tennis and will for the rest of time.
Inductees
Andres V. Brandi
Holding the title as the coach with the highest winning percentage (91.5) in NCAA tennis history, Puerto Rican native Andres Brandi (b. 1952) began playing tennis at age 8 as a protégé of Welby Van Horn. After he achieved junior national rankings in all divisions, Trinity University awarded Brandi an athletic scholarship to play for the NCAA Division I Tigers men’s tennis team from 1972 through 1975.
Through years of touring as a pro, Brandi realized his passion was grooming rising stars. In 1984, he accepted the head coach position of the University of Florida’s women’s tennis team, where he cultivated the Lady Gators into a national powerhouse. During his 16 years of leadership, the Lady Gators won 3 NCAA National Tournament championships, 6 National Indoor Tennis championships and 14 Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships.
After leaving UF, Brandi served as Director of Tennis for IMG at the Evert Tennis Academy, as Partner in the Harold Solomon Tennis Institute, and joined the USTA staff as a national coach in 2010. Brandi and wife Nancy have one son, Chris, who continued the tennis heritage as a coach and member of the 2011 Puerto Rican Davis Cup Team.
Through years of touring as a pro, Brandi realized his passion was grooming rising stars. In 1984, he accepted the head coach position of the University of Florida’s women’s tennis team, where he cultivated the Lady Gators into a national powerhouse. During his 16 years of leadership, the Lady Gators won 3 NCAA National Tournament championships, 6 National Indoor Tennis championships and 14 Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships.
After leaving UF, Brandi served as Director of Tennis for IMG at the Evert Tennis Academy, as Partner in the Harold Solomon Tennis Institute, and joined the USTA staff as a national coach in 2010. Brandi and wife Nancy have one son, Chris, who continued the tennis heritage as a coach and member of the 2011 Puerto Rican Davis Cup Team.
Carole Loop Herrick
Born in Pasadena, California on Christmas Day 1940, Carole Loop (Herrick) began playing tennis at age 12. Before graduating from Pacific High School, she’d won multiple junior championships throughout Southern California. As a history major attending Los Angeles State College, Loop (Herrick) won numerous singles and doubles tournaments, often playing with or against teammates Billie Jean Moffitt (King) and Carole Caldwell (Graebner). After graduation, Loop (Herrick) competed at Wimbledon in 1962 and 1966. She married tennis pro Philip F. Herrick, Jr. (Chico) in 1967, and became assistant pro at the Congressional Country Club in Maryland until their son Charlie arrived in 1978. Herrick continued to play and coach professionally, retiring in 1992 due to injuries.
Herrick’s talents reach many diverse arenas. As a member of the Washington RunHers, she finished the Boston Marathon in 1979. She is a sports artist and the author of six books on the history of the Washington, D.C. area. Herrick was president of the McLean Historical Society, a member of the Fairfax County History Commission, candidate for Virginia’s House of Delegates in 1997 and 1999 and active in many civic and political enterprises.
Herrick’s talents reach many diverse arenas. As a member of the Washington RunHers, she finished the Boston Marathon in 1979. She is a sports artist and the author of six books on the history of the Washington, D.C. area. Herrick was president of the McLean Historical Society, a member of the Fairfax County History Commission, candidate for Virginia’s House of Delegates in 1997 and 1999 and active in many civic and political enterprises.
Dr. Frederick Ho
As visionary and Chair Emeritus of the Riviera Women’s All-American Tennis Championships, Frederick Ho continues to play a vital role in its success. Originally from Hong Kong, China (b. 1938), Ho won several local championships and represented his city in the Inter-Port Competition against Macau, winning every singles and doubles match. In 1960, he moved to California to attend Chaffey Community College. Turning down a full tennis scholarship at the University of California at Riverside, Ho chose to attend Stanford on a full academic scholarship in preparation for attending medical school at the University of Nebraska.
As a Board Certified Physician of Adult and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, and an Assistant Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at USC, other than Riviera Club tournaments, Ho no longer competes. Staying involved in tennis, he has helped raise $1.5 million for women’s collegiate tennis and served on several tennis boards and committees. Firmly connected to tennis in Pacific Palisades, Ho toured the world various times attending tennis majors, including: the US Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, the Australian Open, the ATP Year-End Championship in Shanghai, the Italian Open, the Swiss Open and the Monte Carlo Open.
As a Board Certified Physician of Adult and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, and an Assistant Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at USC, other than Riviera Club tournaments, Ho no longer competes. Staying involved in tennis, he has helped raise $1.5 million for women’s collegiate tennis and served on several tennis boards and committees. Firmly connected to tennis in Pacific Palisades, Ho toured the world various times attending tennis majors, including: the US Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, the Australian Open, the ATP Year-End Championship in Shanghai, the Italian Open, the Swiss Open and the Monte Carlo Open.
Lisa Raymond
The first collegiate player to collect all three Grand Slam titles in a single season (1992), Pennsylvanian Lisa Raymond (b. 1973) had won five USTA National junior titles before accepting an athletic scholarship to University of Florida. Playing for coach Andy Brandi’s Lady Gators, Raymond led the team to its very first NCAA national team championship in 1992, and netted the NCAA singles title in both 1992 and 1993.
Raymond turned pro in 1993 but retired from singles play in 2007 to focus on her real passion – doubles. She collected 16 titles with partner Samantha Stosur, including the French Open that crowned Raymond the 13th player in history to have won all four Grand Slams in women’s doubles. Teamed with Liezel Huber in 2011, they triumphed at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, the US Open and Toray Pan Pacific in Tokyo. With Huber, Raymond tallied her 75th through 78th doubles titles by prevailing in the WTA Championships in Paris, Doha Qatar, Dubai, and Indian Wells. At Wimbledon, she reached the semifinals with Huber, won the mixed doubles with Mike Bryan and won the Bronze Medal with Bryan at the 2012 London Olympics.
Raymond turned pro in 1993 but retired from singles play in 2007 to focus on her real passion – doubles. She collected 16 titles with partner Samantha Stosur, including the French Open that crowned Raymond the 13th player in history to have won all four Grand Slams in women’s doubles. Teamed with Liezel Huber in 2011, they triumphed at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, the US Open and Toray Pan Pacific in Tokyo. With Huber, Raymond tallied her 75th through 78th doubles titles by prevailing in the WTA Championships in Paris, Doha Qatar, Dubai, and Indian Wells. At Wimbledon, she reached the semifinals with Huber, won the mixed doubles with Mike Bryan and won the Bronze Medal with Bryan at the 2012 London Olympics.
The Harold T. Southern Family
Harold T. Southern (1916 – 2011) and Mildred F. Southern were considered the First Family of Winston-Salem Tennis. Southern played No. 1 for the Paladins at Furman University and continued playing competitively until he was 90 years old, when he was ranked #4 nationally. Equally impressive was his promotion and support of tennis throughout North Carolina. In the 1950s and ’60s, Harold helped bring the Southern Championships to Winston-Salem and was instrumental in establishing Winston-Salem Tennis, Inc.
Along with Harold, Mildred, a former USTA Southern President, founded the Young Folks Tennis program which provides free lessons to children and funded the building for the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in Greensboro. In recognition of their generous sponsorship, the NCTA’s main offices and Hall of Fame are dedicated in their honor and center court at the Wake Forest Tennis Center was designated the Harold and Mildred Southern Stadium Court.
Daughter Deborah “Debbie” Leigh Southern was a fierce competitor during her premier junior days in North Carolina and at the University of Tennessee. Now in her 29th season as head coach of women’s tennis at Furman University, Debbie holds the title of “winningest women’s tennis coach in Paladin history” and in 2004 was inducted into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame.
The only non-tennis player of the family, son Harold “Hal” T. Southern, Jr. majored in music at Furman and went on to earn a master in music at the University of Illinois, where he now manages the law library. Although no longer a pianist, Hal enjoys listening to jazz, running and storytelling.
Along with Harold, Mildred, a former USTA Southern President, founded the Young Folks Tennis program which provides free lessons to children and funded the building for the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in Greensboro. In recognition of their generous sponsorship, the NCTA’s main offices and Hall of Fame are dedicated in their honor and center court at the Wake Forest Tennis Center was designated the Harold and Mildred Southern Stadium Court.
Daughter Deborah “Debbie” Leigh Southern was a fierce competitor during her premier junior days in North Carolina and at the University of Tennessee. Now in her 29th season as head coach of women’s tennis at Furman University, Debbie holds the title of “winningest women’s tennis coach in Paladin history” and in 2004 was inducted into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame.
The only non-tennis player of the family, son Harold “Hal” T. Southern, Jr. majored in music at Furman and went on to earn a master in music at the University of Illinois, where he now manages the law library. Although no longer a pianist, Hal enjoys listening to jazz, running and storytelling.
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