PRESS RELEASE - City of Winter Park

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
Media Contact: Craig M. O’Neil 407-599-3506 or cell 321-303-2653
6th ANNUAL NANCY REED MEMORIAL
ROUND ROBIN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
WINTER PARK, Fla., an internationally recognized ICMA Excellence Award
winner with accredited fire, police and parks & recreation agencies
(April 29, 2015) – The Parks & Recreation Department of the City of
Winter Park will present the 6th Annual Nancy Reed Memorial Round
Robin Tennis Tournament Monday, May 11, at the Winter Park
Tennis Center located at 1075 Azalea Lane. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m.
for round robin play from 9 to 11 a.m. The Winter Park Tennis Center at
Azalea Lane was fortunate to have Reed as one of their teaching pros for
26 years, and she made invaluable contributions to all phases of their
tennis programs.
Nancy Corse Reed was born in Minnesota, raised in Maryland, and became
Winter Park’s internationally-known professional tennis player. She was a
longtime resident of Winter Park and a Rollins College graduate, where she
had established a scholarship fund in her and Patricia Graham’s name.
Reed was ranked in the Woman’s USTA® and ranked #1 in the senior
USTA in seven different age divisions. She represented the United States
competing as a member of six cup teams and also won 96 gold balls, the
award given to a USTA national champion.
A few of Reed’s many additional accomplishments include serving as cofounder of Les Grandes Dames Senior Women’s Tennis Circuit, women’s
tennis coach at Rollins from 1984 to 1986; the World Tennis Magazine
Senior Women’s Player of the Year in 1986; and being inducted to Central
Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. As recently as 2008, she received the
Florida Female Tennis Player of the Year award and USTA Florida Service
Recognition award for 30 years of service.
Space for the Round Robin Tournament is limited and players are asked to
RSVP by Friday, May 8, by emailing [email protected].
Snacks and beverages will be made available to players. A donation of $10
to the Nancy Reed Scholarship Fund at Rollins College is suggested.
For more information regarding the tournament, please call 407-599-3445.
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