SPUD Tournament; Fashion Show

The Special Populations Unified Doubles tournament, better known since its inception in 2009 as SPUD, is a USTA Southern event that features special athletes competing with unified doubles partners in a team competition. The 2022 tournament was played with great joy by athletes from four states. Longtime organizer and former USTA President & CEO Rex Maynard talks about hosting SPUD, along with Jim Hamm and Jack Barker, in his hometown of Belton, S.C. The International Tennis Hall of Fame's Courting Fashion is on display at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen, La. Curators Ferin Jones and Lauren Hawthorne talk about bringing the traveling show to the Bayou State. In our highlights are junior Philippa Roy, of Mountain Brook, Ala., and starting a new feature on parks, Williamson County (Tenn.) Parks and Recreation Dept.