"Love Serving Tennis"

SD Tennis Hall of Fame Grant Program

In 2001, a member of the SD Tennis Hall of Fame steering committee started a $1,000 annual grant program to benefit tennis and youth in SD. This annual grant theme is called, appropriately, "Love serving tennis."

Past recipients are:

‘01 Sioux Falls Area Multi-Cultural Center, racquets program

‘02 Madison Junior Tennis Association, lesson and events programs

‘03 Pierre Tennis Association, in memory of Coach Phil Trautner

‘04 Milbank Junior Tennis Program

’05 Mitchell Tennis Association

'06 Yankton Tennis Association

'07 Watertown Tennis Association

'08 Spearfish Tennis Association

'09 Huether Tennis Center (Augustana College)

'10 Sioux Falls Tennis Association (Indoor Tennis Center)

'11 Jessie Daw, Aberdeen junior tennis program

'11 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis

 '12 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis

 '13 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis

 '14 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis

 '15 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis

 '16 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis

 '17 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis

 '18 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis, Lennox HS Tennis, Watertown HS Tennis

 '19 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis

 '20 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis

 '20 Spearfish Tennis Association

 '21 Spirit of Max Award, SD High School Tennis

 '22 Spirit of Max Award, Huether Family Match Pointe Addition

 '23 Spirit of Max Award, Sioux Falls Tennis Association, Grant toward improvements at GreatLife   Cares Foundation Tomar Park Public Tennis Facility

  2001 Recipients -  Sioux Falls Area Multi-Cultural Center