Rex Maynard

Belton, SC

Inducted 2001

REX MAYNARD IS A LONG TIME TENNIS ADMINISTRATOR AND VOLUNTEER. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BELTON. ALTHOUGH NEVER A COMPETITIVE PLAYER, HE WAS RANKED IN THE TOP 10 IN THE STATE AS A 12 YEAR OLD.

HE BECAME INVOLVED AS A VOLUNTEER AT THE PALMETTO CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE STATE JUNIOR QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT, IN BELTON IN 1976 AS PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN. HE BECAME TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR IN THE MID-1980’S, AND HAS SERVED IN THAT POSITION FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

REX HAS VOLUNTEERED AT THE LOCAL, STATE, SECTION AND NATIONAL LEVELS, INCLUDING:

• LONG TIME MEMBER OF BELTON TENNIS ASSOCIATION BOARD; SERVED 3 TERMS AS PRESIDENT AND 2 TERMS AS TREASURER
• HELPED ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA TENNIS HALL OF FAME IN 1982 AND SERVED AS THE FIRST CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA TENNIS PATRONS FOUNDATION. SERVED TWO ADDITIONAL TERMS AS PRESIDENT, AND NUMEROUS TERMS AS TREASURER
• VOLUNTEER EDITOR OF S. C. TENNIS MAGAZINE 1990-1993
• USTA SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD MEMBER 1990-1997, AND PRESIDENT 1994-1995
• CHAIRED THE SOUTHERN SECTION FOUNDATION, PUBLICATIONS, JUNIOR RANKING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS COMMITTEES
• USTA SOUTHERN DELEGATE 1999-2000, USTA SOUTHERN VICE-PRESIDENT 2001-2008, PRESIDENT 2009-2010 AND USTA DELEGATE 2011-2012
• SERVED ON NUMEROUS USTA NATIONAL COMMITTEES SINCE 1990, INCLUDING PUBLICATIONS, JUNIOR RANKING, JUNIOR COMPETITION AND COMMUNITY TENNIS ASSOCIATION

MAYNARD HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS SOUTH CAROLINA AWARDS, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD, FAMILY OF THE YEAR, JUNIOR COUNCIL SERVICE AWARD AND THE LUCY GARVIN VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR.