Carolyn Henry

High School Career

Crystal Springs High School

Post-College Accomplishments

Championships

(MTA- Mississippi Tennis Association)

(STA – Southern Tennis Association)

(USTA – U.S. Tennis Association)

• MTA Senior Hard Court, 40 singles (’71)
• MTA MS Open, senior singles and doubles (’72)
• MTA MS Senior Closed, 45 doubles (’73)
• MTA MS Senior Closed, 35 doubles (’74)
• STA Southern Open, 50 singles
• MS Senior Hard Court, 45 doubles (’77)
• MTA MS Adult Championships, 50 singles (’78)
• MTA MS Open, 45 singles and doubles (’79)
• STA Southern Seniors, 55 singles (’78, ‘80)
• MS Open, 35 singles and doubles (’79)
• MTA MS Closed, 45 doubles (’79)
• MTA MS Clay Court Open, 50 singles (’79)
• MSU Classic, 45 single (’80)
• MTA MS Senior Classic, 35 singles (’80)
• MTA MS Closed, 45 singles (’80)
• MTA MS Open, 45 singles (’80)
• MTA MS State Open, 50 singles (’80)
• STA Southern Closed, 50 singles and doubles (’80)
• STA Southern closed, 60 singles and doubles (’83, ‘84)
• STA Southern Open, 60 doubles (’84, ‘85)
• USTA National Clay Court, 60 singles (’84)
• STA Southern Open, 60 singles (’85)
• STA Southern Open 60 singles and doubles (’86)
• STA Southern Senior, 60 doubles (’87)
• MTA MS Clay Court, 50 singles (’88)
• MTA MS Hard Court, 50 singles (’88)
• STA Southern Indoor, 65 singles (’88)
• STA Southern Open, 65 singles (’88,’89)
• STA Senior Closed, 60 doubles (’88)
• STA Southern Hard Court Closed, 65 singles and doubles (’89)
• STA Southern, 50 doubles (’90)
• USTA National Clay Court, 60 doubles (’90)
• MTA MS Adult Closed, 65 singles (’91)
• USTA National Hard Court, 65 doubles (’91)
• MTA MS Adult, 65 singles (’92)
• MS Senior Olympics, 65 singles and doubles (’92)
• STA Southern Indoor, 70 singles (’93,’94)
• Southern Indoor (’94)
• National Senior Womens Clay Court (’94)
• USTA National Team Championship doubles (’96, ‘97)
• National Team Intersectional, singles and doubles (’99)
• National Hard Court singles (’99)
• National Grass Court Tournament, doubles (’00)
• Member US Team, Bundy-Cheney Cup (’00)
• National Senior Olympics, mixed doubles (’01)

Rankings

Consistenly ranked #1 by the MTA in her age group since 1968

Consistently ranked in Top 10 by the STA and USTA

Highest national ranking ever in 2000; #1 doubles, #2 singles

National ranking in 2001; #2 doubles, #4 singles, #1 South

Other Achievements

Vice-President, MTA (1974-1978)

President, MTA (1978-1980)

State Coordinator Volvo/USTA League (1980-1981)

Treasurer, MS Professional Tennis Association (1990)

Received 25-year Service Award from STA (2000)

Named Statewide Ageless Hero in Vitality Category by Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Mississippi (2001)

Hall of Fame Memberships

MSCW Hall of Fame (1945)

Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame (1993)

Did You KNow?

Carolyn Henry was a high school tennis coach for 18 years at Indianola High School, Indianola Academy, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, and Jackson Academy, winning five state championships.