Dorothy Mauk, Class of 2002

Believed to be the first woman in the nation to work full–time in the sports department of a major metropolitan daily newspaper, Dorothy was literally “drafted” for her pioneering position as sportswriter at the Denver Post.

Although nearly 40 different sports came under Dorothy’s purview, tennis received the most attention. She made her inaugural courtside appearance in 1965, and for 17 years she covered nearly every tournament in Colorado, including the annual United Bank Tennis Classic in the 1970s and early 80s, and the 1974 debut of Denver’s World Team Tennis franchise, the Racquets.

Dorothy served on the Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation board of trustees for numerous years. In 1971, the Colorado Tennis Association presented Dorothy with the inaugural Bud Robineau Award for her contributions to the tennis community.