Women making waves: Celebrating leaders growing tennis across USTA Missouri Valley

Check out a roundup of feature stories spotlighting the players, leaders, coaches and hall of famers making an imprint across the USTA Missouri Valley.

🎾 As executive director of the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation, Carmen Bond is creating opportunities for players in all 77 counties of Oklahoma. Those efforts include scholarships, grants and free community clinics, funded in part by the $317,000 the OKTF recently raised. Read more about Bond's statewide impact by viewing this story.

🎾 From UCLA standout to US Open competitor to ITF 65+ Masters representative for Team USA, Shannon Carney has had an impressive tennis journey. And a star-studded one, too, as she's played doubles with Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. Carney, the longtime women's tennis coach at Principia College, still loves competing and inspiring others; read her story here.

🎾 Carol Rollins has been a USTA competitor for almost two decades, often taking leadership positions whether designated that way or not. Rollins recently became certified as an official, took on the role of USTA Missouri district league coordinator and chairs the USTA Missouri Awards. She is a USTA League player and captain, guiding multiple teams to nationals. View her full story here.

Check this page later for additional Women's History Month stories, and view Women's History Month articles from prior years by clicking here.