Robin Jones and Rex Maynard win 2025 Volunteer Exceptional Service Awards

Robin Jones — more than 10 years of service

Jones has served on the National Advocacy Committee for 14 years: from 2006–2014 when it was disbanded, the Advocacy Task Force from 2018–19 and the reinstated committee from 2020–present, on which she currently serves as vice chair. She has volunteered with USTA North Carolina since 2003 and USTA Southern since 2004, serving on both organization’s advocacy committees—chairing the Southern Advocacy Committee from 2008–2014—as well as several others. Jones also spearheaded USTA military outreach, led the way in reviving National Tennis Month, now a major USTA initiative, and was at the forefront of creating and launching what is now known as the USTA Tennis Venue Services (“TVS”) program.

“Robin sets, and meets, high standards, and she brings outcomes that matter and that grow the sport. This puts her many levels above anyone else,” said Virgil Christian, former senior director of market development and collegiate tennis at the USTA. “Whether it has been developing tennis venues, engaging with our military or figuring out ways the private and public sectors can invest in tennis, Robin continues to get results. But not only that, she also brings others along with her, making them better at what they do, too.”

Rex Maynard — up to 10 years of service

Maynard has served on the National Adaptive Committee for six years, in addition to his many other volunteer positions at the section and local levels. He was the President of USTA Southern and was a board member for more than a decade, in addition to more than 10 years spent as a trustee of the Southern Tennis Foundation and its chairman. Maynard has also been the USTA South Carolina president, a USTA Southern Adaptive Committee member, USTA South Carolina Adaptive Committee chair, and the tournament director of the SPUD Championships in Belton, S.C.

“Rex embodies the very meaning of going above and beyond with all aspects with his role on the committee as the subcommittee chair of our grants and awards group,” said Marcy Hirshberg, USTA National Adaptive Tennis Committee chair. “Rex is an exceptional advocate for adaptive tennis. He has worked tirelessly with various organizations and stakeholders to raise awareness about the sport and its benefits for individuals with disabilities. Through his advocacy efforts, Rex has helped break down barriers and create a more inclusive environment for adaptive tennis players.”