Retirement Announcement: Nancy Lundberg

After 17 years of dedicated service, USTA Northern wishes to announce the retirement of Nancy Lundberg as the Director of Adult Play. In her role, Nancy oversaw all adult programming for the section and during her tenure, she helped the programming expand from simply USTA leagues and tournaments, to a full menu of competitive and recreational products. 

"Nancy’s contributions to the growth of tennis in USTA Northern go far beyond adult programming," Becky Cantellano, Executive Director and CEO of USTA Northern said. "She is a true professional with a passion for serving our customers and a leader within our team.  We will miss her tremendously, but are on solid footing because of the impact she’s made and feel incredibly fortunate to have been blessed with the best SLC in the nation for so many years!"

In 2015, Nancy led her team in the launching of the Tennis In Your Park (TIYP) adult lesson and drill program, a much needed form of social play. Since then, TIYP has seen exponential growth, helping new and returning adult tennis players to get back into the game at record numbers across parks all over the Twin Cities. Her work with TIYP is the epitome of USTA Northern's mission; to promote and develop the growth of tennis. 

"What she has done for the growth of adult tennis in USTA Northern has been incredible!" Pat Colbert, Assistant Executive Director and coworker of Nancy for the past 17 years added. "Because of her vision, hard work, and assembling a professional, dedicated team, adult tennis will be in good hands for years to come. She is not only a colleague, but a friend. I will miss her, but am also happy for what lies ahead for her in retirement! All the best!"

Another one of her many accomplishments includes her commitment to improving the administrative processes and regulations to support USTA Northern's players and organization. From getting emails and calls at midnight after year-end ratings are published or getting flooded with complaints about a players' ratings throughout the year, Nancy handled those situations with grace and patience.  She always put captains and players first and supported the Northern Section at the national level.  "She listened and understood first, and explained second," Taylor Heltne, Manager of Twin Cities Adult Play said. "No one did it better."

Following her retirement, Nancy sets her sight on connecting with old tennis friends and spending much deserved time with her grandchildren. She has left an incredible mark on USTA Northern and her legacy will live on.