Southern
Ted Reese, Drew Meyers elected to lead USTA Southern
USTA Southern announced Ted Reese, of Cary, N.C., has been elected USTA Southern Board of Directors President & CEO for the 2025-26 term. Drew Meyers, of Lafayette, La., was elected Executive Vice President.
Here are the other Board members and their positions:
- John Cox; Vice President; Cleveland, Miss.
- Ashley Massengale; Vice President; Atlanta
- Jenifer Tucker; Vice President; Fayetteville, Ark.
- John Herring; Treasurer; Lexington, Ky.
- Carol Alan; Secretary; Sumter, S.C.
- Sara Barnett; Director at Large; Jackson, Tenn.
- Ernie James; Director at Large; Florence, S.C.
- Eric Schmook; Director at Large; Dunwoody, Ga.
- Brett Schwartz; USTA Delegate; Mandeville, La.
Pictured above, left column, top: Ted Reese; left column: bottom: Drew Meyers. Top row from left: John Cox, Ashley Massengale, Jenifer Tucker. Middle row from left: John Herring, Carol Alan, Sara Barnett. Bottom row from left: Ernie James, Eric Schmook, Brett Schwartz.
2025-26 USTA Southern Nominating Committee members:
- Brett Schwartz, Chair
- Jorge Andrew; Member; West Columbia, S.C.
- Mark Botsch; Member; Atlanta
- Donna Gast; Member; Cary, N.C.
- Rainey Johns; Member; Nicholasville, Ky.
2025-26 USTA Board of Directors:
Southerners were included in the USTA Board of Directors for the 2025-26 term:
- Brian Vahaly (a native of Atlanta); President; Mid-Atlantic Section
- Bill McGugin; Secretary/Treasurer; Nashville, Tenn.
- Derek White; Director-at-Large; Pooler, Ga.
2025-26 USTA Nominating Committee members for USTA Southern:
- John Cox, At-Large
- Andrea Farley; Elite Athlete; Atlanta
- Carla O'Connor; At-Large; Charlotte, N.C.