USTA SOUTHWEST  LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH CLAIRE COX (Phoenix, Arizona)

CLAIRE COX

District: Central Arizona

AGE: 28 years old

OCCUPATION: Child and Family Therapist

HOME COURT: Anywhere, just happy to be back out!

RACQUET: Wilson 

STARTED PLAYING LEAGUE IN: 2017

CURRENT LEAGUES: 18 & Over 10.0 Mixed

FAVORITE PLAYER: Steffi Graf

SUPERPOWER: HEART " I roar like a lion" 

ON COURT DRINK: Water on the rocks!

WARM UP SONG: Eminem's "Lose Yourself" 

HOBBIES: Tennis, good times with friends and family and I love getting crafty!

MOST MEMORABLE USTA EXPERIENCE: Receiving the sportsmanship award alongside (former Southwest junior) Tommy McGeorge at 14 Zonals from (former USTA Southwest Junior Competition Manager, now Executive Director) Eric Mitchell! Also, the 10.0 mixed doubles season I just played was great!

YOU ATTENDED BOTH UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY... SO WE HAVE TO ASK, WILDCATS OR SUNDEVILS?

Let's just say... I bleed red, white and blue! BEARDOWN! 

TENNIS HISTORY: I loved traveling and playing competitive junior tennis and then went on to play for the University of Arizona women's tennis team. After two years, I wanted to explore  and study abroad and decided to take a break at that time. It was CJ Browning who got me to go tryout for the University of Arizona club team, which, in turn, turned out to be some of my greatest, most fond tennis memories! 

YOU, YOUR 10.0 MIXED CAPTAIN AND YOUR PARTNER ALL PLAYED TENNIS ON CAMPUS FOR UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU RECONNECTED THROUGH USTA LEAGUE.

Like I said earlier, University of Arizona club tennis holds some of my greatest tennis memories to date and a huge part of that was due to my teammates. I am very grateful to my friend Jackie Marx for continually trying to get me back out into league matches and was ecstatic to be able to play with the one and only, Taylor Allin! I have been blown away from past matches, seeing faces, siblings and coaches who I've known for a long time and have loved seeing where everyone is at today!

WANT TO NOMINATE YOUR LEAGUE CAPTAIN AS A FUTURE 'Southwest Captain of the Month'? 
Please tell us why your captain deserves some acclaim for the work he/she does for your team, or, let us know how they're helping to grow league tennis participation in your area. Contact USTA Southwest League Coordinator Shelby Payne at payne@southwest.usta.com with suggestions.