About the GWTA

The GWTA is a non-profit community tennis organization
affiliated with the North Carolina chapter of the
United State Tennis Association (USTA). Our goal is
to promote healthful recreation and "To Grow the Game
of Tennis" by facilitating the delivery of programs
offered by existing tennis organizations and by
creating new opportunities for novice and junior
tennis players.

Our Board of Directors consists of the coordinators of
the tennis programs in our area and other volunteers.

Kenny Martin	Treasurer
Joan Bar- Zeev	Public Relations/Media
Ann Brewer	Secretary
Anna Martin	USA League Coordinator
Kenny Martin	Mixed Doubles Coordinator
Sandy Overbeck	Wilmington Tennis Ladder
Judy Watford	Southern Combo League Coordinator
Joan Bar- Zeev	Super Senior League Coordinator
John Rancke	Wilmington Recreation Division
Swandella Nixon	Wilmington Housing Authority
Howard Hess	Pender County Coordinator
Rosanne Boswell	School Tennis Coordinator
Paul Haskins	Communications Coordinator
Rod Badakhsh	USA Team Tennis - Head Instructor
Diane Badakhsh	USA Team Tennis Coordinator
Jerry Dempsey	Tennis Professional
John Klein	Special Need Children Tennis Coordinator

The GWTA is funded by grants from the USTA and the
grants are awarded based on the number of USTA members
in our area and the number of people participating in
the various leagues and tennis programs such as "USA
Team Tennis", "USA League Tennis", and "USA Tennis
123", Mixed Doubles, Combo Doubles, and Super Seniors.

Any USTA member or Wilmington Tennis Ladder (WTL)
participant residing in New Hanover, Brunswick or
Pender counties is automatically a member of the GWTA.