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Ron has lived in Corpus Christi, Texas for 75 years. He learned to play tennis at Wynne Seale Middle School and grew up playing tennis at South Bluff Park (Now Al Kruse Tennis Center). Ron was a top ranked junior player in Texas and was a member of the USTA Texas Junior Davis Cup Team. He attended Ray, Cuero & Carroll High Schools, played varsity tennis at the University of Houston on a tennis scholarship. After college he went to work for Bob Mapes at the HEB Tennis Center for four years. Ron left HEB Tennis Center to direct the tennis program at the Corpus Christi Country Club. He was there for 31 years. overseeing the facility and along with his wife Loyce ran a very busy tennis and aquatics program as well as one of the best retail tennis pro shops in Texas.

 

Ron is a USPTA Master Professional and is one of the charter members of the Texas Professional Tennis Association (Now the USPTA Texas Division) established in 1969. He also served as Executive Director for the USPTA Texas Division for six years from 2001 – 2007; President of the National United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) from 2005 - 2007; President of the USPTA Texas Division; President of the Corpus Christi Tennis Association; President of the South Texas Pro Association; 6 year member of the CC Parks & Recreation Advisory Board; current member of Parks – Arts – Leisure – Seniors (P.A.L.S.) Board; 1982 & 1983 TAPPS Tennis Coach of the Year; Two year recipient of the USPTA National “Tennis Across America” award; 2010 USPTA National Pro of the Year; president of the Corpus Christi Tennis Association; ran the league program for 15 years in Corpus Christi; inaugurated

the “Little State” Tournament; Past Chairman of the USTA Texas Adult League Committee and Adult Competition Committee; served on the USTA Texas Management Committee and Executive Committee; served on the National USTA League Committee, Davis Cup/ Olympic Committee, CTA and Innovative Committees. And in 2018 he was awarded the

National USPTA George Basco “Lifetime Achievement Award”. Ron is also a 2011 inductee into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. Ron currently serves on the board of Tennis Success,

Inc. a USTA NJTL Chapter. This organization serves under resourced youth & families in the community by offering tennis, education and healthy living habits. He has served on this board for over 8 years and president for 4 of those years. He also served as interim Executive Director for 1 year. Ron serves on this organization to give back to the game that has given so much to him.

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Ron lives by this credo: 

"Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can."

~ Henry Drummond

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These words are inscribed on a plaque by 3 state of the art courts at the HEB Tennis Center that Ron helped get on a bond issue and constructed along with a raised seating area at the HEB Tennis Center and court upgrades at the Al Kruse Tennis Center through a 3 million dollar bond issue by the City of Corpus Christi.

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The Ron Woods Scholarships are made possible thanks to a recent generous donor advised grant from the Coastal Bend Community Foundation.