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Having Fun at the 2008 “Little Mo” Nationals

October 20, 2008

  Boys having fun at the 2008 “Little Mo” Nationals (from left, front) RJ Fresen, Oliver Weaver, Luke McClelland, and Jenson Brooksby (from left, back) Perry Gregg (Boys 8 National Champion), Noah Schachter (Boys 9 National Champion)

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Murphy Jensen and Perry Gregg (Boys 9 Winner “Little Mo” Nationals)

October 20, 2008

Murphy Jensen and Perry Gregg (Boys 9 Winner “Little Mo” Nationals) holding up two fingers to represent his two “Little Mo” Nationals titles in a row.  (Perry won the Boys 8 “Little Mo” Nationals title in 2008.)

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2008 Sites announced for MCB International Team Competitions

August 21, 2008

Dallas…The Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation has announced the following sites for their two international team competitions: the Bonne Bell Maureen Connolly Brinker Cup (U.S. vs. Australia) and the Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy (U.S. vs. Great Britain). The Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy will be held at the West Hants Club in Bournemouth, England from September 25-27, 2008. The match features the top five girls who are 16 & under from the United States and Great Britain. This is the 33rd annual competition between the two nations and the format is the best of eleven matches played over three days. The United States leads the competition: 20-11. This is an officially sanctioned event by the USTA and The Lawn Tennis Association of Great Britain. The Bonne Bell Maureen Connolly Brinker Cup will be held at the Royal South Yarra Club in Melbourne, Australia in November, 2008. (Date – TBA) The match…

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Cindy Brinker Simmons Named New President of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation

November 5, 2007

Transition of Leadership Announced as the Foundation Celebrates its 40th Anniversary (Dallas, TX) Nancy Jeffett, chairman emeritus and co-founder of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, announced today the new officers of the Foundation. Cindy Brinker Simmons, oldest daughter of the late Maureen “Little Mo” Connolly Brinker, who was a three-time Wimbledon winner (1952-54) and the first woman to win the Grand Slam in tennis (1953), was named as president. Brenda Brinker Bottum, the second and youngest daughter of “Little Mo,” was named vice president. Elizabeth Jeffett Norman, daughter of Mrs. Jeffett, was also named vice president. Ms. Brinker Simmons, Ms. Bottum and Ms. Norman will continue to serve as directors of the Foundation as well as Mrs. Jeffett and Norman Brinker, husband of the late Mrs. Brinker. Mrs. Jeffett will also assume the title of chairman emeritus and co-founder of the Foundation. Bryan Dunklin was elected as legal counsel…

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Little Mo’s Legacy Book Signing

October 26, 2007

Cindy Brinker Simmons, daugther of Maureen “Little Mo” Connolly and MCB President, signs her book (Little Mo’s Legacy) for the “Little Mo” International players at the Austin Tennis Academy in Austin, Texas. Pictured in photo are Michelle Wang (Washington), Ana Konjuh (Croatia) and Tara Donaho (Texas)

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Church’s Chicken 2007 “Little Mo” Nationals Champions Crowned

October 25, 2007

Dallas…The 10th annual “Little Mo” Nationals was held at the prestigious Austin Tennis Academy in Austin, Texas from October 20-22, 2007. The event was hosted by the Austin Tennis Academy staff, players and volunteers. The Tournament Director was Brian Notis and Assistant Tournament Director was Deb Cahill. The Opening Ceremony was held on Friday afternoon with the players parading on court to “We are the Champions”. The matches began at 8:30 am on Saturday morning and continued through Monday afternoon. The “Little Mo” Nationals is the only national tournament for young players who are 8, 9, 10 and 11 & under and is the culmination of the yearlong “Road to the Little Mo Nationals”. The “Little Mo” tournaments are designed to be fun and provide good competition for the younger player at the sectional, regional, national, and international level. The prestigious “Little Mo” Nationals draw was made up of the…

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2007 “Little Mo” Internationals

October 19, 2007

2007 “Little Mo” Internationals Austin Tennis Academy Austin, Texas

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10th Annual “Little Mo” Nationals sponsored by Church’s Chicken Top Seeds Announced

October 17, 2007

Dallas…This week, the youngest and brightest stars in tennis will be playing in the “Little Mo” Nationals at the Austin Tennis Academy in Austin, Texas from October 20-22, 2007. The event will be hosted by the Austin Tennis Academy in Austin, Texas and presented by the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation. Brian Notis is the Tournament Director and Deb Cahill is the Assistant Tournament Director. The “Little Mo” Nationals is the only national event in the United States for boys and girls 8, 9, 10 and 11 & under and is the culmination of the yearlong “Road to the Little Mo Nationals” circuit. The circuit began with over 1,500 youngsters nationwide participating and the top 128 will be featured at the Nationals. The matches will begin on Saturday morning, October 20 at 8:00 am and continue through Monday, October 22. For 30 years, the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation has…

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Jeffett Honored At 40th Anniversary Of Connolly Brinker Foundation

October 5, 2007

USTA President Jane Brown Grimes, the WTA’s long serving Peachy Kellmeyer and one of Amnerica’s greatest ever champions, Tony Trabert, were on hand in Dallas last week to recognize Nancy Jeffett’s life long service to tennis at the 40th anniversary of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation. As the event is always highlighted by a junior match between the USA and Great Britain, LTA chairman Stuart Smith was also present to recognize Mrs. Jeffett’s dedication to the sport. With her own family’s support, Nancy has been a tireless promoter of the game in Texas and was especially influential in the development of the fledgling WTA Tour in those early days when World Tennis publisher Gladys Heldman and Billie Jean King, along with Philip Morris chairman Joe Cullman were busy creating the most successful world-wide tour in all of women’s sport. The USA won a closely-contested match in the 33rd Maureen…

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International Tennis Hall of Fame to Honor Nancy P. Jeffett as 2007 Golden Achievement Award Winner

September 24, 2007

NEWPORT, RI – The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced that Nancy P. Jeffett, President and Trustee of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, is the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Golden Achievement Award. The Golden Achievement Award is given by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and presented annually on a worldwide basis to individuals who have made important contributions to tennis in the fields of administration, promotion or education, and have devoted long and outstanding service to the sport. Presentation of this year’s Golden Achievement Award will be made on September 29 at the Dallas Country Club in Dallas, Texas, the site of the 33rd annual Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy event to be held September 27-29. Sir James Harvie-Watt, Chairman of the Hall of Fame’s International Council and member of the Executive Committee, along with Tony Trabert, President of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and 1970…

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