Rex Maynard
Belton, SC
Inducted 2001

BORN AND RAISED IN BELTON, THE TENNIS TOWN, HE WAS A VERY COMPETATIVE PLAYER. RANKING 7TH IN THE STATE IN BOYS 12’S SINGLES IN 1957. HE FIRST BECAME INVOLVED IN TENNIS AS A VOLUNTEER IN 1976 AT THE PALMETTO CHAMPIONSHIPS.

IN 1983, REX HELPED JIM RUSSELL RAISE FUNDS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE SOUTH END BELTON DEPOT AND OPENED THE HALL OF FAME DURING THE PALMETTO CHAMPIONSHIPS. HE LATER BECAME A SCTA COMMITTEE MEMBER, CHAIR, AND THEN A SCTA BOARD MEMBER. HE SERVED A 2 YEAR TERM AS SCTA PRESIDENT IN 1994-1995.

HE HAS HELD VARIOUS VOLUNTEER POSITIONS SUCH AS PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN, TOURNAMENT CHARIMAN, AND TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS AT THE WACHOVIA PALMETTO CHAMPIONSHIP. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANNUAL “18’S PARTY” THE “AWARDS CEREMORY” AND THE “PALMETTO CHALLENGER”.

HE HAS SERVED ON THE BELTON TENNIS ASSOCIATION BOARD, SC TENNIS PATRONS FOUNDATION, AND AS THE EDITOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA TENNIS MAGAZINE. HE WAS ELECTED SCTA PRESIDENT IN 1994.

HE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS SUCH AS FAMILY OF THE YEAR, PRESIDENT’S AWARD, JUNIOR COUNCIL VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD AND LUCY GARVIN VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

REX HAS ALSO SERVED ON NUMEROUS COMMITTEES SINCE 1989. THEY INCLUDE THE FOUNDATIONS PUBLICATIONS, JUNIOR RANKING COMMITTEE, AND SERVED AS AN STA DELEGATE IN 1999-2000. HE NOW SERVES AS OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS DIVISION.