Carla O’Connor received the 2023 Jacobs Bowl during the Hall of Fame dinner at the USTA Southern Annual Meeting. The highest award presented by the USTA Southern Section; the Jacobs Bowl honors a volunteer who has exhibited outstanding service to USTA Southern. Carla has served as a volunteer for the USTA for over 24 years, in a variety of appointments at the State, Sectional and National levels. Carla is the Executive Director for the Charlotte Tennis Association. She began working with the Charlotte Tennis Association 26 years ago as the Junior Team Tennis Coordinator and became the Executive Director in 2003.
The 2026 USTA NC 40 & Over State Championships marked the final Adult League State Championship of the season, and Charlotte Tennis Association teams finished strong. Women’s teams competed in Winston-Salem while men’s teams battled in Hickory against top competition from across the state, with 10 Charlotte teams representing the area. Four Charlotte teams captured State Championship […]
