South
Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame
Belton, SC
The South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame, located in the newly renovated (2007) and air-conditioned historic Belton Depot on Main Street in Belton, is one of the finest sports museums in the country. Opened in 1984, the Hall of Fame honors the state's top players (both professional and amateur) and tennis officials. Trophies, racquets and other tennis memorabilia from the past are on display. The Hall of Fame is operated by South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation. Through 2006 the Hall of Fame has 43 inductees, including 4 inductees from Belton...Janie Haynie Hentz, Fluffy Rice, Jim Russell and Rex Maynard. New inductees are elected each June by the Board of the Patrons Foundation and are inducted during the Hall of Fame Banquet held in December.
The Palmetto Fling 2007 was held Saturday evening on June 9, 2007. A special ceremony was held during the party to unveil the portrait of the 2006 inductee into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame, Dan Santorum from Hilton Head. Santorum, the Executive Director of the Professional Tennis Registry, is a long-time tennis volunteer. He is a former president of USTA-South Carolina and Treasurer of USTA-Southern. He has served on a number of USTA national committees, as well as several tennis related boards. Santorum was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame last December. His portrait was painted by Wayland Moore, a Belton native, and will hang with those of the 42 other inductees in the Hall of Fame Museum, which is located in the newly renovated historic Belton Depot.
The focal point of the Hall is the inductees' portrait gallery. Every portrait was painted by Wayland Moore, a Belton native. Each new portrait is unveiled and placed in the Hall during special ceremonies at The Palmetto Fling, held the week of the Wachovia Palmetto Championships each June. Old Racquets, books, trophies, pictures and many other tennis artifacts are on display. These include a memento from each of the inductees tennis career.
South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation
Hall of Fame Inductees Information
The Tennis Hall of Fame is available to the public during the hours of operation for the Belton Museums in the Belton Depot. Those times are as follows:
Wednesdays through Saturdays - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Contact
Museum Curator/Depot Director
Phone: 338-7400
Fax: 338-8855
50 North Main Street
PO Box 335
Belton, SC 29627