STANFORD, Calif. - Former four-time All-American teammates Patty Fendick-McCain and Linda Gates have been announced as 2018 ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame inductees, joining Mary Ellen Grant (Gordon) and Dr. Ann Lebedeff as this year's four-member class.
The 2018 ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Every two years, the ITA Women's Collegiate Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional players, coaches and contributors in women's intercollegiate tennis.
Fendick-McCain repeated as NCAA Singles champion in 1986-87, guiding the Cardinal to national championships in 1984, 1986 and 1987. The 1987 Tennis Magazine Collegiate Player of the Year and 1987 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award recipient, Fendick-McCain was named the NCAA Division I Most Outstanding Student-Athlete of the first 25 years of women's tennis. Ranked as high as No. 19 in singles and No. 4 in doubles during her time on the WTA Tour, Fendick was also the 1991 Australian Open doubles champion. Fendick-McCain transitioned to coaching at the collegiate level after her playing days, serving as the head coach at Washington and Texas, respectively. In 2016, Fendick-McCain was named the Pac-12 Women's Player of the Century.
Gates was a three-time NCAA champion, capturing the singles title in 1985 and winning back-to-back doubles crowns in 1984 and 1985. Guiding Stanford to the 1984 NCAA championship, Gates was a four-time ITA All-American and claimed the Broderick Award as the National Collegiate Player of the Year in 1985. Gates was the recipient of the 1984 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award and was elected to the Stanford Hall of Fame in 2001. In her professional tennis career, Gates reached the doubles quarterfinals at the Australian Open with 2016 ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame inductee, Alycia Moulton. Gates also advanced to the round of 32 in singles at the US Open.
The ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame is housed in the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Millie West serves as curator and chairperson of the Hall of Fame, which began in 1995. The Hall of Fame and tennis center were made possible through a generous donation from the late Mark McCormack and Betsy Nagelsen. Every two years, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional players, coaches and contributors in women's intercollegiate tennis. The ITA Hall of Fame Committee selects inductees from the following categories: (1) outstanding collegiate players; (2) players who attended college and later had a significant impact on women's tennis; (3) outstanding collegiate coaches; and (4) individuals or corporations that played a major role in the development of women's intercollegiate tennis.