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'Cuse Honors Tennis Great Rosemary DeHoog
2/8/2018 7:45:00 PM | Tennis
Syracuse University celebrated longtime Drumlins Tennis Center professional Rosemary DeHoog by naming a court in her honor. The celebration on Friday, February 9 at Drumlins Tennis Club prior to the Syracuse University women's tennis match against Connecticut. For more than 41 years DeHoog has been a friend of Syracuse University Tennis.
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DeHoog's tenure in Syracuse began in 1970 when she became a staff professional at Wolf Hollow Racquet Club, which is now the Drumlins Tennis Club. From 1972 through 2004, DeHoog worked as the head tennis professional at Wolf Hollow and Drumlins. She also owned and operated Rosemary's Place, the tennis pro shop at Drumlins from 1980 through 2004. DeHoog served as the Tennis Club Manager at Drumlins from 1999 through 2003. In 2007, DeHoog was certified as a USPTA Master Professional, becoming the first woman in the eastern division and 13th woman nationally to achieve this distinction.
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DeHoog was an adjunct professor at Syracuse University from 1978 through 2004, teaching recreational tennis to Syracuse University students. She coached at LeMoyne from 2008 through 2010 where her team competed in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship in both seasons.
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A leader in the community, DeHoog served as the president of Orange Plus, an organization supporting women's athletics at Syracuse University, from 1987 through 1989 and in multiple leadership roles in the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA). In 1993 DeHoog was named the USPTA Professional of the Year and in 2012 she was inducted into the USTPA Eastern Division Hall of Fame.
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As a professional player, DeHoog ranked ninth nationally in 1984 and in 1988 was a USPTA finalist in Women's 45 Singles and a women's doubles semifinalist.
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A native of Muskegon, Michigan, DeHoog played tennis at Kalamazoo College. She was a four-time Women's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Singles champion in the first singles position. DeHoog, who earned a teaching certificate with a major in history in 1960, was also a member of Kappa Pi, the Trowbridge House Council and president of the women's recreation council and the women's league. In 1986 she was inducted into the Kalamazoo College Athletic Hall of Fame and in 2017 the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame honored her with induction.
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DeHoog's tenure in Syracuse began in 1970 when she became a staff professional at Wolf Hollow Racquet Club, which is now the Drumlins Tennis Club. From 1972 through 2004, DeHoog worked as the head tennis professional at Wolf Hollow and Drumlins. She also owned and operated Rosemary's Place, the tennis pro shop at Drumlins from 1980 through 2004. DeHoog served as the Tennis Club Manager at Drumlins from 1999 through 2003. In 2007, DeHoog was certified as a USPTA Master Professional, becoming the first woman in the eastern division and 13th woman nationally to achieve this distinction.
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DeHoog was an adjunct professor at Syracuse University from 1978 through 2004, teaching recreational tennis to Syracuse University students. She coached at LeMoyne from 2008 through 2010 where her team competed in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship in both seasons.
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A leader in the community, DeHoog served as the president of Orange Plus, an organization supporting women's athletics at Syracuse University, from 1987 through 1989 and in multiple leadership roles in the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA). In 1993 DeHoog was named the USPTA Professional of the Year and in 2012 she was inducted into the USTPA Eastern Division Hall of Fame.
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As a professional player, DeHoog ranked ninth nationally in 1984 and in 1988 was a USPTA finalist in Women's 45 Singles and a women's doubles semifinalist.
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A native of Muskegon, Michigan, DeHoog played tennis at Kalamazoo College. She was a four-time Women's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Singles champion in the first singles position. DeHoog, who earned a teaching certificate with a major in history in 1960, was also a member of Kappa Pi, the Trowbridge House Council and president of the women's recreation council and the women's league. In 1986 she was inducted into the Kalamazoo College Athletic Hall of Fame and in 2017 the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame honored her with induction.
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