Rudy Lewis Earns Alabama Member Of The Year Honor For His Devotion To Tennis

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

Rudy Lewis has heard it more times than he can count. The president of the James Lewis Tennis Scholarship Foundation is often thought to be the son of the man for whom the foundation is named.

“The first thing they ask me is, ‘Oh, that’s your dad?’” Rudy Lewis said. “I’ve always gotta tell them he’s no relation whatsoever to me. But he inspired many of us to follow in his footsteps and … make a difference in the lives of humanity.”

The foundation president may not be a relative of James Lewis but he “inherited” his dedication and devotion to teaching tennis to men, women, boys and girls. It is that trait that he gleaned from the man who reignited his love of tennis that helped earn him the distinction of Alabama Member of the Year of the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR).

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