Highland Park Man Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

Alan Schwartz, a longtime Highland Park resident, has been inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Tennis Hall of Fame for 2013.

Schwartz co-founded the Midtown Tennis Club in Chicago in 1969, reported the Chicago Tribune. Today, there are 10 clubs throughout the United States and Canada, including the Midtown Athletic Club in Bannockburn.

As the former chairman of the board and president of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), Schwartz has played an integral role in developing the growth of tennis throughout the years, and has always been highly supportive of collegiate tennis and the ITA, according to its website.

Schwartz served two terms as the president of the National Indoor Tennis Association (NITA), from 1973 to 1974 and from 1978 to 1979.

Since 2003, Schwartz has represented the USTA internationally through the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is credited as the co-author of the National Tennis Ratings program. A three-year letterman of his varsity team at Yale, Schwartz served as the captain of the team during his senior year.