In addition to the Tennis Hall of Fame honor we are presenting Jim, he is also a 1981 inductee to the Ambrose College Sports Hall of Fame, a 2004 inductee to the USPTA Hawaii Hall of Fame and in 2006 he was, and still is, the only tennis player to be inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.
HATTIE SOMERVILLE, 2007 Player Recipient
Hattie Somerville, started playing tennis at Wilcox Estate on Kailua Beach at the age of 4. After spending the war years in San Francisco she returned home and played four years on Punahou’s varsity team. She went on to Braircliff College in White Plains, New York, where she was a three-sport athlete, earning starting positions on the tennis, field hockey and swim teams.

Since 1957, she was the #1 ranked women’s player in
Hawaii in the 40s, 50s, 60s and now, 70s age groups.
Hattie also brought her game to the National level; achieving rankings in both singles and doubles in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s age groups.
After numerous years as the Tennis Director and Teaching Professionals at the Waialae Country Club on Oahu, Hattie and husband John
moved to Kauai in 1995, where they continue to teach at Poipu Kai.
Hattie’s overall commitment to this sport, reinforces the belief that tennis is truly a sport for a lifetime.