2025 USTA Champions of Equality

 

The USTA Champions of Equality event honors women leaders at the grassroots and professional levels who have significantly advanced equality, inclusion, and opportunity in tennis.
Congratulations to Carolyn Katayama, (4th from the left) the 2025 Billie Jean King Champions of Equality Award recipient for the USTA Hawaii Section!

Carolyn’s path to success!

  • Started tennis at age 9

  • Maryknoll High School, Varsity Tennis, 1970-1973

  • University of Hawaii, 1st singles, 1974-1978

Women's Open Rankings

  • 1st, 1975, 1976 Singles

  • 1st 1975, 1976 Doubles

  • 1st 1975, 1976 Mixed Doubles

Punahou School

  • JV Girls Coach, 1978-1979

  • Head Varsity Girls Coach, 1979-1996 (she coached Betsy Somerville)

  • Tennis Instructor, 1991-2004

Hawaii Pacific University

  • Head Women's Coach, 1996 - 1999

  • 2 Regional Titles

  • 3 National Tournament Appearances

University of Hawaii

  • Head Women's Coach, 1999 - 2005

  • Lecturer - Kinesiology & Leisure Science

Tennis Instructor, 2005 -  2008

  • Mid-Pacific Institute
    Intermediate/JV/Varsity Girls Coach

Tennis Instructor - Kindergarten thru Grade 12

Kamehameha School

  • 2024 - present

  • Intermediate/JV/Varsity Girls Coach

  • Tennis Instructor - Kindergarten thru Grade 12

 
Joanne Conching