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Walker Named National ITA/Arthur Ashe Award Winner
May 26, 2004 Senior men's tennis player Lee Taylor Walker was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's recipient of the national Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship winner it was announced by the ITA, Wednesday. Walker, who was a first-team All-Conference USA honoree earlier this season, wrapped a impressive three-year Tiger career that included being the program's highest-ever ranked singles player (No. 48) and part of the program's highest-ever rated doubles team (No. 12). Walker is currently ranked No. 109 in the nation in singles after guiding the Tigers to their first-ever Conference USA Semifinals appearance back in April. The ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award goes to a player who has exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements. An All-Conference USA performer this past season, Walker was also active off the court for the Tigers. He was a crucial part in getting a chapter of the Fellowship for Christian Athletes (FCA) back on the U of M campus after a 10-year hiatus, and served on a mission trip to Central America last summer. He also served a six-month internship at St. Jude Children's Hospital this year. Walker, who is ranked No. 109 in the national singles rankings, is from Jackson, Tenn. He is the son of Danny and Susie Walker. Walker is the first Memphis Tiger to ever earn a national award from the ITA. He guided Memphis to a 15-11 record as the team's lone senior in 2004.
This year's other ITA national award winners are:
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