Barbara Hallquist DeGroot (2012) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Barbara Hallquist DeGroot

Induction:
2012
Class:
1979

Not only was Barbara Hallquist DeGroot a championship tennis player, but she was a pioneer among Trojan women’s athletes when in 1976 she became the first female to receive an athletic scholarship at USC. The four-year (1976-79) letterwinner and three-time All-American won seven national collegiate tournaments, including the 1976 and 1977 USTA Collegiate singles titles. She was a member of Women of Troy teams that won national championships in 1977 (AIAW, USTA), 1978 (USTA) and 1979 (AIAW). She was a member of three U.S. Junior Federation Cup teams, earning MVP honors in 1977. Her pro career saw her reach the singles quarterfinals at the 1980 U.S. Open and twice advance to the doubles quarters. She then returned to USC as an assistant coach, helping the Women of Troy win the 1985 NCAA crown. She was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2010. In 2016, she was named to the Pac-12 All-Century team. She then became the girls’ tennis coach at Cate School in Carpinteria, Calif.