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Hilton Head Island, SC — Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) will present its annual awards later this month during the 2015 PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event, which includes more than 40 educational presentations for tennis teachers and coaches, a trade show and tournament, will be held February 19-22 on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Breaunna Addison, of Boca Raton, Florida, has been named the PTR Female Player of the Year. A PTR on Campus member certified in 11 to 17, Addison plays for the University of Texas at Austin.

She was the first UT freshman to reach the NCAA singles quarterfinals or beyond. No stranger to awards, Addison was named the 2013 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, 2013 ITA Texas Region Rookie of the Year, and 2013 All-Big 12 (singles and doubles). All in her freshman year!

By the end of her sophomore year, she had been named ITA All-American (singles) twice. She was also named 2014 Big 12 Conference Player of the Yea, 2014 Big 12 Champion No. 1 singles, and 2014 All-Big 12 (singles). She was also a Member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2013, Spring 2014). All this by the end of her sophomore year!

Before entering University of Texas, Addison was the 2009 Orange Bowl Champion, Girls’ 16 Singles and Runner-Up in Girls’ 16 Doubles. She reached the semifinals of the Women’s Singles and Doubles draws at the ITF $10,000 Futures event on Hilton Head Island. In 2011, she was the Doubles Champion at the ITF Pan American event and Singles Champion at the ITF Goombay Splash Bowl. Currently ranked #16 ITA final singles and #21 ITA final doubles, Addison is in her junior year at UT at Austin.

PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals with more than 15,000 members in 125 countries. It has the greatest percentage of multicultural and women members of any such organization. PTR is dedicated to educating, certifying and servicing tennis teachers and coaches around the world in order to grow the game.