ELLEN DOLL

PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

Ellen Doll is founder and president of the Support the Courts Foundation. Ellen has served on the Board of Directors of the USTA Northern Section, Northern Tennis Foundation, Reed Sweatt Family Tennis Center, InnerCity Tennis, Foundation for Minneapolis Parks and is a former member of the USTA National Tennis in the Parks Committee.

JAY SWANSON

SECRETARY & DIRECTOR

Coming soon…

BETH GYLLSTROM

DIRECTOR

Beth Gyllstrom, PhD, MPH, is a Principal Epidemiologist at the Minnesota Department of Health. She is also an avid tennis enthusiast, both as a player and supporter of youth tennis. She was the Washburn Boys’ Tennis Parent Booster Chair for seven years and co-led the Morgan Courts rehabilitation project. Her role on the Support the Courts Board combines her passion for tennis with promoting population health.

ANNE MILLER

DIRECTOR

Anne Miller works in Advancement at Blake. She played tennis in college and has recently picked the sport back up, playing mixed doubles with her husband at ICT.  Anne worked in sports marketing for 20 years and is an avid sports fan. She was a member of the Love Morgan Courts committee responsible for the reconstruction of the Morgan Ave. tennis courts. She is excited to share her love of tennis with new players and get former players back in the game.

AMY QUINLIVAN

DIRECTOR

Coming soon…

TRACY ROBINSON

DIRECTOR

Tracy Robinson has lived in the Lynnhurst neighborhood for 20 years and prior to staying home with her kids she worked at Carlson Marketing Group in event planning.  She played tennis growing up and fell back in love with the game as an adult.  Both of her kids have been high school varsity tennis players and she is currently the Southwest Girls’ Tennis Parent Booster Chair and co-led the Morgan Courts rehabilitation project. She plays competitively in a few leagues and still hopes to make it to a USTA National tournament.

CHARLES WEED

DIRECTOR

Charles Weed is the Founder and CEO of Kingfield Software, but more importantly he is a founder and president of Minneapolis Community Clay Courts (MCCC), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to make clay court tennis accessible to everyone. In 2021, MCCC partnered with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and the USTA to build two public clay surfaced tennis courts at Waveland Triangle Park in Linden Hills. In 2025, they will be constructing another set of courts along Minneahaha Creek in the Standish-Ericcson neighborhood. Charles is also an avid player and is a member and captain of several USTA teams.

JOSÉ WILLIAMSON

DIRECTOR

José Williamson is a husband and father to four amazing children. Two of his sons have competed in the MSHSL 1A State Tournament. He is an invested community tennis leader and member and has lived in the Kingfield neighborhood his entire life. José was the former InnerCity Tennis Northside Initiative Director and is currently the head boys & girls tennis coach for Minnehaha Academy. He has been a head tennis court for 25 plus years. José is also the founder and Executive Director of Shining Stars Tennis in Minneapolis. He plays in USTA team leagues and ICT Sunday doubles leagues.