Thanks to Madeleine Dreith, players age 4 to 80-something are loving tennis
When folks look back at Madeleine “Maddy” Dreith’s impact on Hawaii tennis over the past three decades, what might be the toughest question is awe-inspiring. Does Dreith cherish her job as director of Community Tennis for the U. S.
Tennis Association’s Hawaii Pacific Section more than the many people she has touched in tennis cherish her? “I love my job,” Dreith says simply. “It’s so rewarding.
Getting somebody hooked onto tennis, I’ve seen it happen so often. They just get addicted to it. ” The Punahou alum has helped feed the addiction for thousands since coming home from Southern California after a 10-year sojourn.
She “found my independence” at UCLA, then worked in retail management at a stationery store in “Hollywood/Beverly Hills” that Don Knotts and Sylvester Stallone frequented. A job with Hopaco, and husband Albie’s goal of starting his own physical therapy business, brought them back to Hawaii. Tennis was already a large part of their life.
Their first date was on a tennis court. Maddy qualified for the 65-and-older league team tennis last year and returned from her fourth national tournament last month. Her husband has qualified for twice as many nationals.
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