The United States Tennis Association has announced that Marty Godwin, director of tennis and athletics at Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach and the Bayside Golf Resort in Fenwick Island, has been selected as USTA Delaware pro of the year.

The USTA chose Godwin based on his unyielding passion for promoting the game of tennis and for his extensive philanthropic endeavors involving this same sport. Since moving to Delaware more than a year ago, Godwin has been relentless in his attempts to promote tennis throughout the state and beyond.

At the present time, Godwin is involved with the Cape Henlopen School District, as well as with private schools in the area, bringing tennis to those that may not have the opportunity to take a lesson. This is the only program of this type in the area.

Godwin operates year-round clinics, lessons, camps and tournaments to sold-out crowds of enthusiastic clients and students. Through the sport of tennis, Godwin uses his extensive philanthropic efforts to continually bring the whole community together to help those that are less fortunate. Godwin’s charitable efforts are far-reaching, touching the lives of people both in this country as well as all over the world.

Godwin has built his extensive tennis career on reaching out to the forgotten populations in every community he has worked in. Delaware is certainly no exception. It is because of Godwin’s passion for teaching and promoting the sport of tennis, and for continually reaching out to those less fortunate, that the USTA is pleased to have chosen Godwin as USTA Delaware pro of the year.

The ceremony where Godwin will be presented with the award will be held Sunday, Feb. 8 at an awards dinner at the Bellevue Mansion at Bellevue State Park in Wilmington.