Missouri State

JODIE ADAMS
Tennis, 1975-79
Inducted 1988

Springfield native Jodie Adams played No. 1 singles for Missouri State University on three teams that advanced to the AIAW Division I National Tournament in 1976-78. While playing for three different coaches in her time at MSU, she was one of the top players in the region throughout her time in the program. In addition, she has been a high school and college official for over 30 years and is a member of the United States Tennis Association Missouri Valley Section Hall of Fame and the Springfield Softball Hall of Fame. In 1979, Adams declined a doubles wild card entry into the tournament at Wimbledon, England, to begin working at the Springfield Park Board.