October 27-29, 2023
BREC’s Highland Park Tennis Center, Baton Rouge, LA
All net proceeds benefit the Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament
Click here to see the 2023 draws and match results
Click here to see tournament photos, taken by our friends at the Louisiana Photographic Society.
$68,402 RAISED FOR THE 2024 CAJUN CLASSIC
Hallowheel has raised $243,402 since 2015
The Baton Rouge Wheelchair Tennis Association (BRWTA) announced at its board dinner on Nov. 13 that it raised a record $68,402 to help support the 2024 Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, to be held in Baton Rouge next March at the Paula G. Manship YMCA.
Members of BRWTA raised the funds through the annual Edward Jones Investments / Tex Morris “Hallowheel” charity tennis and pickleball tournament, held Oct. 27-29, at BREC’s Highland Park Tennis Center. The previous Hallowheel fundraising record was $51,994, set last year.
Since 2015, the Hallowheel tournament has raised $243,402 for the Cajun Classic. Hallowheel is one of the most unique tournaments in the United States, as it features traditional tennis and pickleball matches along with the Up-Down tennis competition.
The 2023 Hallowheel tournament attracted more than 500 players from the Baton Rouge area and from several states across the nation who competed in tennis and pickleball.
Hallowheel also included a separate “Up-Down” tennis draw in which wheelchair players from Louisiana and Mississippi were paired with able-bodied players for doubles competition. Hallowheel’s weekend of events also included an adapted and wheelchair tennis carnival to introduce tennis to children and adults with developmental disabilities.
The Hallowheel charity tennis tournament was created in 2015 by Emily Greene and Rusty Jabour who co-chair the tennis tournament. Tex and Cindy Morris co-chair the pickleball competition, which became part of Hallowheel in 2017.
The Pat Mulvihill UP-DOWN Competition
At our Opening Ceremonies, Oct. 27, 2023, we were honored to name Hallowheel’s Up-Down competition after Vietnam veteran and longtime wheelchair tennis player Pat Muvihill of Mississippi. Pat lost his legs as a result of a mortar attack during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam and recovered for more than eight months in a U.S. Naval hospital before returning home to Natchez. He took up wheelchair tennis and played for more than 30 years in every Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament except one. Pat has played in every Hallowheel since 2015.
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Tennis Tournament Co-Chairs:
Rusty Jabour (RustyJabour@yahoo.com)
Emily Greene (emilygreenefct@gmail.com)
Title Sponsor
Tex Morris of Edward Jones Investments
Presenting Sponsor
Baton Rouge Wheelchair Tennis Association (BRWTA)
Tournament Partner
Baton Rouge Recreation and Parks Commission (BREC)
Court Sponsors
Bank of St. Francisville
Corporate Realty
Employment Development Services
HEAD Pickleball
Supporting Sponsors
Louisiana Tennis Association
Greater Baton Rouge Community Tennis Association (GBRCTA)
Second Serve
HEAD Pickleball
Trifecta Sports Therapy
Dr. Kip Corbin, Chiropractor
Stretch Zone
Wheelchair Repair Station
“Pit Boss” Lynn Serio
Player Gift Items, Printing and Other Valuable Support
American Business Systems (Ken Rish)
Baton Rouge Rehab Hospital
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Baton Rouge Wheelchair Tennis Association 