ABOUT US
Some of Ivana and Carmen Corley’s best memories as youth tennis players came from their participation in the New Mexico School State Tennis Championships. During all of their years in High School they were participating and winning state championships in singles and doubles.
With the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, Spring sports were cancelled. There were no state tennis tournaments. The Corley’s saw this as a major disappointment for their peers that were not able to share the memories as they had done previously.
Their vision was to hold a tournament, when able, to help fill the void, for graduating Seniors and varsity tennis players in the state of New Mexico. That vision became a reality, with the assistance of her father Eddie Corley Jr. and many others, and the inaugural Corley Cup was held in Fall of 2020.
$10,000 in scholarships were awarded based on success and sportsmanship. An additional $20,000 plus was donated to New Mexico charities primarily supporting underserved youth in New Mexico.
Out of this came an even greater vision to enlarge their footprint and help New Mexican youth, give a voice to the lost, and eradicate classism and racism both on and off the tennis courts. Thus, The Corley Cup has become an annual event.
Ivana Corley
- University of Oklahoma SAIL (Student Athlete Innovative Leaders) Vice President ‘20-21
- University of Oklahoma SAIL (Student Athlete Innovative Leaders) President ’21-22
- Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete 2019
- Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete 2020
- Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year Award Finalist
- 2018-2019 All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- University of Oklahoma Outstanding Freshman Award 2019
- Dean’s Honor Roll during Spring 2020 Semester
- Academic All Big 12 First Team Honor 2020
- Big 12 Player of the Week (April 6, 2021)
- 2021 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (No. 1 Doubles)
- 2021 First Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2021 All-Big 12 Doubles First Team
- Ranked as high as No.11 Nationally in doubles with Carmen Corley
- 2020 ITA Central Region Doubles Champion with Carmen Corley
Carmen Corley
- 2021 All-Big 12 Singles First Team
- 2021 First Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2021 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (No. 1 Singles)
- Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 23, 2021)
- Big 12 Player of the week (Jan. 26, 2021)
- Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 21, 2020)
- 2021 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (No. 1 Doubles)
- 2021 All-Big 12 Doubles First Team
- Ranked as high as No.11 Nationally in doubles with Ivana Corley
- 2020 ITA Central Region Doubles Champion with Ivana Corley