The Northern New Mexico District Tennis Association was founded in 1973 for the purpose of "promoting the game of tennis as a district of the Southwest Section of the USTA". As many of the early members belonged to the Tennis Club of Albuquerque, the official address during those early years was the TCA on Indian School Road. Among the early presidents was Dona Boyden, a TCA member, who for her many efforts in organizing the association, was inducted into the Southwest (SWS) Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.During the 1980's the association counted fifteen tennis clubs and public facilities as members. Tony Bull and Joe Long were among the presidents during that decade (Sissy Kelly, a vice-president, jumped straight to Southwest Section president in 1989). Sissy was inducted into the SWS Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000 along with Dona. Besides the president in those days, there were two vice-presidents, one in charge of player rankings, the other in charge of tournament sanctioning (most of these functions are now done by the Southwest Section).