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USTA Serves awards more than $429,000 in grants

Jun 30, 2014 04:47 PM

USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the USTA, has awarded more than $429,000 in grants to 46 community tennis and education organizations during its 2014 spring funding cycle. Read More

Florida CTA and UPARC... a perfect match

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Jun 19, 2014 10:00 AM

Florida-based UPARC supports and empowers individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and has delivered many new exciting tennis opportunities. Read More

Students raise a racquet for disabilities

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Jun 13, 2014 10:14 AM

A ball and a racquet are the tools that Ohio University students are using to better the lives of kids with developmental disabilities. Rachel Berens founded the No Limits Adaptive Tennis program in Lancaster, Ohio, and later brought it along with her to Athens, Ohio. Tennis skills are not the only thing these kids learn. Read More

Rookies Stroud, Anderson a pair for the ages

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May 30, 2014 05:46 PM

Conner Stroud, 14, and Anthony Anderson, 48, made their BNP Paribas World Team Cup debuts for Team USA this week. As the youngest and oldest team members, the two rookies share two passions above all else: family and tennis. Read More

Laredo Tennis fit for a king

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Apr 07, 2014 07:20 PM

The Laredo Tennis Association features a program for the blind and visually impaired that is "more than tennis!" Cruz Ramos, a high school senior, used the newfound confidence he gained from his success in tennis to run for Homecoming King at Martin High School ... and won! Read More

Abilities Tennis hosts Winter Chill event

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Feb 01, 2014 01:06 PM

Abilities Tennis hosted its sixth annual Winter Chill, a tournament for special needs athletes at N.C. State University. The event incorporated an “Adopt a Unit” project, with athletes sending cards and socks to troops overseas. Read More

USTA Serves awards $1.6 million in grants and scholarships

Jan 27, 2014 12:58 PM

USTA Serves has awarded $450,000 in grants to 40 organizations that provide tennis and education to underserved youth and people with disabilities. This brings the total awarded during the 2013 grant funding cycle to more than $1.2 million. Combined with scholarships, USTA Serves awarded a total of $1.6 million in 2013. Read More

Radio broadcasting brings Australian Open to life for the blind

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Jan 10, 2014 07:54 PM

Tennis can be difficult to watch when you're blind or visually impaired. But tennis on the radio is making a comeback thanks to the internet. And the first Grand Slam tournament of the 2014, the Australian Open, is being broadcast live. Read More

Faber named USTA Serves Executive Director

May 23, 2013 11:01 AM

Dan Faber has been named Executive Director of USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the USTA. In this role, Faber will be dedicated to increasing the outreach of the 19-year-old foundation and continuing its mission of changing lives through tennis and education. Read More