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Houston Tennis Association NJTL featured on KHOU news

Apr 09, 2022 11:00 PM

In conjunction with the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships ATP event, the local news highlighted the work that one local NJTL is doing for 7,000 youth in the area. Read More

Watch: 40 Love Foundation NJTL featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Apr 07, 2022 05:00 PM

40 Love Foundation founder Doris Obih's childhood tennis coach and current 40 Love instructor, Terry, and her first student Ethan shared how much the foundation and Doris have impacted their lives. Read More

Gabby Hesse changing the game for wheelchair tennis at JTCC

Mar 28, 2022 03:00 PM

Gabby Hesse never encountered wheelchair tennis as a young tennis player, but meeting USTA national coach Paul Walker as a student-athlete at Florida Southern College changed the course of her life. Now, she's helped build a thriving adaptive tennis program at JTCC, an NJTL chapter in College Park. Md. Read More

Richard Ader honored with 2022 USTA NJTL Founders’ Service Award

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Mar 24, 2022 04:00 PM

USTA Foundation Board secretary Richard Ader, of Bennington, Vt., was presented with the National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) Founders’ Service Award a the 2022 USTA Annual Meeting and Conference for a decade-long dedication to serving under-resourced youth in his community. Read More

Youth-led Ohio NJTL highlighted in Forbes as symbol of tennis growth

Mar 20, 2022 05:00 PM

Forbes spoke with USTA Foundation Chief Executive Dan Faber about the Foundation’s various efforts to grow the sport of tennis amid the pandemic, while also noting the recently released PAC and TIA figures showing another year of impressive growth for the tennis industry. The Dublin Tennis Outreach Program (Dublin TOP) is the first-ever entirely youth-led NJTL chapter. Read More

WKMG-TV in Orlando highlights Posh Rock Tennis NJTL chapter

Mar 03, 2022 05:00 PM

Brothers John and Albert Richards grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands and formed Posh Rock Tennis to make the sport more accessible. Read More

Zina Garrison Tennis Academy celebrates 30 years of service to Texas

Feb 28, 2022 03:00 PM

Since retiring from tennis, Zina Garrison has used her namesake National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) chapter to give back to the youth of Houston. Read More

Marc Atkinson on Black History Month, gratitude and mentorship

Feb 21, 2022 12:00 PM

As Director of Tennis at the MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation, Marc Atkinson has a profound influence on the next generation of young tennis players. Hear his first-person story on usta.com in celebration of Black History Month. Read More

John Borden on Black History Month and his hopes for the future

Feb 10, 2022 01:00 PM

As a junior in high school, John Borden got his first coaching position at an NJTL, and he's remained involved in the network ever since. Read the first-person story of the president and CEO of the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation in Washington, D.C. on usta.com in celebration of Black History Month. Read More

Continued commitment and growth highlights USTA Foundation efforts in 2021

Jan 31, 2022 01:00 PM

2021 was a year of growth for the USTA Foundation, as 35 new chapters were added to the National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) network and more than $10 million was raised in support of the Rally for the Future campaign. Read More