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Team USTA Foundation off and running

Nov 11, 2014 03:55 PM

Team USTA Foundation raised more than $40,000 through its participation in the New York City Marathon, led by two NJTL products who ran to give back to the programs that gave so much to them. Read More

Returning the Love

Oct 14, 2014 05:08 PM

Sugam Langer came to the United States at age 6 knowing very little about her new surroundings and even less about tennis. She found a home at the 15-Love NJTL chapter in Albany, N.Y., and now she's running in the 2014 New York City Marathon to raise money to give back to the program. Read More

Tennis delivers much joy to veterans in 2014

Oct 10, 2014 11:56 AM

The USTA Foundation hosted both “Warrior and Family Tennis Days” and several Wheelchair Tennis camps across the U.S. during a successful spring and summer in 2014. Read More

For NJTL standout, a bright future awaits

Oct 09, 2014 05:52 PM

Eighteen-year-old Charlee Goodman of Milwaukee is studying to become a doctor while beginning her college tennis career this season. With her high school and junior success, the McKendree University freshman and NJTL graduate has aced her first test and is ready for the future. Read More

USTA Foundation hosts annual Pro-Am at US Open

Sep 05, 2014 12:19 AM

Take nine Grand Slam singles champions, throw in five more former Top 10 players and unite them for a worthy cause – that’s the USTA Foundation Pro-Am Tournament at the US Open. Read More

Military Appreciation Day at US Open provides pride

Sep 01, 2014 04:47 PM

Monday, Sept. 1, at the US Open found fans feeling patriotic, as the tournament celebrated its third annual Military Appreciation Day. Throughout both the day and evening sessions, members of the U.S. Armed Forced and their families were honored for their service to country. Read More

Carillo honored at USTA Foundation Opening Night Gala

Aug 25, 2014 11:38 PM

Former tennis pro and Chairwoman of the Board Mary Carillo was honored at the 14th annual USTA Foundation Opening Night Gala at the 2014 US Open. The Gala annually serves as one of the Foundation's major fundraisers. Read More

Meet the 2014 Arthur Ashe Essay Contest winners

Aug 24, 2014 02:39 PM

The USTA Foundation has announced the 10 winners of the 16th annual NJTL Arthur Ashe Essay Contest. The 10 winners, ranging in ages from 10 to 18, were selected out of close to 2,600 entries. Each winner received a New York City travel package surrounding the 2014 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day. Read More

A volunteer's take- Special Olympics USA Games

Serving as a volunteer for Special Olympics is an invaluable experience that is not only life-changing, but also life-shaping. Taylor Reese was a first-time volunteer at the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games held in New Jersey. She shares her heart-touching experience. Read More

USTA Foundation teams with JPMorgan Chase to change lives

Aug 15, 2014 01:01 PM

The USTA Foundation has partnered with longtime US Open sponsor JPMorgan Chase & Co. to award 10 NJTL programs with $10,000 each to go toward tennis and education programming. In addition, JPMorgan Chase will launch a nationwide Twitter campaign to award one NJTL program with an additional $10,000. Read More