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Youth-led NJTL changing the game for tennis in Ohio

May 31, 2022 03:30 PM

Dublin Tennis Outreach Program is an NJTL that's changing the lives of young students in and around Dublin, Ohio. But it's unique amongst other NJTLs because those doing the work are also just students themselves. Read More

New tennis clothing collection by L’Etoile Sport and Veronica Beard to benefit USTA Foundation

May 18, 2022 12:00 PM

Ten percent of the proceeds from sales of the exclusive collaboration collection and in-store events will support the USTA Foundation's mission of using tennis to change lives. Read More

NJTLs have unique, fun-filled day at Army West Point

May 16, 2022 11:00 AM

In partnership with USTA Eastern, the USTA Foundation and the American Tennis Association (ATA), local New York NJTLs headed to the ATA NJTL Eastern Cup, an empowering event focused on team tennis competition and education, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Read More

Paralympians meet NJTLs in Asheville

Apr 16, 2022 02:00 PM

Paralympians Emmy Kaiser, Dana Mathewson and Conner Stroud played an integral role in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier between the U.S. and Ukraine, and as part of their week, joined in a local NJTL clinic. Read More

Grassroots tennis set to boom in Asheville again after 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier

Apr 14, 2022 07:00 PM

The show within the show at this weekend's Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier between the U.S. and Ukraine is a host of community tennis events taking place around Asheville, N.C. and the boon to local tennis, including USTA Foundation NJTLs, that they provide. Read More

FILA and USTA Foundation collaborate to launch Spirit of Tennis scholarships

Robin Montgomery, the 2021 US Open junior champion who honed her game at the USTA Foundation NJTL chapter JTCC in College Park, Md. and as a member of the Excellence Program, wears FILA on the match court.

Apr 12, 2022 11:00 AM

Through these initiatives, FILA will contribute $180,000 over the course of four years, providing access and opportunity to NJTL youth around the country. Read More

Wheelchair user Henry Reyes breaks new ground as NJTL coach

Apr 11, 2022 11:00 AM

Within the last year, Reyes received his Level 1 coaching certification from the USTA to train beginner players, and is unique amongst these coaches in that he, as a wheelchair user, teaches tennis to able-bodied youths at First Break Academy, a USTA Foundation National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) chapter in Carson, Calif. Read More

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