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Hailey Baptiste wins first WTA title in Charleston

Apr 19, 2021 12:40 PM

The 19-year-old Baptiste is a product of the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Md. and the USTA Foundation NJTL and Excellence Team programs there. Read More

Women's History Month: All about the kids for Bert Cole in Texas

Mar 25, 2021 10:00 AM

For the better part of five decades, Bert Cole has been making a difference in the lives of countless young people across the state of Texas, and her work has taken her to the Dallas Tennis & Education Academy NJTL. Read More

USTA Foundation announces new scholarship

First established by Billie Jean King in 1998 and associated with the USTA Foundation for the first time in 2021, the Novo Nordisk Donnelly Scholarship is named after two collegiate tennis champions, Diane Donnelly Stone and Tracey Donnelly Maltby, sister

Mar 22, 2021 03:00 PM

The USTA Foundation is proud to announce a new scholarship opportunity in support of young tennis players: the Novo Nordisk Donnelly Scholarship. Read More

Women's History Month: Judy Levering, a champion for the USTA Foundation from the start

Judy Levering at the 2019 USTA annual meeting.

Mar 18, 2021 04:00 PM

Two decades on, Judy Levering can still remember every detail of the moment she learned she was primed for a history-making appointment as the first woman president of the USTA. Learn more about the woman behind the USTA Foundation from the very beginning. Read More

Black History Month spotlight: Toni Wiley putting her heart into the job

Feb 16, 2021 10:30 AM

Toni Wiley, the CEO of the award-winning Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center, has a keen grasp of the role and influence her USTA Foundation NJTL chapter continues to play in the life of the youngsters who walk through the doors at the Dorchester, Mass., facility. Read More

Black History Month spotlight: Rochester NJTL chapter keeping Arthur Ashe's legacy alive

Feb 10, 2021 04:00 PM

Theresa Bowick began Conkey Cruisers as a cycling program aimed at promoting health and wellness in Rochester, N.Y. - but after finding tennis, the sport proved to be a perfect match. Now, it's a thriving NJTL USTA Foundation chapter in the community. Read More

USTA Foundation announces new slate of Board of Directors

New president Kathleen Wu and USTA Foundation chairperson Chris Evert.

Feb 04, 2021 01:00 PM

Led by new President Kathleen Wu, these representatives will serve a three-year term until 2023. Read More

Kathleen Wu announced as next USTA Foundation President

Jan 15, 2021 09:15 AM

Longtime USTA Foundation Board Member Kathleen Wu of Texas will be the next President of the USTA's national charitable arm. Read More

Mississippi NJTL Family Biz Builder featured in Tennis magazine

Peggie Henderson in the executive director of Family Biz Builder in Tunica, Miss.

Jan 11, 2021 01:30 PM

Family Biz Builder in Tunica, Miss. is one NJTL program that has benefitted from financial assistance provided by the USTA Foundation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

France Tiafoe honored with ATP's Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award

Dec 22, 2020 01:00 PM

Frances Tiafoe has been honored by the ATP Tour for his off-court impact in 2020 as the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the former JTCC player gave back to the USTA Foundation in a variety of ways. Read More