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Excellence Team product Ngounoue wins inaugural Indian Wells junior title

Mar 19, 2023 06:00 PM

Washington D.C. native Clervie Ngounoue swept the singles and doubles titles at the inaugural junior event held at Indian Wells, the site of the famed BNP Paribas Open. Read More

First Serve – New Mexico recognized as NJTL of the Year at 2023 USTA Annual Meeting and Conference

Mar 04, 2023 12:00 PM

First Serve – New Mexico of Santa Fe, N.M. was honored with the NJTL of the Year Award at the 2023 USTA Annual Meeting and Conference. Read More

Work of NJTLs helped drive latest increases in diverse tennis participation

Mar 01, 2023 12:00 PM

The recent surge in tennis participation has been driven by an increase in players from diverse populations, a recent study by the Physical Activity Council Study on Sports and Physical Activity (PAC) administered by Sports Marketing Surveys USA and the Tennis Industry Association Participation and Engagement Study (PES) found. Learn more about how the USTA and USTA Foundation's work is fueling this increase. Read More

In their own words: Lawrence Washington on Black History Month

Feb 27, 2023 12:00 PM

In a first-person essay on usta.com, Lawrence Washington, the president of of the Metropolitan Tennis Group, a USTA Foundation NJTL chapter in Maryland, writes a first-person essay about what Black History Month means to him. Read More

Q&A: Malivai Washington opens up on his life, tennis career and making a difference for kids

Feb 10, 2023 08:00 AM

Former world No. 11 Malivai Washington joined Courtside, the official US Open podcast, in celebration of Black History Month to recount everything from his exploits on the tennis court to how he makes a difference in the lives of under-resourced youth with his namesake USTA Foundation NJTL chapter. Read More

USTA Foundation chairperson Chris Evert announces she's cancer free

Jan 17, 2023 11:00 AM

USTA Foundation chairperson Chris Evert penned a first-person essay for ESPN on Tuesday in which she detailed that she's cancer-free, and that there's a 90% chance her cancer will not return. Read More

USTA Foundation raises $12 million in 2022, sets new target for Rally for the Future

Dec 21, 2022 10:00 AM

The USTA Foundation raised $12 million in 2022, the second year of the Foundation’s Rally for the Future campaign, and has set a new target for 2023 as a result. Read More

Clervie Ngounoue finishes runner-up at famed Orange Bowl

Dec 11, 2022 04:45 PM

USTA Foundation Excellence Team product Clervie Ngounoue, who trains at the Metropolitan Tennis & Education Group (MTEG) National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) chapter in Silver Spring, Md., finished as runner-up at the prestigious Orange Bowl in Plantation, Fla. Read More

USTA Foundation mourns the loss of former USTA president Alan Schwartz

Dec 05, 2022 02:00 PM

Over the span of his 91 years, the scope of Schwartz's influence and the list of his accomplishments made it seem as if he'd lived two lifetimes. Read More

Remembering Nick Bollettieri, the Hall of Fame tennis coach and game-changer

Dec 05, 2022 11:00 AM

Nick Bollettieri, a longtime friend and supporter of the USTA Foundation, passed away on Sunday at the age of 91. He changed tennis for good, and always gave back. Read More