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USTA Foundation and Jersey Mike's again team up to help kids

The Bryan brothers and Jersey Mike's are longtime supporters of the USTA Foundation.

Aug 29, 2022 05:00 PM

The USTA Foundation is once again teaming up with Jersey Mike’s Subs to celebrate the organization’s mission to bring tennis and education together to change lives. During a weekend fundraiser also heralding the exciting conclusion of the 2022 US Open on Saturday, Sept. 10 and Sunday, Sept. 11, Jersey Mike’s will donate 20% of all sales at the company’s more than 2,200 locations nationwide to the USTA Foundation. Read More

USTA Foundation chairperson Chris Evert featured on CBS Sunday Morning

Aug 21, 2022 10:00 AM

On-court at a Miami-based NJTL chapter, USTA Foundation chairperson Chris Evert discusses her work with the USTA Foundation, her tennis career and her recent cancer battle on CBS Sunday Morning. Read More

USTA Foundation to award more than $435,000 in college scholarships

USTA Foundation Team Challenge event with NJTL chapters at XS Tennis Village in Chicago, Illinois.

Jul 28, 2022 01:00 PM

Forty-six high school students who participate in organized youth tennis programs like the NJTL network will receive financial assistance for college matriculation. Read More

NJTL alumnus, leader Scott Hanover talks tennis in public parks

Jul 22, 2022 03:30 PM

In honor of National Park and Recreation Month and the NPPTC, USTA.com asked volunteer leaders who have been instrumental with public parks tennis and with the tournament over the years to share their thoughts on the importance tennis in the public parks has played throughout the history of this sport in the United States. Scott Hanover, a former NJTL player, has grown up to be the part-time executive director of the Stephanie Waterman Foundation, a small NJTL in Kansas City that began in 1987. Read More

Return the Serve activations return in five cities in USTA Foundation partnership with Chase

USTA Foundation and Chase hosted the “Chase Return the Serve Fun Day” in Houston with youth from the local NJTL chapter, Houston Tennis Association.

Jul 21, 2022 02:00 PM

Over 1,000 kids participated in “Return the Serve Fun Day” presented by Chase with events in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Houston and D.C. providing tennis programming & financial education to NJTL families. Read More

Watch: Chris Evert honored at ESPYs for USTA Foundation work

Chris Evert has been USTA Foundation chairperson since 2019.

Jul 21, 2022 12:00 PM

The USTA Foundation chairperson and 18-time Grand Slam winner was celebrated with a Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award for her charity work in tennis. Read More

Excellence Program youth compete at USTA Clay Court National Championships

Jul 18, 2022 04:00 PM

Four student athletes from three NJTL chapters had the opportunity to compete at one of the most prestigious national junior tennis events after winning a wild card through the USTA Foundation's Excellence Program Wild Card Playoff. Read More

Carel Ngounoue finishes runner-up at inaugural 14-and-under Wimbledon event

Carel Ngounoue serves against Matie Todoran of Romania during their boys' 14 and under singles semifinals.

Jul 11, 2022 10:00 AM

The 13-year-old Ngounoue sibling has been an active member of the Metropolitan Tennis & Education Group, a USTA Foundation NJTL chapter in Silver Spring, Md., and the Excellence Program. Read More

USTA Foundation awards nearly $3 million to NJTL chapters in latest round of grants

Frontline Outreach Tennis of Orlando, Fla. was one of the 155 chapters selected.

Jun 28, 2022 02:00 PM

A total of 155 National Junior Tennis & Learning chapters (NJTL) in 41 states and the District of Columbia were selected for the latest round of financial assistance. Read More

Chris Evert to be honored by ESPN at 2022 Sports Humanitarian Awards

Jun 28, 2022 11:00 AM

The USTA Foundation chairperson and 18-time Grand Slam champion has been advocating for women's health since announcing in January that she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Read More