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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

Watch: Brooklyn's KCTL on Fox 5's Good Day New York

Jun 08, 2022 12:00 PM

As an NJTL chapter, KCTL serves children living in and around Brooklyn public housing, using tennis and off-court educational activities as instruments for youth development. Read More

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