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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

Richard Ader honored with 2022 USTA NJTL Founders’ Service Award

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Mar 24, 2022 04:00 PM

USTA Foundation Board secretary Richard Ader, of Bennington, Vt., was presented with the National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) Founders’ Service Award a the 2022 USTA Annual Meeting and Conference for a decade-long dedication to serving under-resourced youth in his community. Read More

Youth-led Ohio NJTL highlighted in Forbes as symbol of tennis growth

Mar 20, 2022 05:00 PM

Forbes spoke with USTA Foundation Chief Executive Dan Faber about the Foundation’s various efforts to grow the sport of tennis amid the pandemic, while also noting the recently released PAC and TIA figures showing another year of impressive growth for the tennis industry. The Dublin Tennis Outreach Program (Dublin TOP) is the first-ever entirely youth-led NJTL chapter. Read More