2018 NJTL Essay Contest Winners

10U Girls: Andrea Nicholson, Washington, DC

Washington Tennis and Education Foundation

10U Boys: Krish Attaluri, Cary NC

Raleigh Tennis Association

12U Girls: Gabrielle Pierce, Washington, DC

Metropolitan Tennis and Education Group

12U Boys: Diego Rivera, Arlington, TX

Dallas Tennis and Education Academy

14U Girls: Andrea Morales-Mendoza, Berkley, CA

Youth Tennis Advantage

14U Boys: Isaac Lian, Indianapolis, IN

National Junior Tennis League of Indianapolis             

16U Girls: Camille Blecher, Houston, TX

Houston Tennis Association      

16U Boys: Remi Asso-Gonzalez, Lancaster, PA

Tennis Central 

18U Girls: Hillary Phu, Daly City, CA

Youth Tennis Advantage

18U Boys: Jabeiro Brown, Jacksonville, FL

MaliVai Washington Foundation           

2017 NJTL National Essay Contest Winners

10U Girls: Maggie Shelburn, Indianapolis, IN

NJTL of Indianapolis 

10U Boys: Aditya (Adi) Kaul Gupta, Brookline, MA

Sportmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center

12U Girls: Ducky Steward, Johns Island, SC

City of Charleston NJTL Courting Kids

12U Boys: Dawson Pope, Collierville, TN

Tennis Memphis

14U Girls: Kira McGrown, Wichita, KS

McAdams Community Tennis Foundation

14U Boys: David Martin Jr., Manteca, CA

San Joaquin Valley Tennis Academy

16U Girls: Danielle Ellsworth, Perry, MI

Todd Martin Youth Leadership

16U Boys: Jaylon Bokknight, Augusta, GA

MACH Academy

18U Girls: Gail Cabahug, Albany, NY

15 Love

18U Boys: Shraiy Gupta, Pennington, NJ

NJTL of Trenton

2016 NJTL Arthur Ashe Essay Contest National Winners

10U Girls: Wiltchenie Cadet, Lake Worth, FL

Delray Beach Youth Tennis Foundation

10U Boys: Emeric Sery, Washington, D.C.

Washington Tennis and Education Foundation

11-12 Girls: Ashley Marin Factor, Portland, OR

Portland Tennis & Education

11-12 Boys: Edderek Cole, Jackson, MS

Jackson Community Tennis Project

13-14 Girls: Sophia Schutte, Thomaston, NY

NYJTL

13-14 Boys: Miles Ponds, Washington, D.C.

Metropolitan Tennis & Education Group

15-16 Girls: Catherine Thomas, Houston, TX

Houston Tennis Association

15-16 Boys: Mukasa Ricketts, Dallas, TX

Dallas Tennis Association

17-18 Girls: Chloe Henderson, Las Vegas, NV

Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation

17-18 Boys: Charles Taylor, Park City, KS

McAdams Community Tennis Foundation