Attend the SETLC Block Party and have a smashing day of free tennis, games and more for beginner-advanced players (ages 8-13). There will be great fun and prizes for everyone from noon-2 p.m. March 18 at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center (701 Mississippi Ave. SE). For more information and to RSVP, call Jeri Ingram at 202-645-6242. All people who attend must RSVP.
WASHINGTON, DC - At the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, the Howard women's team raised more than $600 for the Tigerlily Foundation to increase breast cancer awareness.
The USTA/WTA in partnership with Department of Parks and Recreation presents Jr. Team Tennis for Washington DC. There will be an open house registration for all interested players, parents and coaches. If you would like to join a team or are interested in being a team captain please join us at this open house registration which will be held at Southeast Tennis and Learning Center (701 Mississippi SE Washington D.C 20032) from 4-8 p.m.. Be prepared to play some tennis and learn more about Jr. Team Tennis in Washington, DC.
The USTA wants to ensure that you receive the best possible on-court training available. The skills you will learn at USTA Recreational On-Court Training Workshops will help you grow the sport, increase demand for your instruction and get you more involved. With these goals in mind, the Recreational Coach Workshop (RCW) helps to prepare coaches, instructors and parents to give players an exceptional tennis experience and keep them coming back.
Tennis will explode at the NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo with fun games and giveaways. From 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 16-17, the USTA/Mid-Atlantic's Washington, D.C District will have two QuickStart Courts set up for drills and exciting raffles. The Health Fair will have fun activities and information on products and services to live healthier. You will also get the opportunity to sign up for USTA Membership and Jr. Team Tennis. Free health screenings will also be provided at the Washington Convention Center. Try a new sport such as golf, skiing, dancing or tennis.
The Washington Tennis Association (WTA) is taking a good look at itself. In doing so, we are looking at ways to improve our service to the Washington DC tennis community. One of the things we want to do is keep the tennis community more informed. As a step in that direction we have revamped our webpage so you know more about the tournaments, leagues, special events, awards and other tennis related information. Another area up for review is our league program.
Shiloh Baptist Church has adult and junior programs called Tennis at Shiloh (TAS). The USTA awarded TAS a Diversity Signature grant last spring to create an 18-and-under Junior Team Tennis team, cardio tennis and adult clinics on Saturday mornings in DC.
DC Mayor Adrian Fenty is popular with tennis fans.
DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, was joined by Ximena Hartsock, Acting Director of the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Lucy S. Garvin, President and Chairman of the Board of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), and Jeff Newman, Legg Mason Tennis Classic Tournament Director, at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park to announce a new partnership between DPR and USTA. Through the new partnership, USTA will continue to expand their support for tennis and tennis programs across the District of Columbia. Mayor Fenty said, “I'm very proud to announce a partnership between the United States Tennis Association with Washington, DC, through the Department of Parks and Recreation. Providing our residents, and especially our youth, with high-quality recreational opportunities is a priority for my administration."
Role models make a difference. Alice Lee, a retired DC math teacher, started playing tennis because of Zina Garrison. In the late ‘80s, Zina Garrison was a role model for Lee. Garrison, who was ranked as high as No. 4 in the world, was a Wimbledon finalist, an Olympic Doubles Gold Medalist, and a three-time Grand Slam Mixed-Doubles Champion. “Zina came to our school promoting tennis and hitting balls to kids down in the gymnasium,” said the athletic teacher, who used to participate in gymnastics and basketball. “Because of her, I started watching tennis and thinking that I wanted to play. I am athletic and I just like sports. I just started doing tennis because it was something I could do at school.” When the 73-year-old Lee was growing up, sports were different. “Gymnastics more like tumbling,” she said. “When I played basketball, we were limited to one bounce.”
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—USTA Serves awarded the Recreation Wish List Committee in Washington, DC, a $10,000 grant. Other Washington, DC, organizations receiving grants were the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), Reach for College!, and the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF). USTA Serves Chief Executive Karen Martin-Eliezer said, “It is extremely rewarding to see how programs across the country are using USTA Serves funding to help children improve academically and learn positive life skills which will help them grow to be healthy, productive adults. We are grateful to the USTA, and so many corporations and individual donors for the generous support that empowers USTA Serves to allocate life-changing funds.”
