The Virginia District encompasses the entire state and is the largest of the four Districts which make up the USTA/Mid-Atlantic Section (MAS). The Virginia Tennis office offers a professional staff and volunteers to promote and develop the game of tennis in your community. We support over 20,000 individual members and over 200 organizational members, including more than 30 Community Tennis Associations. We have knowledgeable and reliable staff that can assist in answering any questions you may have. Check out our USTA/Virginia Tennis staff list and their job descriptions so you may direct your question to the person who can give you the best response possible.
We need your help!
USTA/Virginia Tennis and the Virginia Tennis Foundation are now collecting applications for the proposed tennis license plate for Virginia. The winning design has been selected from the "Serve It Up For Charity" design contest and now we need to submit 350 pre-sale applications to the DMV and the Virginia General Assembly for the plate to be approved. This is where you come in; if you would like to show your love for the game by ordering a tennis license plate, please send in a completed application. A portion of the proceeds from the proposed plate will benefit the Virginia Tennis Foundation.
On November 1, 2009, 22 kids from Newport News based An Achievable Dream Academy (AADA) volunteered to provide "ball-kid" support to the USTA/Virginia Tennis Wheelchair Open held at Mid-Atlantic famous McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
The event was the kickoff of the USTA Virginia Wheelchair Open and used to spread the awareness of wheelchair tennis in the state of Virginia. The USTA/Virginia Tennis Wheelchair Open was a three day event at McCormack-Nagelson Tennis Center in Williamsburg, VA and included the Run/Roll Challenge & dinner on Friday, October 30, breakfast & tournament play on Saturday along with a "Halloween Bash" Player Party, and concluded on Sunday, November 1 with a breakfast and tournament finals. Click "Read Full Story" for great videos and pics from this inaugural event!
The USTA Virginia Wheelchair OPEN sponsored by the Truong Rehabilitation Center was held October 31st and November 1st at the College of William & Mary’s McCormack-Nagelson Tennis Center in Williamsburg Virginia. This event was the first Wheelchair Open for Virginia Tennis and proved to be a great success! Click on "Read Full Story" for tournament highlights and results.
Anyone who is interested in coaching or playing wheelchair tennis will find these a valuable resource, as will those organizations/facilities interested in beginning a wheelchair tennis program.
The 2009 USTA/Virginia Tennis on Campus Fall Invitational was held November 14-15, 2009 at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. Twenty teams and almost 200 players entered the tournament including 17 unique colleges, 3 of which were from North Carolina.
As part of USTA's Multicultural Grants Program, the Pancho Gonzalez Scholar Athlete Grant is being offered in order to: honor the memory, life and acheivements of the two-time Men's Singles US Champion whose dedication to the sport brought together fans from all walks of life; reward players who work to excel in leading others on and off the court; widen the net of opportunities to young players of Hispanic/Latino heritage who aspire to excellence in competitive tennis; assure the careful nurturing of young players who may be candidates for USTA Elite Player Development Programs, and may have the ability to achieve national or international rankings. Click "Read Full Story" for details and a grant application.
The USTA/VA Tennis 2009 Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon featured two-time Paralympic Gold Medalist, Nick Taylor. The event was held on Saturday, October 24 at The Dominion Club in Glen Allen, VA to
recognize outstanding individuals and organizations in the tennis community.
Tennis is a sport that changes lives and improves communities, and The Big Serve promotes advocacy for challenges in local tennis communities to support the growth of the game. Find out how you can help.
December 4th-6th in Norfolk at ODU's Folkes-Stevens Indoor Tennis Center. All proceeds will go to Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation, Anchor Scholarship Foundation, and the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation. Come out & show support! Registration deadline is November 27, with priority registration through November 1 for all military.
Three NOVA teams and one VA Beach team will head to Nationals, while four other teams (two from Richmond, two from NOVA) hold titles as Mid-Atlantic Section Finalists.
