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Our college tennis programs provide some of the most accessible, competitive tennis in the United States. There are nearly 2000 college and junior college varsity teams throughout the country. We encourage you to attend varsity tennis matches and watch our rising young talent.

Our Tennis on Campus program continues to grow rapidly on college campuses. Tennis on Campus has grown club tennis by thousands. Click here to visit their website.

Whether you're interested in promoting recreational tennis on college campuses or helping to keep varsity tennis strong on your own college campus, link into our network of like-minded collegiate advocates. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has a College Tennis Advocacy Network that promotes the preservation of varsity teams on college campuses around the country. Click here for more information.

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Welcome to The Big Serve

Posted by USTA Staff on October 21, 2009 4:21 PM.

Welcome to The Big Serve. We at the USTA congratulate you on taking the first step to advocate for tennis in your community. Register on this site to receive updates about tennis advocacy or to post comments on our blog.  You will find some great resources on this site that will help you to build tennis facilities and create programming in your area - like handbooks and a step by step guide through the advocacy process.  You will also find a link to our Public Facility Assistance Program, which will allow you to tap the resources at the USTA in building new or renovating existing tennis courts.  

70% of tennis is played on public courts.  For over ten years, the National Recreation and Park Association has partnered with the USTA to bring parks and recreation agencies Tennis in the Parks (TIP).   TIP is a strategic initiative designed to help improve and expand opportunities for the public to learn and play this lifelong sport.  Interested in forming a Community Tennis Association?  Click here for more information.  Finally, please send us your stories to support the efforts of The Big Serve.

We look forward to your participation and to sharing all of our resources and success.

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USTA Awards Over $400,000 in Recreational Tennis Grants to 45 Non-Profit Organizations Across the Country

Posted by croft on October 20, 2009 11:45 AM.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., October 20, 2009 - The USTA announced today that it is awarding over $400,000 in Recreational Tennis Grants to 45 non-profit organizations across the country.  The Recreational Tennis Division has pooled together financial resources to create a new series of grants to be distributed on a bi-annual basis to non-profits that are committed to increasing tennis participation, well-established in their communities, support tennis programming and...

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