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Gordon Smith to Step Down as USTA CEO-Exec Director
Posted: January 11, 2019 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The United States Tennis Association announced that Gordon Smith, the longest-tenured CEO and Executive Director in the Association’s history, has announced his retirement effective December 31, 2019. Smith first assumed his position in November 2007. The USTA will begin a search for a new CEO by first identifying a search firm by March 2019. Read More...
USTA Names Outstanding Facility Award Winners
Posted: September 27, 2018 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Each year, the USTA recognizes facilities throughout the country to encourage increasingly high standards for construction and/or renovation. Nominations are evaluated on the facility and amenities, and also on tennis programming. The honored facilities for 2018 are... Read More...
USPTA Receives Provisional Accreditation from USTA
Posted: March 26, 2018 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) received provisional accreditation from the United States Tennis Association (USTA), making the association the first tennis-teaching certification organization to be accepted into the program. According to the USTA, the goal of the new accreditation program is to set uniform standards for the development of those new to the profession, and it will also include on-going coaching education for all certified professionals who are members of accredited organizations. Read More...
USTA Foundation Raises Record $9 Million in 2017
Posted: February 23, 2018 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The USTA Foundation (USTAF), the national charitable arm of the USTA, announced it raised a record $9 million in 2017 through a variety of fundraising efforts. These funds will be used to support National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) programs nationwide through multiple initiatives and activities, including NJTL Excellence Teams, STEM and ACE curriculums, programming and capacity-building grants, and college scholarships. In 2017, hundreds of tennis and education programs and students were awarded more than $3.3 million in grants and scholarships. Read More...
USTA National Campus Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
Posted: January 4, 2018 in Suppliers
ORLANDO, FL - The USTA commemorated the one-year anniversary of the USTA National Campus, which officially opened on January 2, 2017, in Lake Nona in Orlando, Florida, as the new “Home of American Tennis.” In its inaugural year, nearly 200,000 players visited the groundbreaking facility, with more than 100 international, national and local tournaments held throughout the year. The USTA National Campus, featuring 100 courts over 64 acres, is open to the public and serves the entire spectrum of the tennis community, including youth players, recreational players, collegiate athletes and future and current professional tour level players. Read More...
