{"id":5207,"date":"2020-01-27T01:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=5207"},"modified":"2020-01-28T17:43:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T22:43:35","slug":"columbia-association-tennis-receives-usta-award-for-outstanding-league-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/other-news\/columbia-association-tennis-receives-usta-award-for-outstanding-league-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia Association Tennis Receives USTA Award for Outstanding League Tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Columbia-Association-300x100.png\" alt=\"Columbia Association\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Columbia-Association-300x100.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Columbia-Association-200x66.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Columbia-Association.png 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Columbia Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>COLUMBIA, MD<\/strong> &#8211; Columbia Association\u2019s (CA) tennis programming has been named the winner of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Mid-Atlantic\u2019s Outstanding League Tennis Facility Award for 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The award recognizes a tennis organization that supports and promotes the growth and development of USTA leagues in the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Maryland; Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and parts of West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 4,000 adult players participate in Columbia Association\u2019s tennis leagues throughout the year. CA also hosts competitive games, tournaments \u2014 including several regional tournaments each year \u2014 and other special events. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to be recognized,\u201d said Maury Bozman, Columbia Association\u2019s Tennis General Manager. \u201cWe are proud to provide our community with an avenue for them to be fit, socialize and play tennis \u2014 the sport of a lifetime \u2014 and for them to continue to grow, develop and compete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This award is just the latest recognition for Columbia Association\u2019s tennis programs and facilities:<\/p>\n<p><Ul><\/p>\n<li>In 2018, Long Reach Tennis Club was one of just 24 winners of the USTA Facility Awards, which recognize excellence in the construction and\/or renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country.<\/li>\n<li>Also in 2018, the Mid-Atlantic Club Management Association honored CA\u2019s Tennis Whizz program with its Award of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Kids Programming.<\/li>\n<li>And in 2015, CA was a finalist for the USTA\u2019s organization of the year and winner of the USTA\u2019s innovation award for tennis programming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Columbia Association offers world-class tennis programs, services and events for members and guests of all ages and abilities year-round at two outdoor tennis clubs and three indoor tennis clubs, totaling 37 tennis courts and several pickleball courts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>COLUMBIA, MD<\/strong> &#8211; Columbia Association\u2019s (CA) tennis programming has been named the winner of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Mid-Atlantic\u2019s Outstanding League Tennis Facility Award for 2019. The award recognizes a tennis organization that supports and promotes the growth and development of USTA leagues in the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Maryland; Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and parts of West Virginia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[123,343],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5207"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5208,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5207\/revisions\/5208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}