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The USTA Missouri Valley is committed to promoting tennis at the local level. We offer program grants to help organizations initiate or expand their tennis program activities. Grants may be used to develop organized team leagues for players of all ages, abilities and populations. Priority will be given to those programs that promote and develop the growth of tennis, target new players, link their programs to continuing play opportunities -- including group lessons and organized play programs -- and assist in the development of a local Community Tennis Association.

Latest Community Tennis News

Membership Grants Now Available for Interested Organizational Members

11/6/2009 9:14:00 PM

Have an idea for a membership campaign in your area or looking for new ways to help grow your local Community Tennis Association? The USTA Missouri Valley is currently offering up to a $500 grant to help promote your organization's efforts to grow or retain membership.

Des Moines Rallies for the Cure

10/30/2009 7:53:00 PM

In 1984, Diane Boyd was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has battled the disease for all the years that have followed. By 1992 she was told the cancer had spread and she had six months to live. But, thanks to cancer research, results of new and sometimes experimental treatments and her positive attitude, she has been able to fight, survive and lead a very productive life.

Oudin Headlines Dec. 6 Charity Event in Wichita

10/15/2009 1:28:00 PM

America’s best and brightest tennis stars are coming to America’s Heartland. Teen Sensation and 2009 US Open Quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin teams up with an All-Star cast for the second edition of Champions for Charity. The event will take place on Sunday, December 6, 2009 (3PM) at Hartman Arena located at 8151 N. Hartman Arena Dr., Park City, KS. Oudin will be joined by the world’s #1 ranked Doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan along with 6’9’ John Isner, and former Olympic Silver Medalist Mardy Fish, both ranked in the top 50 of the world singles rankings. The Event will be hosted by Wayne Bryan, father of the Bryan Brothers.

USTA Adaptive Tennis National Community Service Award Nominations Due

10/5/2009 7:37:00 PM

The USTA Adaptive Tennis National Community Service Award was established in 2003 to recognize either an individual or a program that has demonstrated excellence, dedication, and service related to tennis for an Adaptive Tennis community. To qualify for a program award, the program must have been in existence for a minimum of three consecutive years and be either a registered USTA Adaptive Tennis program or have a USTA Adaptive Tennis affiliation. To qualify for an individual award, the recipient must have worked with an Adaptive Tennis program for a minimum of three consecutive years.

Volunteers Needed for Junior Competition Committee

10/5/2009 6:52:00 PM

Call for Volunteers from the following USTA Missouri Valley Districts: Heart of America, Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. The Junior Competition Sanction and Schedule Sub-Committee is in need of representatives from the above districts. The Junior Competition Sanction and Schedule Sub-Committee role is to promote, develop and ensure the quality and success of junior competitive events in USTA Missouri Valley.

Iowa's Eyre is USPTA High School Coach of the Year

10/1/2009 7:36:00 PM

Lawrence Eyre, the tennis coach at Fairfield’s Maharishi School, was honored with the National High School Coach of the Year Award by the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) at their World Conference.

A Shared Love

6/9/2009 6:06:47 PM

This night is like almost any other night on tennis courts across the USTA Missouri Valley. The courts are full of tennis enthusiasts. The sounds of the ball are all around. There is an electricity in the air that suggests that this will be a great night for tennis.

NAITA Championships in Topeka Bring Together Tribes, Athletes

5/28/2009 1:15:47 PM

The 34th annual North American Indian Tennis Association Championships wrapped up at the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka last Sunday. Next year the event shifts to Albuquerque, N.M.

Three Facilities Names Top 50 by Tennis Industry Association

4/24/2009 7:08:51 PM

The "Top 50 Tennis Welcome Centers of 2008" have been recognized by the Tennis Industry Association, U.S. Tennis Association and the trade magazine Racquet Sports Industry as leading the charge in the growth of the sport by providing well-rounded programs to new and current players of all ages and abilities. The Cooper Tennis Complex, Midtown Tennis Club and Shaw Park Tennis Welcome Center, all in the Missouri Valley, were recognized.

2009 ITF Cruyff Foundation Junior Wheelchair Tennis Camp – Americas

4/14/2009 4:48:20 PM

The USTA is happy to announce the site and dates for the 2009 ITF Cruyff Foundation Junior Camp – Americas. For the third straight year the US junior camp will be hosted by the City of Mission Viejo at the Felipe Tennis Center in Mission Viejo, CA. The camp will take place from July 7-10 2009.

Small Courts - Bigger Dreams

4/3/2009 6:19:22 PM

Tyler and Evan Acosta were initially skeptical of QuickStart Tennis. The format, a USTA initiative launched last year, reduces the size of the court and racquets to make tennis an easier game for younger players to learn. The kid-friendly specs aim to increase the length of rallies, making tennis more fun and competitive for all players.

Three Organizations Awarded Recreational Tennis Grants

4/2/2009 7:31:25 PM

The Fredonia Tennis Association (Fredonia, Kan.), McAdams Community Tennis Foundation (Wichita, Kan.) and the McPherson Advantage Junior Tennis (McPherson, Kan.) were awarded Recreational Tennis Grants by the United States Tennis Association in the first round of 2009 grants.

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