USTA National Junior Tennis League (NJTL)

The National Junior Tennis League (NJTL) is a low cost, grassroots junior program that introduces children to tennis that may not otherwise have the opportunity. NJTL combines tennis instruction with an educational component, such as health, literacy, or drug prevention to enhance the lives of these young players. This program is excellent for beginning and early intermediate players. NJTL chapters typically run USTA Jr. Team Tennis and other USTA programs. Grants are available for NJTL chapters, as well as college and tennis camp scholarship opportunities for participants. All NJTL participants are eligible to compete in the Arthur Ashe Essay Contest.

Arthur Ashe Essay Contest

To help commemorate the legacy of humanitarian and tennis great Arthur Ashe, NJTL sponsors an annual essay contest *open only to NJTL participants* asking entrants to write in 300 words or less why Arthur Ashe is a legend. Winners will receive an all-expense paid trip to New York to be guests at Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, a daylong festival of kids’ tennis activities that includes interactive games, musical entertainment and free clinics. Click here to download a copy of the Arthur Ashe Essay Contest Entry Form.

Asheville	Laura Loftis	lloftis@ashevillenc.gov
Charlotte	Carla O’Connor	oconnfam@aol.com
Clinton	John Merritt	docjcm@aol.com
Fayetteville	Francie Barragan	fbarragan@methodist.edu
Raleigh	Ken Glanville	Ken.glanville@ci.raleigh.nc.us
Brunswick Co.	Karen Holbrook	kholbrook@ec.rr.com

For more information on starting an NJTL chapter, contact Marusa Pogacnik at (336) 852-8577 or marusa@nctennis.com.

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