The Universal Tennis Foundation has created Scholars & Scores Count! High School Tennis Grants to promote student participation in high school tennis programs and provide coaches with the tools they need to provide a positive team experience in public schools with socioeconomic needs. The application process is now open! A minimum of 25 grants will be available. Application deadline: August 31, 2024.
The launch of the Universal Tennis Foundation's Scholars & Scores Count! High School Grants program helped 26 high school tennis programs across 21 states. Each received $1,250 grant.
The grant recipients: Lauderdale County High School; Hoover High School; Calexico High School; Hanford West High School; Eureka High School; Buena High School; Orville H. Platt High School; Benjamin Banneker Academic High School; Gainesville High School; Rabun County High School; Waipahu High School; South Tama County High School; Nicholas Senn High School; Goshen High School; Boyd County High School; Oakdale High School; Boston Latin Academy; Raytown High School; Smithfield-Selma High School; Basic Academy Of International Studies; Sprague High School; Central High School; Cranston High School East; Devine High School; Manti High School; Jenkins Jr/Sr High School.
The mission of the Universal Tennis Foundation is to enrich lives through increased education and knowledge of tennis, and make the sport inclusive and accessible to everyone through programs that support youth and wheelchair tennis, bring tennis to underserved individuals and communities, and increase access to the sport by promoting its benefits and maximizing the athletic potential of talent. Do your part to help the sport you love.