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Category Archives: Tennis
Harlem’s James Blake And Others Swing At City Parks Foundation Tennis Benefit Auction
City Parks Foundation (CPF), the only nonprofit whose mission is to offer programs in public parks in the five boroughs, will, for the first time, hold its 23rd annual CityParks Tennis Benefit as a digital auction during the US Open. Continue Reading →
Harlem Youth Tennis Players Bring Baller Skills To Tennis Scholarship Tryouts With John McEnroe
On Thursday, July 18, 2019—After returning from an exciting trip to London for Wimbledon 2019, tennis icon and commentator John McEnroe is keen to mint the next young phenom a la Wimbledon breakout star Cori “Coco” Gauff—right here in NYC. Continue Reading →
Free Family Tennis And Reading Program For Kids Presented By Mayor David Dinkins
This summer the Free Family Tennis and Reading Program for children ten and under will take place at the Frederick Johnson Playground “The Jungle” at 151 Street & 7th Avenue starting Saturday, July 13th to August 17th, 2019, from 9:00 AM -11:00 AM. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Althea Gibson First Black Woman To Win A Championship At Wimbledon
Althea Gibson, August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003, was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first black athlete of either gender to cross the color line of international tennis. Continue Reading →
City Parks Is Looking For The Next Althea Gibson At The Lacoste Tennis Academy Tryouts
Harlem has tons of talent, ask Althea Gibson, who was the first black woman to win a Championship at Wimbledon.