Register Now for Double Up for Youth! A Benefit for YTA
Monday, June 4, 2012 - 2 p.m.
Double up with a tennis partner for a competitive afternoon of
mixed or women’s doubles. Then join us at The Club at Harbor Point for a
no host cocktail party, silent auction, and an exciting tennis exhibition featuring top
pros of the Bay Area and the Scholar Athletes of Youth Tennis Advantage (YTA). Proceeds
will benefit the youth and programs of YTA.
Host Location: The Club at Harbor
Point
475 East Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley
Tennis will be held at several sites in Southern
Marin County
Double Up
for Youth Player Registration Deadline: May
29
($100 per player or $30 for non-playing participants)
Tennis Courts Provided By:
YTA
Laney College Dragons Kicks Off the East Bay
Junior Team Tennis League with a
Win!
Friday, March 2 marked the first day of the ten-week East
Bay Junior Team Tennis League. Ten teams participated in home or away matches,
including YTA’s Laney College Dragons captained by YTA Instructor, Kevin Gee.
The Dragons played at home against Titans Tennis in six singles matches and three doubles matches. From the beginning, the Dragons came out strong winning most of their matches with an impressive set score of 6-0. In the end, the Dragons took a 6-3 victory over the Titans (5-1 in singles and 1-2 in doubles).
Next week’s match will be at home against the Berkeley Tennis Club.
Congratulation YTA Laney College Dragon on your first win and all the best for the spring league season!
2011 NJTL Kids Day
Hundreds of kids from the National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) chapters in Northern California, coaches, volunteers and parents rallied together at the annual NJTL Kids Day held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park Tennis Complex.
The NJTL Kids Day started off with a quick group warm up followed by various exciting tennis drills organized by skill level and age. QuickStart format of play was introduced this year for beginners and kids ages 10 and under making it easier for them to pick up the ball and start rallying. Later in the afternoon, the kids participated in carnival tennis where fun games such as The Fastest Serve, Beat the Pro, or Hockey Tennis were played. The NJTL Kids Day turned out to be a great way to celebrate the end summer.
Many thanks to NJTL Kids Day sponsors Kasier Permanente, Sports Basement, USTA NorCal, Chipotle and YTA for providing a venue where young people can thrive and learn to do their best in tennis.
The 19th Annual LRG Capital Group “For the Kids” Dinner
Photography by The Photoblock
YTA’s biggest fundraiser, the 19th Annual LRG Capital Group “For the Kids” Dinner held in Stanford University during The Bank of the West Classic, has exceeded expectations again! With the support from our generous donors and sponsors, the LRG Capital Group “For the Kids” Dinner raised $180,000, surpassing 2010’s dinner by an impressive $34,000, and 2009’s dinner by $41,000. The funds raised from the dinner will help YTA continue its year-round tennis, academic, and life-skills programs for hundreds of Bay Area children.
This year’s LRG Capital Group “For the Kids” Dinner had a special visit from WTA tennis pro, Rebecca Marino of Canada and honored: Bruce Bodaken, Chairman, President and CEO of Blue Shield of California, and YTA Advisory Council Member with the Arthur Ashe Award of Excellence; Nancy Hong of John McLaren Park with the YTA Scholar Athlete Award; and Johnson Hua, alumnus of Mosswood Park with the YTA Scholar Athlete Emeritus Award.
Many thanks goes out to: our dinner sponsors LRG Capital Group and Blue Shield of California; Aces for Kids sponsored by Bank of the West, Cline Winery; William Hill Winery c/o Kathryn Parkin, Silverado Resort Napa c/o John Evans, Manager; Donny Edwards Landscape & Vineyards, Napa, CA; Rudd Winery c/o Wendi Webster; Louis Martini Winery c/o Kathryn Parkin; Event Manager Cindy Summers; the dinner committee, volunteers, staff, and board members, and guests for making the LRG Capital Group “For the Kids” Dinner a successful evening to remember!
>>>LRG Capital Group For the Kids Dinner Pictures
>>>Silicon Valley Mercury News Coverage of the Dinner
The Results for the 2011 Arthur Ashe Essay and Art Contest Winners Are In!
In the USTA NorCal section, YTA is proud to announce that five of our YTA Scholar Athletes won in their age group for their essays about "Why do you think Arthur Ashe created the National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) network and how has your NJTL Chapter impacted your life?” They are: Amira of Bear Trax (girls 10 and under), Martina of John McLaren Park (girls 11-12 years), Nancy of John McLaren Park (girls 15-16 years), Karl of Bear Trax (boys 10 and under), and Bryant of Mosswood Park (boys 13-14 years).
But no one must be more proud than Martina (picture on left) who not only is a USTA NorCal sec tion winner but also a USTA national Arthur Ashe Essay winner. For their prize, Martin a, along with 10 other national winners, have won an all-expense paid trip to New York City to attend the Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the US Open and other special activities.
>>> Read Martina’s national winning essay!
2011 Rally for Health and Hope
A new partnership with YTA and To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation formed in a new fundraising event called Rally for Health and Hope, which replaced YTA’s Marin Doubles. Hosted at several different tennis locations in Southern Marin County and the Ferrari- Maserati of San Francisco in Mill Valley, the funds raised from Rally for Health and Hope will support YTA’s mission in inspiring youth on and off the court and provide grants to organizations that supply direct services to women and men meeting breast cancer challenges.
Special appreciation goes out to: Rally for Health and Hope committee for their hard work and planning. Our major sponsors, especially YTA board member Martha Ehrenfeld and her partner Carla McKay. The Club at Harbor Point, Marin Tennis Club, Ross Valley Swim and Tennis Club, Scott Valley Swimming and Tennis Club and Tiburon Peninsula Club for hosting our women’s and mixed doubles play, and the Ferrari- Maserati of San Francisco in Mill Valley for hosting the reception.
YTA Laney College hosts the French Open Play Day as part of the USTA NorCal’s Eastbay Quickstart Team Tennis Tournament Series
Exciting long rallies, and cheers from players and parents was the atmosphere at the French Open Play Day hosted by YTA Laney College. Young players from YTA, Bay-O-Vista, Tennis Playground, and El Cerrito gathered for this QuickStart tennis event. Singles matches were played at the orange or green level, and scoring was determined by a seven-point tiebreak (or win by two).
Nothing but effort and great sportsmanship was displayed from all the players. And for those players who came in the top four in the orange and green level received a shiny USTA medal to show for it.
Special congratulations to YTA Laney College Scholar Athlete Members’ Linda (orange level) and Leah (green level) for placing first in the French Open Play Day!
>>>QuickStart Team Tennis Play Day in your area
