Author: lewis.samuel15@gmail.com

Hello T4A friends!

It’s Tennis4All board election season! If you are interested in helping Tennis4All continue our upward trajectory as an organization, then you may want to consider joining the board. The upcoming term will start in mid-September.

We value diversity, commitment to tennis (whatever your level of play), and new ideas. By joining the board, you will be able to directly contribute to our warm, collegial community and help make decisions about what Tennis4All can and should be in the future. As always, we thank our outgoing board members for their service.

If you are interested in joining the board, please email Sam Smith at lewis.samuel15@gmail.com no later than Friday, August 23rd. Please note: your Tennis4All membership must be active for the 2024-2025 season to be eligible for the board.

If there are any questions about what being a board member entails, don’t hesitate to ask any of our current board members!

Best,

Tennis4All

Hello Tennis4All!

We are thrilled to share that the USTA has extended an amazing invitation to Tennis4All: to be featured as part of the US Open PRIDE celebration on Thursday, August 29th! As part of this experience, 24 Tennis4All players are invited to be on-court at Arthur Ashe Stadium ahead of the primetime evening match. Details of the experience are below:

 

When: Thursday, August 29th, US Open PRIDE Day

Where: The US Open in New York, New York

What: An on-court experience and celebration of US OPEN PRIDE prior to the 7pm evening match at Arthur Ashe Stadium

Who: 24 Tennis4All tennis players are invited on-court, plus each player may bring a guest (all must be ON SITE by 4pm)

The perks: 24 Tennis4All players will hit on Ashe Stadium prior to the 7pm match, as well as be featured on social media and in US Open comms. Additionally, all players and guests will receive a US Open Wristband for the entire day, the equivalent of a Grounds Pass Ticket, so you’re encouraged to show up early and enjoy a full day at the Open! There will be a number of PRIDE activities on the grounds throughout the day to enjoy 🙂

 

If you would like to participate in this experience, please indicate your interest by completing this Google Form. Spots will be first-come, first-serve, and we will confirm if you received a spot as soon as possible. Please note, you are responsible for your own travel and accommodations that come with participating in US Open PRIDE with Tennis4All.

 

Any additional logistics, details, or “need-to-knows” will be shared with attendees as we get closer to the event. In the meantime, if there are any questions, please contact Sam Smith at lewis.samuel15@gmail.com.

 

We hope everyone is as excited about this experience as we are, and a huge THANK YOU to the USTA and to the US Open for thinking of Tennis4All.

Dear Tennis4All Members and Friends,

Our annual Boston Tennis Classic tournament will be contested at Woburn Racquet Club Friday, June 14th through Sunday, June 16th. This tournament brings tennis players from all over the world to Boston for three days, and is one of the flagship events for our organization.

And it cannot be a success without generous and lovely volunteers! We need YOUR help. The three biggest needs are:

• Volunteers to check in folks for our tournament banquet at Maggiano’s in the theatre district of Boston from 6-9 PM on Saturday, June 15th. We will also need people to sell raffle tickets at the banquet.
• On-site volunteers during the tournament for back-up support at the check-in desk, warmup time monitors, etc. We won’t be scheduling volunteer shifts for on-site support, but we’ll need an extra set of hands here and there. If you’re at Woburn Racquet Club and willing to help, let us know and we’ll “tag” you in if something comes up!
• We need raffle items for the banquet! The raffle is one of the highlights of the banquet, so if anyone has raffle items, connections that may donate an item, or leads on any grants or corporate giving programs, we would greatly appreciate it. All raffle proceeds go to charity, and this year’s beneficiary is the Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center in Dorchester, MA.

If you are interested in volunteering, or if you have raffle items to donate, please email us at bostontennisclassic@gmail.com.

Finally, we still have a couple spots open in the tournament (we’re talking maybe 5 spots!). As space is very limited, if you’d like to play we encourage you to sign up ASAP on the GLTA Tournament Site. Some draws are at capacity, but you may be put on a waitlist by emailing us at bostontennisclassic@gmail.com.

Whether you are playing or not, please come out to Woburn Racquet Club for the event. We’d love to see you! Thank you for considering volunteering and/or donating raffle items for this event.

 

Sincerely,

Sam Smith & Jeff Legendre

2024 Boston Tennis Classic Tournament Directors

Hello Tennis4All!

Registration for the 2024 Boston Tennis Classic, our annual GLTA tournament, is now open! This year’s tournament will be held this summer on June 14-16, and the draws are filling up fast. Register to play in this year’s tourney on the GLTA site today to secure your spot!

Tournament Details:

• Date: June 14-16
• Venue: Woburn Racquet Club
• Registration is open now!
• Register on the GLTA Tournament Site

We can’t wait to see you on the courts and making the 2024 Boston Tennis Classic an unforgettable experience for everyone involved.

If you have any questions, more information about the event can be found on https://bostontennisclassic.org/ or feel free to contact us at bostontennisclassic@gmail.com.

Best,

Jeff Legendre & Sam Smith

BTC Tournament Directors

Tennis4All,

We are excited to announce the 2024 Boston Tennis Classic, our annual GLTA tournament, will be held this summer on June 14-16! Whether you’re a seasoned veteran of the GLTA tour or a newcomer to these events, we hope you consider participating in our home tournament this year.

Tournament Details:

• Date: June 14-16
• Venue: Woburn Racquet Club
• Registration Opens: Saturday, February 24th at 12pm EST
• Register on the GLTA Tournament Site

This event usually fills up quickly, so make sure to register early if you plan on playing! We can’t wait to see you on the courts and making the 2024 Boston Tennis Classic an unforgettable experience for everyone involved.

If you have any questions, more information about the event can be found on https://bostontennisclassic.org/ or feel free to contact us at bostontennisclassic@gmail.com.

Best,

Jeff Legendre & Sam Smith

BTC Tournament Directors

Tennis4All Friends and Family,

As the year comes to a close, we want to extend our warmest holiday wishes to each of our members! Tennis4All is more than just a bunch of backhands and forehands; it’s a community built on inclusivity, acceptance, and a shared love of the tennis. Each volley, lob, and occasional “oops” has made this community the special place that it is.

Earlier this month we held our annual Holiday Party, where we raised money for Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center. Sportsmen’s is an amazing organization that provides free and low-cost tennis, academics, and life skills to youth across the Boston area. If you’d like to contribute to the Tennis4All holiday donation, you may Venmo @tennis4all by December 31st, indicating the contribution is for Sportsmen’s; or you can always donate directly to Sportsmen’s here.

Thank you all for another wonderful year! Looking ahead to 2024, we’re sure it’s primed to be another year of laughs, wild rallies, and perhaps even a few epic tennis matches that will go down in Tennis4All history.

Warmest wishes,

Tennis4All

Hi Tennis4All!

Don’t forget: the 2023 Annual Holiday Party is THIS THURSDAY, and we’d love to see you there!

The party will be at Blend in Dorchester, starting at 7pm. Snacks and appetizers will be provided, and there will be a cash bar.

You can RSVP and find more details on the Tennis4All site. This event is FREE to attend.

We’ll see you on Thursday!

 

Hello Tennis4All!!

The holiday season is upon us, and we’re excited to invite you to our annual Tennis4All Members holiday party at Blend in Dorchester on Thursday, December 14 at 7pm! This event is FREE to attend. Partners and significant others are more than welcome to join as well ?

Appetizers and bar snacks will be provided. If you plan on joining us, please RSVP HERE, and have a volley, jolly holiday season!

We’d also like to remind everyone to register for our upcoming December Doubles Social on Saturday, December 9th at Woburn Racquet Club from 8-10pm. Our Doubles Socials are a fantastic way to get some tennis in during these cold winter days, so please register here if you’d like to attend.

We’ll see you all at the holiday party!

Sending a reminder that Tennis4All’s first social of the season is this upcoming Saturday! This month we’re throwing a Halloween eleganza extravaganza (yes, that means a costume contest!) Dust off your Halloween costumes a little early this year and come to the courts ready for a spooky good time. See y’all there, guys and ghouls!

• Where: Woburn Racquet Club
• When: Saturday, October 22nd from 8-10pm
• How Much: FREE for Tennis4All members; $40 for non-members
• How Many: No limit on attendees
• Who: You (non-members welcome!)
• REGISTER HERE

This event is open to all, both members and non-members of Tennis4All.

Get your racket out and your best Halloween costume on for our first social of the fall/winter season! This month we’re throwing a Halloween eleganza extravaganza. While we don’t have any ~tricks~ planned, as a little ~treat~ for our members there will be no cost to attend.

• Where: Woburn Racquet Club
• When: Saturday, October 22nd from 8-10pm
• How Much: FREE for Tennis4All members; $40 for non-members
• How Many: No limit on attendees
• Who: You (non-members welcome!)
• Register HERE

Serve up your early Halloween look and come ready for tennis, drinks and a spooky good time!

This event is open to all, both members and non-members of Tennis4All.