Zina Garrison’s All Court Academy In Houston Receives A USTA Grant

Written by: Staff on 6th February 2014

Zina Garrison's All Court Academy In Houston Receives A USTA Grant

epa00694094 Zina Garrison, team captain of the US Fed Cup team, speaks during a press conference at the Europapark in Rust, Germany, Wednesday 19 April 2006. This weekend the German and US teams will play their quarter final in Ettenheim, Germany. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER |

USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has awarded Zina Garrison All Court Tennis Academy in Houston, Texas, a $15,000 grant. The foundation concluded its 2013 grant funding cycle by awarding $450,000 in grants to 40 organizations that provide tennis and education to underserved youth and people with disabilities.

Zina Garrison All Court Tennis Academy (ZGA) works to develop stars in the classroom, in the community and on the tennis court. By offering the combination of tennis instruction and life skills programming, the NJTL provides at-risk youth the support needed for successful futures. This is the 10th funding cycle in which USTA Serves grant money has provided operating support for ZGA, totaling $178,500.

“USTA Serves is proud to end the year by awarding and recognizing some of the country’s most phenomenal programs for their efforts toward impacting the lives of youth through tennis and education,” said Dan Faber, Executive Director, USTA Serves. “These programs have a solid foundation and exhibit tremendous dedication to serving children who deserve a life filled with education and physical activities. For this, we thank them for leading the way in designing a nurturing environment where students can thrive and succeed on and off the tennis court.”

The biannual grant process, a national initiative of USTA Serves, was established to award organizations that successfully combine tennis and education for underserved youth as well as people with disabilities to gain an opportunity to play tennis and improve their academic skills in a structured format. These programs also strive to help combat childhood obesity by promoting healthy lifestyles. To date, USTA Serves has awarded more than $17 million in grants and scholarships to standout players and programs throughout the country in order to provide at-risk and underserved youth with greater opportunities to achieve success.

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