It's pumpkin spice and Fall Tennis Fest time. 

Check your local CTA's for many fun Fall themed tennis events in October and November! Look for event in your area.  Read more

Congratulations to the 2022 USTA Kentucky Award winners! The celebration will be held on Saturday, January, 28, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency, downtown Louisville. 

The Kentucky 40 & Over 4.0 men’s team from Lexington, KY clinched the National title in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on October 9. First Kentucky win since 2007! Way to go guys! Read more

Renzo Lopez, from London, Ky, played on his men’s 40 & Over 4.0 USTA League team that captured the USTA National League Championship. On the same day, about 1,342 miles away, his daughter, Isabella, was competing in the USTA Junior Team Tennis 14U Intermediate Divisions Championships at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.  Read more

KY Slammers 6th led by Swapna Deo at U14 JTT Nationals! Awesome job representing Kentucky at the National campus.

Helen Bai, Himani Deo, Evan Fomby, Evan Hammond, Ivan Kalagin, Isabella Lopez, Isabella Minton, Sushanth Muthuluru and Aditya Shah! Congratulations!

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Players from across the south competed in Louisville Oct.14-16.  Kentucky saw two sectional champions! 40 & Over 4.0-3.0 Caldwell team and 4.5-3.5 Caldwell team.  Congratulations! 

USTA Kentucky is hosting it’s 4^th Annual College Showcase, Saturday, November 12 - 10am-2pm at Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville. This events gives high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to perform in front of the state’s college coaches in hopes of making a roster in 2023 or 2024. This event has generated scholarships for several players and increased visibility for many players. The $50 registration deadline is November 1. Register  Connor Adams pictured

participated last year and now plays for KY Wesleyan

Roberto Aspillaga, USPTA Certified Director of High Performance and Tennis Specific Fitness, his father Eduardo, USPTA Certified from Santiago, Chile. Roberto’s wife Davina Meza, also a tennis pro from Cochabamba, Bolivia are all working at the Louisville Tennis Club and supporting tennis in Kentucky!

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The Churchill Downs Recreation Center, the University of Louisville tennis program, and the USTA are collaborating to provide a series of Hispanic family tennis clinics hosted at U of L’s Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The first clinic was held October 10^th, instructed by Mario Rincón (men’s assistant coach) and men’s varsity players, David Mizrahi (Brooklyn, NY) and Will Mayew (Cary, NC), with assistance from KY TSR Timothy McCollum and Hispanic Outreach TSR Allan Jensen. A big THANK YOU to all the participants who attended, the volunteers, and to Rebecca Richart for her excellent work as Backstretch Activities Coordinator at Churchill Downs! 

Congrats to league captain Priscilla Schiff from Paducah.  She was the lucky winner of the $50 Tennis Warehouse gift card drawing! #leaguecaptainsrock  Thanks for all that you do!

24 participants registered for the L1 Caches Training held in Louisville October 8 & 9.  The workshop was instructed by Allan Jensen and Devin Crotzer, both from Southern.  

Dennis Emery hosts a conversation with Kentucky Tennis Hall of Fame member Vimal Patel. Listen Now or on Spotify.

If you are over age 70 1/2 you might consider making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your IRA. This way the distribution is not taxable. Have your custodian send a check directly from your IRA to Raise A Racquet Foundation, 8900 Greeneway Commons Place #101 Louisville KY 40220 rarfoundation.com