City Parks foundation to Hold Tryouts for Scholarship Tennis Academy

For talented local juniors hoping to become the next Roger Federer or Serena Williams, the road could begin at City Parks Foundation’s LACOSTE Junior Tennis Academy. Tryouts for this scholarship tennis academy will be held on Saturday, May 16th with check-in from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm and play beginning at 3:00 pm at the USTA/ Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens. Fifty players between the ages of eight to 16 will be selected for the Academy, a free, six-week tournament-training program held from July – August.

“This is a specialized program that helps dedicated juniors develop into tournament-caliber players,” says Mike Silverman, Director of Sports for City Parks Foundation. “By offsetting training costs, we enable more urban youth in New York to develop their competitive skills, gain self-confidence and maximize their potential.” Since the Academy’s inception in 1986, hundreds of local juniors have earned college scholarships or USTA rankings, including several who have played in the US Open.

For an application to sign up for City Parks Foundation’s LACOSTE Junior Tennis Academy tryouts on May 16th visit http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/sports/junior-tennis-academy/. For more information on the program, please call 718-760-6999 or email sports@cityparksfoundation.org.

City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to offer programs in parks throughout the five boroughs of New York City. We work in more than 350 parks citywide, presenting a broad range of programs in an effort to promote healthy and vibrant communities. Our programs and community building initiatives reach 425,000 people each year. Our ethos is simple: we believe thriving parks reflect thriving communities. For more details, please visit www.CityParksFoundation.org.