USTA SERVES AWARD $10,000 ROSALIND WALTER SCHOLARSHIP TO COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE CORY SELTMAN

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 09, 2014 – USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association, announced today that Commack High School graduate Cory Seltman of Dix Hills, N.Y., has been named a recipient of a $10,000 Rosalind Walter Scholarship. USTA Serves has granted 49 high school students a variety of college scholarships this spring, totaling $330,000.

USTA Serves strive to encourage children to pursue their goals and highest dreams by succeeding in school and becoming responsible citizens. 

“USTA Serves is proud to award these students for their academic achievements and tennis success,” said Dan Faber, USTA Serves Executive Director. “It is exciting to know that with these scholarships, they can continue to prosper. We commend them for their efforts and wish them a future filled with greatness on and off the court.”

The 17-year-old Seltman will use the USTA Servers scholarship toward his college education when he attends Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. this fall. He plans to pursue a degree in exercise science. While at Commack, Seltman earned accolades both on and off the court. He received multiple Excellence in Science awards, served as the Boys Varsity Tennis captain and earned All-County honors for tennis in 2012 and 2013.

“Tennis has taught me many valuable lessons,” said Seltman. “I have such a passion for the sport, and through this passion, it’s allowed me to utilize the lessons I’ve learned and apply them throughout the rest of my life.”

The scholarship is named in honor of Rosalind Palmer Walter, an active member of the USTA Serves Board since its inception. Walter was responsible for funding the first USTA Serves scholarship in 1994. During World War II, Walter worked as a riveter, building the F4U marine gull-winged fighter airplane, becoming the inspiration for the 1942 song “Rosie the Riveter.” Walter took tremendous pride knowing that the hard work, dedication and precision she put into her job helped save lives. The Rosalind P. Walter Scholarship is awarded to a student of good character and who share Walter’s belief in always putting forth one’s best effort and in giving back to one’s community to make it a better place.

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USTA Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the USTA, provides financial support for disadvantaged youth and people with disabilities through tennis and education programs designed to improve health, build character, teach life skills and motivate students to strive for academic excellence. For more information on USTA Serves, visit www.ustaserves.com.

The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level -- from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 770,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, the highest attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the Emirates Airline US Open Series linking eight summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S, and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA philanthropic entity, USTA Serves, provides grants and scholarships and helps underserved youth and people with disabilities. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com, “like” the official Facebook page facebook.com/usta or follow @usta on Twitter.