City Parks Foundation to Present Battle of the Boroughs Tennis Challenge

April 9, 2013 | By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
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City Parks Foundation is proud to announce the inaugural launch of its Battle of the Boroughs Tennis Challenge. Tennis players from all five boroughs will have the opportunity to compete with one another as well as vie for neighborhood pride in their borough all while contributing to the nonprofit City Parks Foundation’s youth tennis program. USTA Eastern and City Parks Foundation are teaming up to present The Battle of the Boroughs Tennis Challenge, a new adult recreational tournament to be held in May and June in New York City parks. The tournament will feature the best of team competition and neighborhood pride, and support CityParks Tennis, which provides free tennis lessons and activities for children at 40 parks citywide.

“We are so excited about the Battle of the Boroughs Tennis Challenge,” said Jenny Schnitzer, assistant executive director of USTA Eastern. “The event will showcase some of the best adult tennis players in New York City’s parks, and help create opportunities for children of all ages to learn the sport of a lifetime.”

Adult teams of up to 10 players, 19-years-old and up, will compete against other teams in their borough before earning a slot in the citywide championship held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. on June 15. Registration is $20 per person, and proceeds will support City Parks Foundation’s free youth tennis programs in all five boroughs.

"This is a fun new opportunity for adult players in our parks to get together for a friendly competition representing their own neighborhoods and boroughs," said Mike Silverman, director of sports for City Parks Foundation. "We hope this will grow into an annual event that helps support CPF’s free youth tennis instruction provided to over 7,000 players each year."

Borough Challenges

►Crotona Park, Bronx: May 11

►Riverside Park, Manhattan: May 11

►Flushing Meadows, Queens: May 11

►College of Staten Island, Staten Island: May 11

►Prospect Park, Brooklyn: June 1

 

Citywide Championships

►Flushing Meadows, Queens: June 15

To learn more and to register for the 2013 Battle of the Boroughs Tennis Challenge, visit http://eastern.usta.com/boroughs.


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