After 28 years, Boys & Girls Clubs tennis tournament serves up support for Memphis youth
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis Tennis Invitational is in its 28th year. This year it will be held Aug. 7-8 and include pickleball. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
When a small group of tennis players gathered at the old Racquet Club of Memphis in 1998, they had a simple idea: combine their love of the game with a desire to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.
Twenty-eight years later, that idea has grown into one of the Mid-South’s longest-running amateur tennis traditions.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis Tennis Invitational, set for Aug. 7-8, has raised more than $2.7 million since its inception, helping provide after-school programs, workforce training and mentorship for more than 7,000 children each year across Memphis.
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Christin Yates
Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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