Justin Gimelstob helps the Buddy Up athletes as they take center court just before the men's doubles semi-final match at the ATP tournament in Cincinnati.

Go to http://gallery.me.com/bethagibson#100242 to see over 300 pictures of the Buddy Up event in Cincinnati.

Buddy Up Tennis and Fitness has been invited by the ATP tournament in Cincinnati to show their skills on center court, Saturday, August 21st at 10:30 am. For more information, please contact Terri Jones at tjones@gcta.net

The 14 & under advanced team from Scarborough won the USTA/MW Section Junior Team Tennis sectional championships.  Scarborough will particpate for the national championship in Surprise, Arizona, October 21-24.  Congratulations SET!

Last weekend, the 18 & under advanced team from the Racquet Club won the USTA/MW Section Junior Team Tennis sectional championships. The team qualified for the national championship in Surprise, Arizona. The tournament dates are October 28-31. Good Luck Racquet Club!

Please join us on Thursday, September 30 from 7:00-8:30 to honor our 2010 GCTA Award Recipients. The honorees will include summer league winners as well as stand outs to the greater columbus tennis community. The event will be held at the Everal Barn in Westerville, at the corner of Cleveland Ave and Main St. For more information, please contact Terri Jones at tjones@gcta.net.

USTA mascot, "Ace", Olympian Butch Reynolds and TSR, Jim Amick made an appearance at the Columbus Clippers game. Ace and Jim set up a Quick Start demonstration and Mr. Butch Reynolds threw out the first pitch.

For the 6^th year in a row, the Diaz family is hosting the Mary Diaz and William Copeland Jr. Memorial Tennis Tournament.  It promises to be a weekend of great tennis for a great cause.

Haley West, 7, works on her strokes at Westgate Park on the Hilltop. The GCTA partially funds the Columbus Recreation and Parks tennis programs. For more information on Columbus Rec & Parks programs in your area, please contact Denica Bruce at dbruce@gcta.net

The Columbus A and B teams are all smiles after winning the Jr. Davis/Whiteman Cup tournament again this year.

Please join us on Monday August 9, as the Babe Tennis Classic returns for the fifth year to the beautiful tennis facility of New Albany Country Club.  We will have the luxury of playing on three different surfaces (12 HarTru, 2 hard and 2 grass courts) at one of the Midwest’s premier tennis clubs.