Organization: UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION
Mission: TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE GROWTH OF TENNIS IN THE SOUTHWEST.
Activities: ADULT AND SENIOR COMPETITION: THE USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION HAD 17,818 LEAGUE PARTICIPANTS ACROSS ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND EL PASO, TEXAS. WE HELD 6 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS INCLUDING 18 & OVER, 40 & OVER, 55 & OVER, 65 & OVER, MIXED, AND TRI-LEVEL. WE HAD 95 ADULT AND SENIOR SANCTIONED TOURNAMENTS. WE ALSO HAVE A "SLAM SERIES" WHERE PLAYERS COMPETE ON GRASS, CLAY, AND HARDCOURTS.
JUNIOR COMPETITION: THE USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION SUPPORTS JUNIOR COMPETITION IN OUR SECTION BY OFFERING SEVERAL TRAINING CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE SECTION. WE HOST THE SOUTHWEST JUNIOR CLOSED TOURNAMENT WHICH HAD 497 PARTICIPANTS. WE SEND TEAMS TO 14 INTERSECTIONALS, 16 INTERSECTIONALS, 12 ZONALS, 14 ZONALS, 16 ZONALS, BOYS AND GIRLS 18'S TEAM EVENTS, AND BJK WORLD TEAM TENNIS. IN 2019, THERE WERE 194 JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS HELD IN OUR SECTION. WE ALSO MAINTAIN RANKING FOR BOYS AND GIRLS FOR OUR SECTION.
COMMUNITY TENNIS AND DIVERSITY: THE USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION DISTRIBUTED $13,698 IN COMMUNITY FUNDING GRANTS. WE SUPPORT MANY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDING NATIONAL JUNIOR TENNIS LEAGUE, HIGH SCHOOL CLUB TENNIS, SUMMER CAMPS AND CLINICS, SCHOOL TENNIS - PROVIDING TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT ENABLING THEM TO OFFER TENNIS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, TENNIS ON CAMPUS - FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, WHEELCHAIR TENNIS, ADAPTIVE TENNIS, TEN AND UNDER TENNIS, YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS INCLUDING SETS IN THE CITY, AND PRO CIRCUIT COMMUNITY SUPPORT. WE ALSO HAVE A JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS LEAGUE WITH 2,411 PARTICIPANTS.
NTEE category: Recreation & Sports
Secondary category: Youth Development