UNITED STATES
TENNIS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED
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USTA HONORS
BROOKHAVEN RACQUET CLUB IN DALLAS AS USTA MEMBER
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., February
24, 2003 ? The USTA today announced the Brookhaven Racquet
Club in Dallas is the 2003 USTA Member Organization of the
Year. The USTA bestows this annual honor, given to the
organization that provides outstanding service to its
members and the local community, to the Brookhaven Racquet
Club on Tuesday, April 15 during its Annual Meeting at the
La Quinta Resort & Racquet Club in La Quinta, Calif.
Since its inception in 1957, Brookhaven Racquet Club has
helped the USTA grow tennis in Dallas and throughout the
state of Texas. With a current membership of over 1,200
total adults and juniors, Brookhaven Racquet Club consists
of 17 lighted outdoor hard courts, five outdoor lighted clay
courts, eight climate controlled courts and eight covered
courts with two lighted backboards and an indoor ball
machine court.
Brookhaven offers its members all of the USA Tennis programs
(USA Free for All, USA Tennis 1-2-3, USA Team Tennis, USA
League Tennis, USA School Tennis and USA Tournament Tennis)
and hosts an array of tennis mixers that emphasize the fun
and social aspects of tennis. It has donated its facilities
for numerous USTA sanctioned tournaments, programs, and
special events, as well as for interscholastic play among
several local colleges and schools in Dallas. It hosts many
fundraising and special events for players of differing
abilities, and supports multicultural initiatives through
junior player development and scholarships.
In addition to receiving national recognition from the USTA,
the Brookhaven Racquet Club was named as this year?s Member
Organization of the Year by the USTA Texas Section.
Brookhaven has also been recognized by Tennis Industry
magazine as the finest private tennis club in the United
States.
?Brookhaven Racquet Club is an excellent choice for USTA
Member Organization of the Year,? said Alan Schwartz,
Chairman of the Board and President of the USTA. ?Through
its long history of serving the Dallas community and its
members with innovative programming and events for people of
all ages and abilities, Brookhaven has displayed its
enthusiastic support of the USTA mission to promote and
develop the growth of tennis.?
?We are elated and honored to be named the 2003 USTA Member
Organization of the Year,? said Billy Freer, Director of
Tennis, Brookhaven Racquet Club. ?National recognition for
our local efforts reaffirms that our dedicated staff truly
excels at introducing new players to the game and developing
innovative programs to keep them playing tennis for a
lifetime.?
Brookhaven Racquet Club is a
component of Brookhaven Country Club. It is the founding
club of ClubCorp, its parent company that owns approximately
200 clubs around the world. ClubCorp is the largest owner of
tennis courts in the world with 80 tennis clubs and over 800
tennis courts under management. The Founder of ClubCorp is
the late Robert Dedman Sr., who was a highly accomplished
player and ardent supporter of the game. For more
information on the Brookhaven Racquet Club in Dallas, visit
www.brookhavenclub.com.
The United States Tennis Association is the national
governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States
and is a non-profit organization with more than 660,000
members. It owns and operates the US Open and selects the
teams that compete in Davis Cup, Fed Cup and the Olympic and
Paralympic Games. It invests all its resources to promote
and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass roots to
the professional levels.
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For more information,
contact:
Alex Palombo, Publicity Coordinator, Community Tennis
914-697-2308 or
palombo@usta.com
