It's National Volunteer Week! We are so grateful for all of our volunteers in the section including those who have been appointed to serve on USTA National committees! We interviewed a few of these individuals about volunteering at a national level. usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 Did you know that when the Woods Tennis Center bubbles were taken down in 2017 after a permanent structure was built they were then reused at a nursery on the west side of Lincoln, Nebraska? Read the full article here: usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

As part of volunteer week, we'd like to once again recognize Scott Hanover for receiving the Eve Kraft Community Service award! Read the full article and watch the video done on Hanover here: usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

The 2025 NAITA Championships are just about a month away! Recently, we caught up with Brady Matthews who won his division at the 2024 NAITA National Championships, which took place last May in Edmond, Oklahoma. Read the full Q&A here: usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

🚨 Upcoming Deadlines! 🚨 🎾 Adult Level 5 Open- St. Louis (April 28) 🎾 Adult Level 5 Open- Oklahoma City (April 29) 🎾 Adult Level 4 Open- O'Fallon (May 4) Find these tournaments and more: playtennis.usta.com/tournaments

During his time in Alton, James Humphrey has been instrumental in making tennis available to a broad group of people. Learn about how he and the rest of the Simpson board are making waves in the community here: usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

USTA Oklahoma caught up with the 2010, 2011 and 2013 USTA Missouri Valley Rally in the Valley (formerly Sweet 16) singles champion, Zeke Clark, for a Q&A discussion. Read the Q&A here: usta.com/en/home/stay-c… Learn more about Rally in the Valley here: rallyinthevalleychampionships.com

Last year Calvin Song was named the head coach for the women’s tennis team at Drake University in Des Moines. Read more about his coaching journey and the impact he's making on the Iowa tennis community here: usta.com/en/home/stay-c… USTA

This week we have deadlines for: 🎾 Level 5 Open: USTA MV BG12-14 (May 14) 🎾 Level 5 Open: USTA MV BG16-18 (May 14) 🎾 Level 4 Open: USTA MV 40+ NTRP & Open Section Tournament (May 18) Register for these tournaments and find others here: playtennis.usta.com/tournaments

The United States Tennis Association recently awarded more than $100,000 in USTA Wheelchair Tennis Grassroots Grants to 55 wheelchair tennis programs across the country. Click here to see what organizations in USTA Missouri Valley received grants ➡️usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

University of Nebraska–Lincoln professor and director of the School of Computing, Witty Srisa-an, makes it a point to be on the court at least once a week after playing the sport on and off for years. Find his full tennis story here: usta.com/en/home/stay-c… USTA

USTA Oklahoma has been catching up with previous Rally in the Valley champions throughout the month leading up to this year's tournament happening June 12-15. Read the Q&A with Madison Westby here: usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

Anand Vennavelli, a lifelong tennis fan, recently got into playing through the Genesis Rock Road Play Tennis Fast program, and he’s been a fixture on the court ever since. Read the full article highlighting this team here ➡️ usta.com/en/home/stay-c… USTA

The always exciting Wichita Tennis Open returns to the Wichita State University campus on June 8-22, and this year’s tournament is chock full of high-caliber tennis and fun-filled events, many of which are open to the public. Read more here ➡️ usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

Para-standing and wheelchair athletes in Omaha, Nebraska are getting play opportunities thanks in part to the efforts of Recreation Therapist Jena Munson. Read the article to learn more here ➡️ usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

Nicholas Dunn of Pembroke Hill School fell in love with tennis at an early age. Now a standout student-athlete, Dunn has amassed a stellar high school tennis career with two state championships under his belt. Read the article on him here ➡️ usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

Jitesh Patel, who lives in Topeka, has been an official since 1995 and the USTA Kansas vice chair of officiating since 1999. Read the full article about him here ➡️ usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

USTA Missouri Valley recently hired two new USTA Nebraska league coordinators, Andrea Jensen and John Lefler! Get to know these two additions to the team here ➡️ usta.com/en/home/stay-c…

Sagar Patel is a former cricket, badminton, volleyball and racquetball player that has found himself ingrained in the tennis community through USTA Missouri leagues! Read more about his tennis journey here: usta.com/en/home/stay-c… USTA

The first week of June has some big tournament deadlines coming up including Rally in the Valley and the Level 1 Husband Wife tournament! Visit playtennis.usta.com/tournaments and share your location to find the upcoming tournaments closest to you!