For Black tennis players, that energy has translated into ... athlete by trying her hand at golf and becoming the first ...

“I’d hardly seen a white player.” North End offered ... and formed the backbone of the American Tennis Association (ATA), the African-American counterpart to the USTA. It launched him ...

Moore was a stand-out player when she played for the ... It’s a pathway, especially as an African-American woman in the sport of tennis, or any sport in general, it’s a pathway to keep strivin ...

The ATA was founded in Washington DC on November 30, 1916, with the goal of hosting tennis events for African-American players, uniting those players with their fans, and helping grow the sport ...