Author: Belen Jordana

Since October 2023, we have partnered with the Gaston County Parks and Recreation in North Carolina to provide our tennis classes and activities at the Dallas Park Tennis Courts, located in 1303 Dallas Cherryville Hwy, Dallas, NC 28034. We are very excited for this new location, which will allow us to reach out to more community members in Gaston County. We invited everyone that want to be part of our classes to come to our new locations, or contact us directly at (501) 398-1844 for further information about our activities.

On September 13, our Executive Director, Belén Gómez-Jordana received an email with this opening paragraph: “We are very happy to inform you that United Tennis Organization has been chosen as the winner of the 2023 USTA NC Diversity Outreach and Inclusion Award. It is an honor to recognize UTO and the valuable contributions you are making to tennis in North Carolina” (Morgan Brannon, USTA North Carolina). What a wonderful honor it was to receive those news!! Our organization received the award at the Community Development Workshop Awards Luncheon on Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 12:30-2pm. This event took place at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC. There are not enough words to thank our tennis players, parents, volunteers, donors, and USTA NC for helping us to advance tennis and make our community a healthier and better place to live. This first award is for you!!

For a second year in a row, United Tennis was part of the initiative Walk and Roll Together Gaston. The event was on October 7, 2023, and many of our students and their families were part of this fun walk in celebration of the Hispanic Heritage Month. The main goal of this event it is to highlight the great contributions that the Hispanic community make in the Gaston County. We were able to walk and also play tennis at the event, since we brought some rackets, tennis balls, a small net, and overall a lot of enthusiasm!! As a nonprofit organization, our objective is to promote tennis among adults and the youth. Thank you to everyone who participated in this wonderful event!!