Every year, participants in NJTL (National Junior Tennis & Learning) chapters and programs are encouraged to participate in an essay/art contest that allows them to showcase their writing and drawing skills. This opportunity supports the educational component of NJTL. The contestants were encouraged to write or draw about this Arthur Ashe quote, “From what we get, we make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.” In preparation for writing or drawing a response, program youth and their leaders spend time defining and discussing the pertinence of this statement, while also reading about the life and achievements of Arthur Ashe.
Please join the Intermountain Section in congratulating this year’s winners from the Nevada and Colorado Districts of the USTA! Each winner will receive a plaque in recognition of their achievement.
Ariel Tarbet – Girls 10/under NV
Kacey Walisundara – Boys 10/under CO
Sashini Weerasundara – Girls 11/12 CO
Sashith Weerasundara – Boys 11/12 CO
Samantha Walisundara – Girls 13/14 CO
James Brunt – Boys 15/16 CO
Nicole Santero – Girls 17/18 NV
“…Through tennis, lives can be changed and spirits reclaimed.”
- Arthur Ashe