Columbus has been chosen by the USTA to be a 10 and Under market. Our community will receive a $50,000 grant sponsored by the USTA to promote tennis to the 10 and Under market by using modified equipment and modified courts. For more information, please contact Terri Jones at tjones@gcta.net

The rules of tennis have changed. Join us to discover how the children of the future will be playing the sport of a lifetime.

Complimentary Food
Quick Start Equipment Give Aways
Gift Card Give Aways

Thursday February 16th at 6:30 Pm
Martin Janis Center
600 E 11th Ave Columbus 43211

Your favorable RSVP will automatically enter you into the drawings. You must be present to win!

For more information, please contact Terri Jones at tjones@gcta.net

This event is sponsored by the USTA/Midwest Section and the GCTA

The COGP Masters Championships is the tour finale to the 2011 summer tennis season. The USTA sanctioned tournament will be held from September 2-5 at the Olympic Indoor Tennis Club. The tournament is the main fund-raiser for the COGP Tour (players must be COGP members to participate and memberships are available at the tournament) so sign-up and support tournament tennis in Central Ohio. The entry deadline is Wednesday, August 31 at 5pm. For more information and to enter online visit http://www.cogp.com/cogpmasters.html.

"ACE" gets a big hug for promoting tennis at the Live Fit Challenge hosted by the After Schools All Stars in July. The event was held at the Ohio State French Field House. Special thanks to all of the GCTA volunteers who made our event a success include: Renee Ciminello, Beth & Forrest Baldwin, Kathy Eisnaugle, Jan Koch, Deanna Gach, Lisa Afzal, and Mallory Hrabcak.

Click here: Challenge fit for a kid | The Columbus Dispatch

Contratulations to Columbus' 2011 Ohio Valley Cup Team for bringing home first place! The Ohio Valley tournament was held in Parkersburg, W. Va. June 18-19.

From left to right bottom row first. Cristina Dilorenzo, Katie Shepherd, Sarah Stein, Meghan Buell, Lauren Bellinger, Elaine Cloern
Left to right top row. Coach Steve Metzmaeir, Canyon Teague, Aaron Casares, Kent Seitz, Nate Wallace, Eric Vannatta,  Coach Tyler Stephen.

Attention all tournament players: The Central Ohio Grand Prix organizes tournaments from Memorial Day to Labor Day for all levels and ages. For more information, please visit their website at www.cogp.com.

Please visit the following link to support our troops abroad. The USTA needs your help!

http://www.facebook.com/USTAMilitaryOutreach

For information on the 2011 GCTA Area Qualifier, click on the "2 attachments" link just below, then click on the file "Information Sheet for the 2011 GCTA Area Qualifier".  The file is available as a Word or .pdf document. 

The Info Sheet is chocked full of info about the tournament ... tournament dates, entry deadline, sites, etc.  Please fully review all information.