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In previous years,
Burrell Shields, MCTC Treasurer has been very instrumental in securing
Diversity grant funding from the United States Tennis Association (USTA)
Midwest for Motor
City
Tennis Club, primarily on the basis of its Summer Lessons Program
alone. However, the criteria was changed in 2008 requiring that
organizations participate in Junior Team Tennis League competition.
In an effort to sustain the growth and development of programs for our
juniors, we are...
The Motor
City Smashers team consists of eight (8) MCTC Juniors who will compete in
the Summer 2008 USTA Junior Team Tennis League against other teams in the
Detroit
metropolitan area which is part of a five-team league sponsored by SEMTA.
During the
summer, all home team matches will be played on Wednesdays beginning June
25th at Petersen Park located on Greenfield at Curtis (south of 7 Mile
Road) at 4:00 p.m. Smashers team practices are held on Tuesday &
Thursdays from 5 to 6 pm at
Peterson
Park
.
Click
here for the team match schedule
Team
Coaches are David Warren & Burrell Shields. The team requirement affords
our Juniors the opportunity for additional play against a variety of
"diverse" teams from the Metropolitan Detroit area. Please
come out and show your support for our juniors.
The
team members are as follows:
Girls
Chanell Crump, Laura Flowers, Ashleigh Johnson, Veronica Owens
Boys
Tarrance
Alfred, Lonnai Billiu, Keil Pearson, Shaquan Thomas
The
Motor City Smashers kicked off the season by winning their first
match. Congratulations!
The
MCTC Junior Development Program seeks to expand existing recreational
options for youth.
School reform and budget cuts have severed many programs that once
furnished students with alternative activities.
The Motor City Tennis
Club views participation in tennis as a viable intervention that involves
youth in a constructive activity. Tennis
is a sport in which all family members can participate, and our Junior
Development Program's activities encourage family interaction, guided by
the principle that a strong parent-child relationship is the key to
successful, resilient child development.
To date, MCTC's Junior
Development Program has provided tennis instruction to a number of
regionally and nationally ranked juniors who have utilized their skills
and accomplishments to obtain scholarships.
Many of our former junior players have gone on to become doctors,
lawyers, accountants, and teachers. We
are committed to making tennis available to all youngsters in the
Metropolitan Detroit area, not only as a means for physical development
and recreation, but to foster a sense of self-esteem, to develop
character, to promote educational pursuits, and to encourage academic
excellence.
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