TO EXPOSE YOUNG ATHLETES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA TO THE SPORT OF TENNIS, AS A LIFE-LONG HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELL BEING ACTIVITY, AND FOR SOME ATHLETES, INTRODUCE THEM TO HIGH LEVEL, COMPETITIVE TENNIS, BY RAISING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE (I) SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND NATIONALLY BASED TENNIS ACADEMY/TRAINING FACILITIES, (II) PRIVATE AND GROUP LESSONS, PRACTICE TIME AND MATCH PLAY, AND (III) FUNDING TO OFFSET THE COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVEL TO REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS.