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Free, eight-week tennis program officially opens registration for people with special needs August 08, 2018 (ATLANTA) – Today, Special Pops Tennis – an organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through tennis – announces the opening of fall academies throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area. The free, eight-week tennis program [...]
On Memorial Day Weekend the Medlock Bridge community, with the help of tennis Director Allan Jensen and the tennis Committee Members, were able to raise over $2,500.00 for Special Pops through a wine grab, silent auction, raffle ticket sales, tournament fees and individual donations. The final total donation will be determined when all the figures [...]
Johns Creek teen volunteer and junior tennis player Ben Krebs is helping Special Pops Tennis athletes in a much-needed way this season. Ben, who is Johns Creek teen volunteer and junior tennis player, over the past year has been able to collect over 35 rackets (new and gently used) for our athletes as well as [...]
Congratulations to Anne Harriman the winner of the 2017 US Open raffle held to benefit Special Pops Tennis. The winning ticket was #55 and we are especially thrilled that all 100 raffle tickets were sold this year raising 10,000 dollars for our athletes. Ann is a resident of Medlock Bridge Subdivision in Johns Creek and has been [...]
August 2017 ~ Registration is now closed. For information, contact Paula.Sumple@specialpopstennis.org. The Special Populations Unified Doubles (SPUD) Tennis League was formed in 2008 utilizing an adaptive playing format. Athletes are placed on teams and compete as team members against similarly-skilled athletes on other teams. Athletes are paired with traditional tennis players (unified partners) in matches [...]
