Save the Date!

This year, the RSTTA Annual Benefit will be hosted by Justin Gimelstob.

 

When: May 3rd, 2013.

Where: Brantwyn at the DuPont Country Club.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RODNEY STREET TENNIS AND TUTORING ASSOCIATION

ANNOUNCES

JUSTIN GIMELSTOB AS CELEBRITY GUEST

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RSTTA SPRING BENEFIT


Wilmington, DE (February 2013) - Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Association is pleased to announce that Justin Gimelstob will be the Celebrity Guest for the 2013 Spring Benefit.  

Justin Gimelstob is a native of the Delaware Valley, growing up in New Jersey.  He currently resides in Santa Monica, CA with his wife Cary.  As a pro, he won the 1998 Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles titles with Venus Williams. He won a total of 10 singles titles and 15 doubles championships as a pro, and twice was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team. Justin retired in 2007 and currently is a sports commentator for the Tennis Channel.

“We are truly thrilled to have Justin as our guest this year,” states Jane Brown Grimes, former USTA President and past RSTTA Chair.  “He will add an air of excitement to the night.  Guests will love him.”

This year’s event will be held on Friday, May 3rd at Brantwyn at the DuPont Country Club. The event is open to the public, and guests are not required to be tennis players! “The popularity of this event has grown over the last three years, and we hope to continue to grow the event as we move it from club to club.” said Kim Dolan, Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Benefit Co-chair.

Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Association (RSTTA), a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization founded in 1979 as a USTA NJTL Chapter, provides innovative tennis and educational enrichment programs to over 300 at-risk youth in the City of Wilmington, Delaware.

RSTTA’s mission is building lives through tennis and education.

RSTTA (www.rodneystreettennis.org) provides year round, after-school and out-of-school programs that are designed to combat pressing community concerns:  truancy; poor academic achievement contributing to an alarmingly low graduation rate; gang activity; drug and alcohol dependency; and unhealthy lifestyles.  The RSTTA curriculum supports both the personal development of the “whole” child as well as the communal development of the neighborhoods in which these children live and play.  As an adjunct to its youth enrichment programs, RSTTA provides adult family members of its participants with the opportunity to receive training and tutoring for GED certification and/or college readiness.  RSTTA’s principal sponsor is the Comcast Family of Companies. Additional support comes from foundations, corporate, public and private resources.

Please visit www.rodneystreettennis.org for more information.

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JEFFREY HARRISON NAMED AS USTA SECTION DELEGATES CHAIR

Wilmington resident selected for national leadership position

 

WILMINGTON, DEL. (January 15, 2013) -- Jeffrey Harrison, managing partner of PRISM Partners, has been selected as Chair of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Section Delegates for the 2013-2014 term.

Read more: Jeffrey Harrison Named as USTA Section Delegates Chair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RODNEY STREET TENNIS AND TUTORING ASSOCIATION

ANNOUNCES

NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD


Wilmington, DE (January 2013) - Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Association is pleased to announce that Bill Curry has become the new Chairman of the Board, succeeding Jane Brown Grimes who has held the position since 2008.  Bill is moving up from serving as the Treasurer for the past 3 years.

Read more: RSTTA Announces New Board Chair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RODNEY STREET TENNIS AND TUTORING ASSOCIATION

ANNOUNCES

COMCAST FAMILY OF COMPANIES RETURNS AS PRINCIPAL SPONSOR

 

Wilmington, DE (January 2013) - Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Association (RSTTA),
Comcast Corporation and Comcast-Spectacor are pleased to announce that the Comcast Family of
Companies will continue as the charity’s Principal Sponsor in 2013.

Read more: Comcast Family of Companies Returns as Principal Sponsor

 

Girls' 12 Singles

  • No Rodney Street Players

Boys' 14 Singles

  • Stephen Smith d Kevin turner 4-6,6-4,4-0 (inj)
  • QF Darren Moore 6-0,6-0 (L)
  • Austin Wilson 6-5,6-0 (L)
  • SF(2) Christopher Dewey 6-2; 6-2 (L)
  • Q (2) Christopher Dewey d. Stephan Smith 6-0; 6-0

 

Consolation:

  • CF Darren Moore d. Wo by default
  • *** Darren Moore won consolation finals***
  • CS Darren Moore d. Austin Wilson Def (ns)
  • CQ Austin Wilson d. Kevin Turner 6-3; 6-3

Girls' 14 Singles:

  • Q (2) Leslie Collins 6-1; 6-3 (L)
  • Sidney Abili (1) 7-5,6-1 (L)
  • Taylor M. Robinson -(NS)

Consolation:

  • CF (2) Leslie Collins d. (1) Sidney Abili 6-3; 7-6
  • ***Leslie won the consolation finals***
  • CQ (2) Leslie Collins 6-1; 6-2 (W)
  • CQ (1) Sidney Abili d. Taylor Robinson 3-6; 6-1; 6-1

 

Boy’s 16 Singles

  • No Rodney Street Players

Girls' 16 Singles

  • No Rodney Street Players

Spring Benefit

Host Committee

Benefit Co-Chairs

Kim & Pat Dolan

Jeff & Mary Harrison

Lee & Andy Podolsky

Joan & Barry Snyder

Debbie & Dana Walker


Full Host Committee roster

2013 Benefit Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

COMCAST NBCUniversal 

Grand Slam Sponsors

Corporation Service Company

 

Champion Sponsors

Christiana Care Health System

Christy & Michael Fleming

Julie Sandler & Joel Friedlander

Jane Brown Grimes

Ed Snider

Debbie & Dana Walker

Gina & Rod Ward

 

Ace Sponsors

Joan & Art Connolly Family Foundation

Sally & Don DeWees, Jr.

Margriet & Hardy Drane

DuPont

Marvin Family Foundation

Debbie Miller & Adam Landis

Victoria & Edward Novak

PNC Wealth Management

Edgar Thronson Foundation

USTA/Middle States Section

Susan & Rodman Ward, Jr.

 

Fan Sponsors

P.J. Fitzpatrick

Megan & Bill Goeller

Nancy & David Marvin

Lee & Andy Podolsky

Melissa Veghte

 

In-kind Sponsors

Hughes Design, Inc.

LearnWell Business Growth Coaching & Seminars

Lindsay Lee

TownSquareDelaware.com

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