A's & Aces is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide
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academic help, life skills and tennis to New Orleans children
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​Girls 10 & Under Standings:  
7 of the 31in the State Standings 
and 7 of the 9  New Orleanians) 

  2      Waters, Eadan                New Orleans
  9      Ledet, Maleah                Gretna
  11    Williams, Matison          New Orleans
​  12    Ford, Naomi                   New Orleans
  16    McFadden, Baileigh      New Orleans
  28   McIntyre, Ryan               New Orleans
  30   Hammer, Selma             New Orleans
​Boys 10 & Under Standings: 4 of 16
with State Standings, and 
3 of the 4 New Orleanians)
  #     Name                              City    
  5      Cain, Dylan                     New Orleans
  9      Adil, Fatih                       Houma
  11    Hegazzi, Simsim            New Orleans
  21    Hanrahan, Donovan     New Orleans



 

LA B12 Standings (2 of 25 in Standings
/
 2 of 9 New Orleanians)
16
Lopez, Elijah
New Orleans

20
LaFrance, Dillan
New Orleans

LA G12 Dec Standings Published: 1/8/2020
(7 of 54 in Standings / 7 of 14 New Orleanians)
  9
Johnson, Teah
New Orleans        

  7
Waters, Eadan
New Orleans

11
Dupaty, Zoe
New Orleans

18
Hughes, Keena
Gretna

29
Perry, Ella
New Orleans

32
Gray, Madeleine
New Orleans

47
Pizzolatto, Cecilia
New Orleans





LA G14 Standings (7 of 100 in Standings
/
 7 of 16 New Orleanians)
12
Johnson, Teah
New Orleans

19
Waller, Ava
New Orleans

37
Waters, Eadan                     New Orleans      

43
Dupaty, Zoe                        New Orleans

55
Hughes, Keena
Gretna

76
Perry, Ella
New Orleans

94    Gray, Madeleine
New Orleans

 
LA B16 Standings (2 of 35 ranked)
17
Crockens, Nicholas
New Orleans

46
Morgan, Ethan                     New Orleans

 
LA G16 Standings (1 of 100 ranked)
22
Johnson, Teah
New Orleans

Impact

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Since 2008, A’s & Aces has:
  • Impacted thousands of underserved children, while working with 750 children weekly
  • Partnered with Dillard University, Tulane University, and NORDC locally, and with AmeriCorps, the USTA, and Up2Us nationally, to provide classrooms, courts, and coaches and teachers for our youth
  • Inspired and exposed hundreds of children to college settings via programs and field trips
  • Promoted literacy by giving thousands of books to children to build their own home libraries
  • Increased fitness through a FUN, life-long, non-contact, co-ed, global, individual & team sport
  • Trained hundreds of high school, college, and  adult volunteers to serve as  tutors/role models
  • Helped thousands of children learn to read and write more proficiently
  • Introduced thousands of boys and girls to the sport of tennis
  • Empowered thousands of young student-athletes to make positive decisions regarding their own lives, health, education, and futures
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A’s & Aces Annual Impact (2016):

  • About 1,000 children regularly participated
  • 80 participants submitted essays to the national USTA Arthur Ashe Essay Competition and one participant’s essay was judged Best in Louisiana, the 6th year in a row that an A’s & Aces student-athlete won a trip for 2 to the Winston-Salem Open.
  • Over 200 books were distributed to participants to create home libraries
  • Parent and teacher surveys indicate our participants' increased level of interest in reading and physical fitness
  • Service-learning projects completed by A's & Aces participants included: Lemonade Day, Veterans Day, clean-up days at Dillard University, and holiday cards
  • Provided in-school enrichment programs at four schools (ARISE Academy, Mildred Osborne Charter School, Crocker College Prep, and Edward Hynes Charter)
  • Daily after-school programs at Dillard University featured our Pathway to College Initiative
  • Conducted high-performance clinics each Saturday through the school year for tournament-level red, orange, green and yellow ball groups
  • Hosted five USTA-sanctioned tournaments
  • Over 50 A’s & Aces players successfully competed in USTA tournaments
  • Over 30 A’s & Aces players earned USTA Louisiana state rankings
  • 48 weeks of programming per year
  • 7 full time staff members, 15 part time/seasonal  staff members, and 120+ volunteers and service-learners worked and served as role models for our children
  • 20 coaches participated in the USTA Coaches Workshop 

A's & Aces      1036 Arabella St.     New Orleans, LA 70115        info@AsAndAces.org