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Wednesday Night Tennis and "Tennis for All Ages" Play Day begins May 29, 2024 at Weed Park!
Please go to the League Tab to learn more!
Introduction
Welcome to the Great River Tennis Association in Muscatine, IA where we are the winners of the 2022 Outstanding Community Tennis Association, awarded by the USTA Iowa Tennis Association!
GRTA's 2023 T. Beckley Jr. Tennis Tournament also won and was recognized for Outstanding Jr. Tennis Tournament! This is the 2nd time we won this award from the USTA Iowa Tennis Association!
We are a non-profit volunteer community tennis organization who share their skills to mentor young players, both in their tennis game and in becoming model citizens. The GRTA was founded in 1975 and incorporated as a not-for-profit in 2004.
The Muscatine T. Beckley Jr. Tennis Open is a United States Tennis Association (USTA) Sanctioned tournament, that provides competitive play for local and surrounding area youths. It won the “Outstanding Junior Tennis Tournament of the Year” Award in 2019, from the Iowa District Tennis Association. Some of the criteria to earn this award was that it was well organized, both the players and parents had great comments about it, and that the volunteers really made the players feel special throughout the tournament.
Stay Active Videos
Try this activity at home or on the court to work on hand-eye coordination and control. To make it more challenging, try spreading your arms out wider or letting the ball bounce higher. Try to see how many you can get in 30 seconds.
No court to play on at home? No problem! Make your own net at home using regular items from around the house. Get creative, but make sure to ask for permission from your parent or guardian before using!
Edgies works on your grips, specifically a continental grip. Using your racquet with a continental grip, try and see how many times you can hit the ball using the outer edge of your racquet. You got this!
Volunteer for GRTA!
Roving Umpire, (this is a paid position if you take the USTA Officials training)
Court Director and Assistant Court Director
Ice, First Aid, Refreshments Volunteer
Assistant to the Tournament Director
All training is provided, however, the Roving Umpire job requires online training thru the USTA.
For more information, please call Cindy at 563-506-5901 or email me at cindyrtklebe@msn.com.
I'm looking to fill these positions by March 30th at the latest!
Thanks for your consideration!
