TheAdvantage All Tennis Foundation, a Roslyn-based nonprofit, has received the 10 and Under Tennis Award from theU.S. Tennis Association Eastern section, recognizing the organization’s efforts to promote youth tennis and expand access to the sport.
The award honors an organization that has done an outstanding job promoting 10 and Under Tennis within the section, according to the USTA.
Founded in 2013 by Roslyn High School varsity tennis coach KerriAnn Jannotte-Hinkley, Advantage All began with free tennis clinics run alongside members of the high school team.
Today, the organization serves children primarily in kindergarten through sixth grade and has 32 junior members from Roslyn High School who volunteer with the program.
In 2023, the Roslyn community lost two high school tennis players,Ethan Falkowitz and Drew Hassenbein,in a car crash. The foundation expanded its mission in their honor.
“In 2023, we suffered a tragic loss of two of our players to a car crash, and so in their name, we had a lot of people coming out wanting to help,” Jannotte-Hinkley said. “We decided to start an organization that would allow us to do a little bit more good work in the community.”
Falkowitz and Hassenbein were killed when a driver traveling the wrong way struck their vehicle as they were returning from celebrating a match win.
Jannotte-Hinkley said the foundation’s mission extends beyond tennis instruction.
“It’s not really about tennis,” she said. “It’s about providing guidance, mentorship and leadership, using tennis as a vehicle.”
The nonprofit is funded entirely through grants and donations. Its programs are free and aim to reach children who might not otherwise have access to the sport, which can be costly.
Source: LI Press
