Wheel Serve North Carolina
Website
Organization Location
8022 Providence Rd. Suite 500-211 Charlotte, NC, United States
Description
Who We Are
This website was written by a wheelchair player for a wheelchair player.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to promote, grow, and develop wheelchair tennis in NC for individuals with a permanent mobility-related disability to improve health and quality of life.
OUR GOALS
Our goal is to provide more opportunities to play across North Carolina, to support our players to reach their potential whether at a recreational or competitive level of play and to integrate wheelchair athletes into existing community tennis programs and leagues.
OUR IMPACT
Our impact reaches beyond the individual athlete to include our volunteers and the community we serve. We educate others on the benefits of wheelchair tennis and advocate for people with physical disabilities.
OUR HISTORY
Why We Do What We Do
Wheel Serve NC was created because we recognized the need for more wheelchair tennis programs in our state. After years of a successful and sustainable tennis program in Charlotte, we realized that others across the state deserved this same opportunity. With that in mind and the support of USTA NC, we worked with the Western Wake Tennis Association in Cary in their pursuit to develop a wheelchair tennis program at the Cary Tennis Park. We are thrilled to see their passion and commitment as they foster a successful program. This one spark lit a path for our other programs to become a reality. We want all players to know that whether they are a beginner or an elite athlete that they are welcome and that so much good will come from taking the leap and trying wheelchair tennis.
BENEFITS OF WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
Why it's Worth It
Wheel Serve NC strives to educate not only players, but also the community on the many benefits of wheelchair tennis. The benefits are not limited to just the individual player, but to anyone who volunteers or just witnesses what is happening on that tennis court. The satisfaction received as a player may be different than the ones received as a volunteer, but both are life-changing. As a player you are able to improve your self-confidence through personal achievement as well as gaining motivation and a support network. As a volunteer, your horizons are expanded by your interactions with people with a physical disability. Our hope is that tennis is a conduit for bridging relationships between the disabled and able-boded community and that through sport we gain a new perspective of each other.
Contact
Contact email - [email protected]
Contact form - https://www.wheelservenc.com/contact-us
Instagram - https://www.facebook.com/10s4all
Facebook - https://www.instagram.com/wheelservenc/
Upcoming events
Past events
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- WHEEL SERVE NC OPEN: 2nd Annual Sanctioned Wheelchair Tournament
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- WINSTON SALEM OPEN: Fun Day of Play
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- SOUTHPARK PRO-AM: Round Robin Up/Down Play
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- SMASH CANCER ON WHEELS: Charity Able-Bodied Tournament: Wheelchair Division
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- UP/DOWN POLAR DOUBLES: WWTA UP/Down Tournament