Empowering Youth

Championing Diversity through Tennis

Join a tennis movement with the objective of introducing young to a sport they can love for a lifetime, where they can develop their skills hollistically, connect with communities, and build diverse and inclusive relationships through fun and active programming. Love to Serve partners with multiple community organizations, schools, and businesses. With your support, we can continue to provide individuals with the opportunity to learn and develop their skills in a healthy and safe environment under the guidance of professional tennis coaches, staff, and volunteers.

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OUR MISSION

Our Mission: Building Bridges through Tennis

Love to Serve Tennis Foundation aims to create inclusive opportunities for underrepresented youth in the Greater Triangle and beyond, promoting skill development, teamwork, and personal growth through the sport of tennis.

MEET OUR FOUNDER

Love to Serve’s cause was born from the heart and mind of our founder, Warrick Taylor, who owns EMPACT Tennis and Sports Performance. Through EMPACT, Taylor provides affordable tennis instruction to youth from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Taylor and his colleagues’ passion has grown into a tennis movement with the goal of introducing people of all ages to a sport they can love for a lifetime, where they can develop their skills holistically, connect with communities, and build diverse and inclusive relationships through fun and active programming.

Taylor’s unwavering commitment to the sport and to the youth of the local community is evident through his many accomplishments and roles. He tirelessly balances his responsibilities as the owner of EMPACT, the head coach of the women’s tennis teams at Durham Academy, and coach and assistant director of Love to Serve Foundation. Among the numerous awards he has received over the years, he was named the 2022 USTA North Carolina Coach of the Year!

Foundation Established 2021

In 2021, Love to Serve Tennis Foundation was founded, marking the beginning of our commitment to serve underrepresented communities through tennis in North Carolina’s Research Triangle area.

A key partner in Love to Serve’s early success has been the Purpose Learning Lab, where Love to Serve has provided weekly tennis instruction as part of their summer camps for the past three years. Engagement with Love to Serve has become a highlight for many families as each year as there is a culminating trip to the Winston-Salem Open Kids Day and qualifying round matches in August.

underrepresented Youth Impacted

LTS is rooted in the mission of the USTA Foundation’s National Junior Tennis and Learning network: to teach tennis, build character, and support education. By providing free access to tennis instruction and academic resources, the program helps children develop skills that will last a lifetime.

LTS has successfully impacted 150+ youth through personalized instruction and sponsored events, demonstrating our growing influence in promoting tennis and wellness in the community.

First Scholarship Awarded

We awarded our first scholarship shortly after LTS was established in 2021, enabling a deserving student to pursue their academic and athletic dreams, exemplifying our dedication to making tennis accessible.

Meet Our Dedicated Team

Our Passionate board members, coaches, staff, and OTHER volunteers

Warrick Taylor

founder, Board Member

Roberta Hadley

Director, NJTL Coordinator

DEEPAK RAMKUMAR

TREASURER

AMBER SCOTT KELLY

secretary

CYNTHIA CORLEY

Web manager

BEN STURNER

BOARD MEMBER

IRWIN HOLMES

BOARD MEMBER

DR MAURICE WERNESS

BOARD MEMBER

ARLUN DAY

COACH (ADULTS)

BRIAN FREIBURGHOUSE

COACH (YOUTH)

KELLIANNE WHITE

COACH (YOUTH)

REX MILLER

COACH (HIGH PERFORMANCE)

SARAH BLEND

COACH (ADAPTIVE TENNIS)

TBD

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