10th Anniversary Tennis with a Heart Charity Tournament at Clubs of Kingwood a Smashing Success

With more than 120 players, the 2021 tournament set a participation record and raised over $20,000

Taking a moment before hitting the courts early Saturday morning, November 6, the players of the 2021 Tennis with a Heart annual charity tournament. Click image for larger version.

In perhaps Houston’s best weather of the year, over 120 men and women gathered for a full day of tennis to raise funds for the Texas Children’s Hospital Cancer Center and the American Heart Association. The 10th anniversary Tennis with a Heart annual charity tournament raised, even in the times of COVID19, over $20,000 for its charities last Saturday, bringing the cumulative total to a little more than $320,000.

First played in 2011 and stemming from an idea originated by tournament director Raouf Hadad and John Gremp, former CEO of TechnipFMC, the fast-paced team format is designed to give players plenty of court time and friendly competition, and to afford sponsor organizations visibility at the event and year-round on the tournament’s website.

Presented by Ocean Edge Services and TechnipFMC and held at the Clubs of Kingwood, this year’s sponsors included, among other donors and volunteers:

Congratulations to our winning teams in the four NTRP skill levels and five brackets:

5.0+ (Open) 1: Dream Makers
5.0+ (Open) 2: Teen Titans
4.5: Merge Maniacs
4.0: Bobasaurs
3.5: Gypsies

And a special thanks to John Kudrick, Director of Tennis at the Clubs of Kingwood. John has been a good friend to the tournament and its charities since the inception in 2011, and was instrumental in moving the event to the fabulous Kingwood Country Club.