21 high school graduates receive scholarship funds

By June 28, 2019Captains Corner

HTA has distributed college scholarships totaling $23,500 to 21 greater Houston area high school graduates.

 The students received sums from $1,000 to $2,000.       In addition to HTA contributions, funds have been provided by the HTA/NJTL (National Junior Tennis and Learning), the National Senior Women’s Clay Court Championships, the Steve Wolford Memorial Scholarship Fund, Houston Ladies Tennis Association, West Houston Ladies Tennis Association, the LeMaster Husband-Wife tournament, GFT Charity Inc., the Sean Rudolph Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship.

Students and sponsors attended a luncheon at Beck’s Prime in Memorial Park to celebrated the awards.

 Students who received the grants and their high schools and college destinations are James Anderson (Ridge Point, University of Texas at Austin); Brady Brazda (Kinkaid, University of Texas at Tyler); Kamryn Brooks (Stephen F. Austin, Baylor); Antonio Corrales (Ball High, University of Chicago); Alyssa Davila (MacArthur, University of St. Thomas); Huzaifa Faizan (Kingwood Park, Texas A&M); Caroline Glath (William B. Travis, UT Austin); Corrie Hopper (Houston Christian, Grove City College); Natalie Anne Hur (Memorial, Trinity); Allison Le (Kinkaid, Texas A&M); Austin Luu (Dobie, UT Austin); Tyler Mai (Clear Brook, Texas A&M); Giancarlos Mejia (Cypress Lakes, U of Houston); Adriana Rangel (BF Terry, Sam Houston State); Aidan Rangel (Needville, Wharton County Jr. College); Danielle Rhodes (Glenda Dawson, U of Louisiana Lafayette); Lisa “Nicole” Roach (Tomball Memorial, Texas State); Reyna Santoyo (Cypress Springs, Dartmouth); Kyle Baccam Vu (Northbrook, U of Houston); Amy Caroline Warms (Katy, Southwestern); and  (Morton Ranch, Texas State University).

All 21 students played either varsity tennis for their high school teams, participated in NJTL and/or in local USTA tournaments.

The HTA has awarded more than $323,000 in scholarship funds to deserving high school seniors since 1992.

Terry StJohn

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