HTA has distributed college scholarships totaling $31,500 to 23 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 Steve Wolford Memorial Scholarship Fund, Graselli Foundation-Harry Fowler Scholarship Fund, Harriett Hulbert Scholarship Memorial, West Houston Ladies Tennis Association, HTA/NJTL (National Junior Tennis and Learning) with support from Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship, National Senior Women’s Clay Court Championships and the Chuck and Roberta LeMaster Scholarship.
Students who received the grants and their high schools and college destinations are Anna Sanchez (Stratford, Princeton), Zachary Hazel (Heights, Lubbock Christian), Idara Akpaffiong (Lamar Consolidated, Texas A&M), Selin Atakan (Carnegie Vanguard, undecided), Elias Echegoyen (Milby, University of Houston), Emily Chhun (New Caney, Texas A&M), Julia Barecky (St Paul, Texas A&M), Lindy Niedwecki (Ridge Point, Texas A&M), Anna Trinosky (Clear Springs, Texas Tech), Ashley Wang (James E. Taylor, Rice), Jordan Diggs (Clear Springs, Baylor), Jesiah George (Summer Creek, Texas State), Alexander Samman (Cypress Lakes, Texas A&M), Fiona Fuke (Friendswood, Texas A&M), Alexa Arante (Jordan, Santa Clara University), Maurin Knesek (Shiner St. Paul, Texas A&M), Ally Lin (Taylor, Washington University), Viola Melendez (Brazosport, Vanderbilt), Loan Pham (J. Frank Dobie, UT-Austin), Mikaela Erwin (Klein Cain, Baylor), Ethan Garcia (Pearland, Concordia), Ethan Lewis (Cypress Creek, Texas Tech), and Kinsey Tran (Port Neches-Groves, Lamar University).
All 23 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 $446,000 in scholarship funds to deserving high school seniors since 1992.
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