This is the official site of the Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association, founded in January 2008.  We are an affiliate of the national Gay & Lesbian Tennis Alliance and Team Philadelphia.

PLTA’s mission is to promote tennis among the GLBT community and its supporters in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. We also promote camaraderie and community spirit through social functions and events.

 

What to Play, How to Sign Up
Go to the “faq” page to find out about this year’s offerings - Weekend League, Team Tennis League, Ladder, Clinics, Atlantic Cup, Club Championships, Indoor Doubles, Indoor Socials, and more - and how to “sign me up”.

 

Where (else) to Play
Tennis court directories: • Tennis Philly • nNetis
Indoor Tennis in Philly: • Althea Gibson Adult Tennis • Arthur Ashe Adult Tennis

 

Arthur Ashe Special Membership Rate for PLTA Members
Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education is very happy to form a relationship with PLTA. As a member of Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education, you will have access to the Center on a preferred basis. This includes free outdoor play and 25% off of all programs, including contract time. Additionally, you will simultaneously receive an affiliation with the newly formed Philadelphia Racquet Alliance (PRA). Ashe membership can be paid annually or quarterly. Membership fees are fully tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.

Membership for PLTA is $100/person/year.

Arthur Ashe Brochure

 

February Tennis Social, February 20, 2010

 

Annual Membership Meeting, January 30, 2010
Happy New Year! We have made it to our 3rd year. Come and find out what’s in store for 2010. Do not miss this occasion!

Cash bar. Appetizers will be served.
Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM (Meeting starts at 8:00 PM)
Venue: Privé (2nd floor), 246 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2817
(215) 923-8313

Plus, get (see Beng) your FREE copy of the 2009 Atlantic Cup DVD set (2-disc)! Features match scenes from the 2-day event, plus match & team scores. DVDs come complete with menus, scene selection, a slideshow of team rosters & results, and computer assessible files. While supplies last.

  

2010 PLTA Board Members
President: Brad Pawlikowski
Vice President: David Killian
Treasurer: Don Teicher
Secretary: Rick Bluhm
Administrative Director: Greg Garvey
Communications Director: Beng Yap
Social Director: Sam Van

 

2009 PLTA Club Championships - Results

Congratulations to all the trophy winners!

“A” Champion - Matt Burdelski
“A” Finalist - Chris Howland
“A” Consolation - Kevin Kaing

“B” Champion - Minh Nguyen
“B” Finalist - Scott Paveletz
“B” Consolation - Don Teicher

“C” Champion - Gary Stevenson
“C” Finalist - Gigi Nikpour
“C” Consolation - Ish Alejo

“D” Champion - Ray Dunn
“D” Finalist - Prakash Easwar
“D” Consolation - Johnny Guidry

Slide Show

 

Indoor Doubles League to Start on October 2
Two divisions. Fourteen (14) teams. All set to compete in this round-robin doubles league. First matches are scheduled for Friday, October 2, 8:00PM.

 

David Killian’s Birthday Celebration/PLTA fundraiser‏
We had a fun time at the open bar at Tavern on Camac with Dave and family. Thank you all for your contributions!

 

New Hope Open 2009

27 members of PLTA participated in this weekend’s New Hope Open. It was a wonderful event, thanks in large part to the efforts of PLTA member and tournament co-director Brian Neff. Congratulations to everyone who participated, and extra special congratulations should go out to the following Racqueteers:

Open Singles Champion: Rob Howland
“Open” Singles Runner-Up: John Fogelgren
“Open” Doubles Champions: Rob Howland and John Fogelgren
“A” Singles Champion: Kenn Waibel
“B” Mixed Doubles Champions: Mary Howarth and Vien Bounma
“B” Mixed Doubles Runners-Up: Sophie Forge and Brian Neff
“C” Singles Champion: Brian Neff
“C” Doubles Runner-Up: Dennis Lo
“D” Singles Champion: Bill Hoch
“D” Singles Consolation Champion: Ishmael Alejo

Again, great job to everyone involved!

Please see the pictures on the “members” page.

For complete results, see www.newhopeopen.com

 

Atlantic Cup 2009 Results

Thank you all for an awesome performance!

Pictures and videos will be posted in the near future.

 
Weekend League Kick-Off Video
Here is the long awaited video of this season’s first weekend league on May 2, 2009.

 

Philadelphia Freedoms - World Team Tennis
Monday, July 20th vs. Martina Navratilova and the Boston Lobsters (C)
We had a great time at the stadium outside Macy’s at The King of Prussia Mall although the Freedoms lost to Lobsters 18-23 on an unusually cool summer night. Hometown star Lisa Raymond and Nathan Healey took the game to over-time by beating Martina Navratilova and James Auckland in the final set but could not stage a comeback.

Thanks to all for coming and for your ticket purchases!

 

Atlantic Cup 2009
This year, Philadelphia returns to Atlantic Cup on August 7-9, 2009 at Harvard University Tennis Center, hosted by Boston Tennis4all. Team preparation is in progress for a great and proud showing. Watch this video of a rare shot in tennis which happened at our first Atlantic Cup practice.

 

PLTA Members at Liberty Open 2009

Eleven members participated in the GLTA event at BJK National Tennis Center. A tournament is more fun when you have home crowd support. Congrats to all for a great showing!

 

 

From left to right - Dave, Dennis, Bob, Ish, Beng, Mark, Sam, Ryan, Gene. Not pictured: Jake, Matt.

 

Join Our Online Community
Join facebook and become part of our exclusive group Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association (open to members only - approval required).  Post league photos and videos, get to know the members better, find ladder partners, share your ideas on PLTA, tennis, Philly, current affairs, pop culture - and just have fun! We also have an exclusive PLTA blog which is accessible on the members page.

 

Social Activities
If anyone has ideas of activities or places, such as bars or coffee houses, where we could have social hours - especially in areas where we have members outside of Center City (South Jersey, New Hope, Delaware) please contact Social Director. These should be easily accessible by public transportation, if possible.

 

PGN Feature Article
PLTA has been featured in an article about our first year in the January 30-Feb 5 issue!

 

Board of Directors Meetings
Board meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 pm at William Way Center. Members are always welcome to these meetings.

 

Committees
We are seeking Committee Members for our Fundraising Committee. If anyone has ideas on fundraising opportunities and would like to help plan and coordinate, please contact the Communications Director.