Aug. 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

A number of young Queens tennis players are preparing to work as members of the US Open ball crew when the famous tennis tournament returns this Sunday.

Several Queens-based members of the non-profit New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL), the largest youth tennis non-profit in the US, have been selected as members of the US Open ball crew for the upcoming tournament, which runs from Aug. 24 until Sep. 7.

The non-profit, founded over 50 years ago by US tennis legend Arthur Ashe, currently serves more than 90,000 K-12 students across the five boroughs of New York City, bringing free programming to underserved communities across the city.

Of the 12 NYJTL members to have been selected as members of the US Open ball crew this year, five come from Queens. U

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