Boise State Athletics
Women's Tennis Earns ITA Community Service Award
6/21/2021 9:37:00 AM | Women's Tennis
For the second season in a row the Boise State women's tennis team received the ITA Community Service Award for the Mountain Region.
PHOENIX – The Boise State women's tennis program has been named the 2021 Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) Community Service Award recipient for the Mountain Region. The Broncos stood out from the other 23 programs in the region, including schools with ties to the Mountain West, Pac-12, Big Sky and Conference USA.
"We're incredibly grateful to be in the community that we're in," said director of tennis and head coach Beck Roghaar. "In a year where it was difficult to get together, we were still excited to try and find ways to connect with the community that we care about so much."
The team's primary initiative saw it partner with North Star Charter School to create a pen-pal program with its second-grade class. The program included writing letters, as well as sending photos and videos to better connect with and inspire the students.
In total the team collected 35 hours of community service, a number everyone in the program are incredibly proud of. "In the middle of all that is going on in the world, our student-athletes still persisted to commit to our community," said associate head coach Maria Lopez.
This was the second year in a row the women's tennis program has received the award and the third-consecutive season a Bronco tennis team has been recognized for community service by the ITA, the women in 2020 and 2021, and the men in 2019.
"The young men and women in our program recognize what a special opportunity it is to be a part of Boise State tennis and to have the community that we have behind us," said Roghaar. "Any ways we can find to serve them are incredibly important to us because that community is so important to us."
"We're incredibly grateful to be in the community that we're in," said director of tennis and head coach Beck Roghaar. "In a year where it was difficult to get together, we were still excited to try and find ways to connect with the community that we care about so much."
The team's primary initiative saw it partner with North Star Charter School to create a pen-pal program with its second-grade class. The program included writing letters, as well as sending photos and videos to better connect with and inspire the students.
In total the team collected 35 hours of community service, a number everyone in the program are incredibly proud of. "In the middle of all that is going on in the world, our student-athletes still persisted to commit to our community," said associate head coach Maria Lopez.
This was the second year in a row the women's tennis program has received the award and the third-consecutive season a Bronco tennis team has been recognized for community service by the ITA, the women in 2020 and 2021, and the men in 2019.
"The young men and women in our program recognize what a special opportunity it is to be a part of Boise State tennis and to have the community that we have behind us," said Roghaar. "Any ways we can find to serve them are incredibly important to us because that community is so important to us."
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