USA Playoffs Lacoste Series to take place June 26 – 28 in Berwyn, PA

BERWYN, PA – The Upper Main Line YMCA (UMLY) will host the USA Playoffs Lacoste Series, an international youth tennis qualifier tournament, for players 14 and under between June 26 – 28, 2021 at their Berwyn, PA campus. 

With a 54-acre campus featuring 26 tennis courts, UMLY was asked to join a group of locations in the United States to host this tennis tournament, placing it in company with six of the most elite tennis facilities in the nation.

The USA Playoffs Lacoste Series invites boys and girls ages 14 and under to register. The winners of the series events, along with ten boys and ten girls, will have a chance to represent the United States at Les Petits As – Le Mondial Lacoste in France, an elite international tournament that is considered the world championships for junior players. Interested players can register online at https://app.myutr.com/events/54126. 

“We are proud to host this series at our facility and excited for to provide this opportunity for our players at UMLY and for all players in the greater Philadelphia region. We look forward to a great weekend of tennis,” shared Kareem Bryant, racquet sports director at the Upper Main Line YMCA.

While hosting the playoff series ranks the UMLY facility in the top of the nation, the YMCA mission and the program philosophy seeks to encourage anyone interested to pick up a racquet.

“Whether you’re a skilled player or just picking up a racquet for the first time – at any age - there is something for you in our tennis program,” says Bryant. 

The UMLY tennis program offers something for all ages and abilities from tiny tennis to high performance tennis and from recreational play to private lessons. Anyone interested in learning more about offerings should visit ymcagbw.org/tennis.