Frances Tiafoe: My Letter to Arthur Ashe
Dear Arthur, I did not have much growing up. My parents are both immigrants from Sierra Leone. My dad was a janitor at a tennis facility in Maryland, and I […]
Dear Arthur, I did not have much growing up. My parents are both immigrants from Sierra Leone. My dad was a janitor at a tennis facility in Maryland, and I […]
He strolled into Westwood as a student for the first time in 1961, a pioneer before his 18th birthday. He excelled as a Bruin and beyond, blossoming into one of […]
It was not always easy being Arthur Ashe’s brother. How could it have been? “I was constantly being compared to Arthur, being asked why I wasn’t a clone of Arthur,” […]
Venus and Serena Williams share a close bond despite their ongoing tennis rivalry. Students of the Arthur Ashe legacy, the sisters can still learn something from the mighty brotherly gesture […]
The United States Tennis Association hosted the seventh annual U.S. Open Military Appreciation Day Monday at the 2018 U.S. Open in Flushing, New York. Department of Defense service members and […]
WASHINGTON — In the spring of 1967, Arthur Ashe, an Army second lieutenant, was honing his tennis skills as an accomplished amateur player, eyeing a shot to compete in a […]
The United States Tennis Association hosted the seventh annual U.S. Open Military Appreciation Day Monday at the 2018 U.S. Open in Flushing, New York. Department of Defense service members and […]
BY PATRICIA A. TURNER Dean and Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education I am pleased to share with you the inaugural recipient of the 2019-2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholarship. After careful consideration, […]
Legendary tennis champion, hall of famer and Virginia’s native son Arthur Ashe will be honored Saturday (June 22) with well-deserved pomp and circumstance.