During her sophomore year of high school in 2020, Alyssa saw an opportunity to serve youth and teens in her community. Alyssa's passion for tennis led her to found Ready Set Tennis. This mission of the non-profit is to provide opportunities for underserved youth to learn the sport.
Alyssa recognized that equipment and the cost of coaching are two things that stand in the way of kids experiencing tennis. Ready Set Tennis found a solution to this by providing free equipment and coaching starting in the summer of 2022.
Alyssa is a sophomore at the University of Denver, and a graduate of Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish, WA. She has been playing tennis for a total of twelve years, and competitively for over seven years. She is the president of the DU club tennis team, training and competing in tournaments year-round. In addition to club tennis in college, Alyssa was on the varsity school tennis team for four years and captain for two years.
Alyssa started coaching tennis five years ago. She has done group lessons and private lessons with kids of all ages and experience. Coaching tennis is one of her passions and she enjoys sharing her love of tennis with others!