Hi, my name is Prathik and I am a 15 year old from Powell, Ohio and I play varsity tennis at Olentangy High School . Me and two friends, Pariksith Pothamsetty and Vihaan Singharia, created this organization because tennis changed our lives ever since we began playing since middle school because tennis gave us something to look forward to, to be proud of, and we've all met some of our best friends through this sport. Ultimately, we collectively decided that this feeling should be available to anyone. So, this past year, we founded Aces for Access, which is a nonprofit dedicated to giving underserved youth in Columbus free tennis equipment, court access, and coaching. We are officially a registered nonprofit organization and we all have completed our USTA Safe Play certification. Now all that's left is $500 to buy our first set of rackets and balls for our first free clinic this summer. Every dollar counts and goes towards equipment for these kids. Thank you so much for believing in this.

-Prathik, Vihaan, Pariksith