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ARTHUR ASHE YOUTH TENNIS & EDUCATION SEEKS AREA TENNIS PLAYERS

FOR TURKEY BOWL PRO-AM TENNIS TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Oct. 11, 2007 – Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education announced today that only 24 slots are available for Philadelphia area tennis players who want to be paired with former ATP Tour stars and AAYTE Staff Professionals for the 7 th Annual Turkey Bowl Pro-Am Tennis Tournament at the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center, 4842 Ridge Ave. at School House Lane in East Falls, on Friday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m.

“This is a great opportunity for local tennis enthusiasts to play with top professionals, have lots of fun and raise funds that will benefit the thousands of at-risk children of the Philadelphia area who participate at the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center, the National Junior Tennis League and the AfterSchool Tennis ‘n' Tutoring programs,” said Jerry L. Johnson, AAYTE Board Chairman.

The former ATP Tour stars participating in the Turkey Bowl will be Josh Cohen, former University of Miami (FL) star; Don Johnson, former ATP doubles champion; Rick Leach, a former consistent ATP top-20 doubles contender; Tim Mayotte, popular singles player who maintained ATP top-10 rankings most of his career; Jack Waite, former ATP doubles player; and Tim Wilkinson, former ATP singles and doubles competitor. A special Celebrity/Pro Doubles Exhibition, featuring local personalities, will be served up at 6 p.m. to start the Turkey Bowl.

People interested in playing in the Turkey Bowl Pro-Am should contact AAYTE at

215-487-3477. A minimum charitable contribution of $500 is requested to participate in the event, which also includes catered food (Restaurant Associates) and beverages by Restaurant Associates, a silent auction and other prizes.

Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education ( www.ashetennis.org ) is a national model for imaginative, public youth tennis and educational enrichment programs. Providing new opportunities to an at-risk and diverse population, AAYTE delivers first-class tennis instruction, fitness, health and nutrition training, equipment, tutoring, computer science, library services, along with its nationally acclaimed life skills curriculum to more than 10,500 young people ages 4 to 18, mostly coming from underserved, low-income communities. The new $12.5 million AAYTE Center at 4842 Ridge Ave. in East Fairmount Park, is dedicated exclusively to serve children, the only facility of its type in the country. AAYTE's principal sponsor is Advanta. Additional supported comes from foundations, corporate, public and private resources.