The Midwestern Tennis Association (MidTac) is a non-profit organization that provides its Association members with the opportunity to participate in tennis events and related activities throughout the Midwest. Covering 10 states, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Our Mission

• The Midwestern Tennis Association (“Midtac”) is an organization that uses tennis as a vehicle to cultivate strong family values and ties to local community tennis organizations in ten Midwestern States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.) It was established because its founders believed that athletic competition and good sportsmanship are prerequisites for building good personalities and character.

  Today’s youth are at risk of reaching their fullest potential as a consequence of adverse conditions and influences, educational deficits and apathy, and non-supportive family environments; not to mention early pregnancy and other challenges which perpetuate poverty and deter positive development.

  Midtac maintains a view toward the family and the community and has provided inner-city youth an energetic and constructive alternative to delinquency through its Junior Development Tennis Program and the Midwestern Tennis Championships.

  The Midtac Junior Development Program seeks to expand existing recreational options with activities that encourage family interaction, guided by the principle that a strong parent-child relationship is the key to successful, resilient child development. The program provides tennis instruction to junior players who have successfully achieved regional and national rankings. The curriculum is comprehensive and involved physical conditioning, drills, strategy, evaluation and competition at the local, regional, and national levels. The program includes instruction by qualified and effective professional instructors supported by volunteers including former Junior Development Program participants. Parents are strongly encouraged to actively participate by volunteering, assisting with instructional activities and special projects and programs. Past participants of the program have utilized their tennis skills and accomplishments to advance their educational goals at Tennessee State, Alabama State, Wayne State, The University of Detroit, Chicago State, and other Black Colleges. Other former junior players are presently employed in varied professions including medicine, law, education and accounting.

  The Midwestern Tennis Championships brings together inner-city youth from ten states to compete in a regional tournament of their peers during the Fourth of July weekend. Many of these participants go on to compete in the American Tennis Association National Championships each August.

  The goal of Midtac is to secure a physical site where the players can receive instruction, counseling, academic tutoring, and a social outlet, in addition to providing a place where the family can come together and senior players can share their knowledge and wisdom with the youth.

  Our program’s future expansion will contain seminars by leading professionals in our organization regarding career alternatives and selection of appropriate academic institutions. Further, we will provide information regarding student financial assistance programs and preparing for the college experience. Our goal is to prepare our juniors for success in their life journey by preparing them for long and successful professional careers in their chosen fields.