A District of the United States Tennis Association, USTA Colorado (Colorado Tennis Association) is the governing body of tennis in our state. We are one of six districts in the Intermountain Section, which includes Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada. Founded in 1955, USTA Colorado's mission is to grow tennis in our state. We do this in a number of ways. We provide grants to public and private groups who want to introduce tennis to their communities. We offer scholarships to players who seek to take their game to the next level. We coordinate adult league play for 25,000 participants across Colorado, and offer many recreational programs for junior players of all ages and abilities. We reach out to players of diverse cultural backgrounds, to mentally and physically challenged athletes, and to under-privileged communities across the state. Our sanctioned tournament schedule offers more than 130 events in 2008 for players of all ages and abilities, including opportunities for wheelchair athletes.