As President and CEO of Innovative Sports and Education Academy (ISEA), Inc., I want to share our mission statement with you. Innovative Sports and Education Academy, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose
mission is to promote tennis, educational and charitable
activities to be carried out for the purpose of educating, encouraging, promoting, and advancing performance in
tennis, education, health, and life skills. ISEA is focused on promoting education and
the enjoyment of sports by helping health-conscious individuals and tennis
players of all levels establish a solid foundation for life. Our goal is to help individuals to play better tennis, experience a healthier lifestyle, and positively impact their education. ISEA proposes to
encourage participation and improvement in competitive tennis and
education to broaden high school and college opportunities; promote
a healthy lifestyle; provide instruction in tennis, education, and
life skills. The overall purpose of the academy is to establish a
solid foundation in tennis, education, and life. We will provide individual
instruction in tennis and fitness fundamentals as well as provide individual
fitting of tennis equipment. With a variety of offerings to choose from, we're sure you'll be happy working with us. Look around our website. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact us. We hope to see you again!
Lonnie Wooden
President & CEO
CHICAGO STATE TENNIS TO HONOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE ATHLETES FROM ’91-92 WOMEN’S TEAM THAT CHANGED TENNIS ON JAN. 26
CHICAGO – Can you imagine the world of tennis without Serena and Venus Williams?
There was a time when Black athletes weren't allowed on the same playing
field. Fortunately, there were many African-American women who ignored
the biases and contributed greatly to the soul and success of sports. In
honor of February's Black History Month, Chicago State will honor its
1991-92 undefeated women's tennis team, one of the first in American
history to triumph on the college tennis courts.
CSU Tennis will honor the team on Jan. 26 in a ceremony that will take
place at the Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center during
halftime of the CSU men's basketball team's game against CSU Bakersfield
that is scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m.
In the fall of 1991, seven African-American women made history on the south side of Chicago under the direction of head coach Lonnie Wooden.
These ladies went undefeated by completing a 20-0 fall season which
followed a 17-4 record in 1990-91. The Cougars knocked off a myriad of
opponents during this season that included Butler, DePaul, Eastern
Michigan, UIC, Illinois State, Western Illinois, Valparaiso, Milwaukee
and Green Bay. This year makes the 25th anniversary of the team making
this historic accomplishment.
Titania Turner, Tiffany Brown, Cynthia Pitts, Martha Gates, Angela Gipson, Crystal Embry and Marion Pitts
became the FIRST and ONLY all African-American female NCAA Division I
team to go undefeated in a season. At the time, this headlined local
sports news to national media coverage, including Tennis Magazine, the industry's leading media outlet.
Source: http://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2017/1/9/general-chicago-state-tennis-to-honor-african-american-female-athletes-from-91-92-womens-team-that-changes-tennis-on-jan-26.aspx?path=gen
CHICAGO – Three members
of the 1991-92 Chicago State University women's tennis team will be
featured this Sunday morning on the Sports Edition on local TV station
ME-TV, hosted by Kenny McReynolds.
McReynolds will interview team standouts Crystal Embry and Angela Gipson, and head coach Lonnie Wooden.
CSU Tennis will honor the team, who finished with a 20-0 record and is
the lone African-American female team in NCAA Division I history to post
a perfect season, at the Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center
during halftime of the CSU-CSU Bakersfield men's basketball game on
Thursday, Jan. 26.
The show will be broadcast at 7 a.m. on ME-TV with a replay being aired on THE UTOO at 9:30 a.m. Link to interview: http://www.wciu.com/videos/sportsedition/sports-edition-chicago-state-tennis-legends
Source: http://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2017/1/19/historic-csu-womens-tennis-team-will-be-featured-this-sunday-on-me-tvs-sports-edition.aspx
