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Westfield Tennis Tournament Raises Funds For Mental Health Awareness
The players raised over $1,500 at Tuesday's tournament. All proceeds will go to Imagine — a center for those coping with grief and loss.
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School boys and girls tennis teams served up a charity tournament on Tuesday, raising money in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.
The girls and boys varsity teams held its first-ever "Play It Forward" charity tennis tournament at Tamques Park. Collectively the players raised approximately $1,715, which they chose to donate to Imagine — a center that helps people coping with grief, loss or illness.
The teams decided on this charity in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, which took place in May.
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Twenty players participated in the tournament from both high school squads, and many of the matches were nailbiters, according to Councilman David Contract who reached out to Patch.
The finals match was won in a tie-break by Savannah Cohen and Colin Cimei. The tournament was organized by Annika Vesuna and Deven Patel who hope this will become an annual tradition in Westfield.
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Several dignitaries were in attendance, including Superintendent Raymond Gonzalez, Athletic Director Sandra Mamary, Councilman Contract and Councilman Scott Katz.
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