The Ultimate Summer Serve

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN: The Kelly Johnson Foundation is excited to announce this year’s 10th annual Johnson Summer Classic, to be held on June 23rd and 24th, 2023.

The Johnson Summer Classic is USTA-sanctioned, adult tournament that will be benefiting the Kelly Johnson Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to give back to schools and communities while encouraging individual’s goals and passions. The event will be held at the Wauwatosa West High School, 11400 W Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53222. The tournament will start at 6:00pm on Friday, June 23rd and continue at 12:30 pm until 6:00 pm on Saturday, June 24th.

The tournament will include 10 Divisions, for our 10th anniversary, which feature Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. There will be a player raffle, where all participants will be automatically entered into a raffle for prizes. The prizes are donated by the sponsors of the event. There will also be awards for the winners of each division.

Those who are interested may play in, volunteer, or sponsor the event. The tickets are $40 per singles player event ($80 per doubles team event), and all players participating receive 1 free Summerfest General Admission Pass. We are thrilled to have Adidas and Elite Sports as our sponsors this year.

The founder of the organization and the tournament, Kelly Johnson, expresses her appreciation for those involved in the tournament throughout the years, as she says, “Being a decade on and off the court, inspiring hundreds of players, participants, volunteers over the years motivates us to continually host a successful annual event”.

The event originated 10 years ago, in Middleton, Wisconsin, a suburb of Madison. Johnson was teaching tennis as a summer job in 2013 while she attended college, where she became inspired to host the first annual event and saw its promising success. She then filed the nonprofit for incorporation, and everything has been a thrilling ride since then. The event has been hosted in Middleton, Madison, Milwaukee, and Wauwatosa so far.

The Kelly Johnson Foundation is proud to drive forward positive change with our Pay IT Forward Initiative in which we are partnering with Second Serve 501(c)3 to donate new and gently used tennis gear to kids in need at Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation. Feel free to bring items to the collection bin on-site. Our goal is 100 items to celebrate our 10th annual event! Feel free to bring any equipment you would like to donate.

We are also delighted to continue our Sustainability Initiative in which we recycle all tennis balls after the tournament with Recycleballs.

To find out more information about the event, register as a player, or sign up to volunteer, please visit our event website using this link: http://www.kjfwi.org/events/johnson-summer-classic/. Registration closes Tuesday, June 20th.

Contact Info
info@kjfwi.org
414-253-6128

We look forward to seeing you there!

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About The Kelly Johnson Foundation: The Kelly Johnson Foundation is a nonprofit organization that encourages individuals to pursue their goals and passions, while also being involved in their schools or communities. The foundation is run by Kelly Johnson, who hopes that her programs are able to give back to the community as well as inspire success. Recently, the KJF hosted their 9th Annual Johnson Summer Classic Tennis Tournament to raise money for their scholarship fund. The KJF also hosts a weekly podcast called The Daily Grind to motivate listeners on their goals and put a spotlight on entrepreneurs and athletes. To learn more about the KJF, please visit http://www.kjfwi.org/.

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