Third Serve Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and National Junior Tennis and Learning Association partner, providing no-cost tennis instruction and educational services to underserved youth communities throughout the Lowcountry. Programs are offered in three different locations and coached in two different languages, for more than 150 on-court students weekly. In addition to growing and inspiring kids athletically, Third Serve aims to instill values such as tennis etiquette, sportsmanship, and kindness that reflects on and off the court.

Despite a challenging academic, athletic, and programmatic load, BHTA places heavy emphasis on community life. We weave fun, interactive activities into the schedule: design thinking challenges, pick-up sports, music and cooking, ocean excursions, and more. The ocean, rivers, greenways, beaches and marshes provide endless opportunities for both place-based learning and recreation.

BHTA is fully integrated with its sibling non-profit organization, Third Serve Foundation, which provides tennis instruction and character development opportunities to local underserved youth. Academy student athletes gain hands-on experience as servant leaders and social entrepreneurs. They help lead all aspects of the Foundation’s philanthropic activities from program planning to budgeting, fundraising events, and direct on- and off-court instruction.