Game Set Match Gala and Tennis Fashion Show

Frances Tiafoe, who will compete in the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships at the River Oaks Country Club in early April, will be a special guest at the Game Set Match Gala and Tennis Fashion Show Saturday, April 2, at the Westin Oaks Houston at the Galleria. The Houston Tennis Association and Tennis Express will present the event, which raises funds to support the HTA National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) youth development programs providing free tennis and educational classes and scholarship opportunities.  

More than 7,000 students ages 4 to 18 are served each year at over 65 Houston area neighborhood parks and schools. Honorary co-chairs for this tenth annual event are Rosario and Paul Boling, Margaret and T.C. Chang and Beverly Taylor. Lara Lehmann is the gala chair, and Frank Billingsley, KPRC-TV chief meteorologist, is master of ceremonies. 

Tiafoe, currently ranked No. 30 in the world, and a player in this year’s U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships, is an Ambassador for the USTA NJTL and ThankUSA and the recipient of the 2020 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award. Tiafoe himself was a member of NJTL in Maryland growing up.

Tickets to the evening, which begins with a cocktail reception and silent auction at 6:30 p.m., followed by the dinner and tennis fashion show, begin at $175 for individuals. Sponsorship tables are available from $2,000 to $20,000.