Photos: Cross-border tennis brings AZ and Sonora kids together
Border Youth Tennis Exchange has taught tennis to girls who live in the Casa Madre Conchita shelter in Nogales, Sonora and the kids who spend their afternoons at the Boys and Girls Club in Nogales, Arizona.
Border Tennis
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Nine-year-old Nikolas Wattembarger, left, and nine-year-old Garell Martinez of the Border Youth Tennis Exchange program run down the tennis court while trying to balance a ball on the racket. BYTE is an after-school program that provides after-school tennis and academic training to at-risk children living in border cities Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.
Border Tennis
- Courtney Talak/ for the Arizona Daily Star
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Assistant Ana Patricia Moreno of the an all-girls orphanage in Nogales, Sonora watches UA Men's tennis take on Oregon with children of the Border Youth Tennis Exchange program Sunday, April 9. BYTE is an after-school program that provides after-school tennis and academic training to at-risk children living in border cities Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora. On Sunday, 11 girls from Nogales, Sonora and 12 children from Nogales, Arizona traveled to the UA to meet each other for the first time, and participate in a tennis training led by the men's team.
Border tennis
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A couple of girls, from the all-girls orphanage, Casa Hogar Para Niñas Madre Conchita, are happy with just getting the ball over the net during an exercise in Nogales, Son., on April 11, 2017.
Border tennis
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Program director Charlie Cutler, Border Youth Tennis Exchange, tosses a ball to put it into play as children from the all-girls orphanage, Casa Hogar Para Niñas Madre Conchita, get involved in an after-school program to learn tennis and academics in Nogales, Son., on April 11, 2017.
Border tennis
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Johanna, 12, works on her tablet as she and other children from the all-girls orphanage, Casa Hogar Para Niñas Madre Conchita, work on videos and collages as part of a project they are working on in Nogales, Son., on April 11, 2017.
Border tennis
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Academic coordinator Jacksubeli Gonzalez, middle, with Border Youth Tennis Exchange, uses a tablet to show examples of work as she talks to children in an after-school program at the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz County in Nogales, Ariz., on April 12, 2017. They are expected to do work on a video story using tablets where they can use their imagination.
Border Tennis
- Courtney Talak/ for the Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona Men's Tennis Head Coach Clancy Shields feeds a tennis ball during the UA tennis event hosted by the Border Youth Tennis Exchange Sunday, April 9. BYTE is an after-school program that provides after-school tennis and academic training to at-risk children living in border cities Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.
Border Tennis
- Courtney Talak/ for the Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Charlie Cutler, Border Youth Tennis Exchange Director, hands out rackets to and other tennis supplies to children. BYTE is an after-school program that provides after-school tennis and academic training to at-risk children living in border cities Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.
Border Tennis
- Courtney Talak/ for the Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Nine-year-old Garell Martinez from the Boys and Girls club in Nogales, Arizona hits a ball during the UA tennis event hosted by the Border Youth Tennis Exchange Sunday, April 9. BYTE is an after-school program that provides after-school tennis and academic training to at-risk children living in border cities Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.
Border tennis
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Garell Martinez, 8, makes solid contact with a ball as he takes part in an after-school program at the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz County in Nogales, Ariz., on April 12, 2017. Children play tennis and also work on a video story using tablets creating simple stories where they can use their imagination.
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Border Tennis
- Courtney Talak/ for the Arizona Daily Star
Nine-year-old Nikolas Wattembarger, left, and nine-year-old Garell Martinez of the Border Youth Tennis Exchange program run down the tennis court while trying to balance a ball on the racket. BYTE is an after-school program that provides after-school tennis and academic training to at-risk children living in border cities Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.
Border Tennis
- Courtney Talak/ for the Arizona Daily Star
Assistant Ana Patricia Moreno of the an all-girls orphanage in Nogales, Sonora watches UA Men's tennis take on Oregon with children of the Border Youth Tennis Exchange program Sunday, April 9. BYTE is an after-school program that provides after-school tennis and academic training to at-risk children living in border cities Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora. On Sunday, 11 girls from Nogales, Sonora and 12 children from Nogales, Arizona traveled to the UA to meet each other for the first time, and participate in a tennis training led by the men's team.
Border tennis
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Program director Charlie Cutler, Border Youth Tennis Exchange, tosses a ball to put it into play as children from the all-girls orphanage, Casa Hogar Para Niñas Madre Conchita, get involved in an after-school program to learn tennis and academics in Nogales, Son., on April 11, 2017.
Border tennis
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Johanna, 12, works on her tablet as she and other children from the all-girls orphanage, Casa Hogar Para Niñas Madre Conchita, work on videos and collages as part of a project they are working on in Nogales, Son., on April 11, 2017.
Border tennis
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Academic coordinator Jacksubeli Gonzalez, middle, with Border Youth Tennis Exchange, uses a tablet to show examples of work as she talks to children in an after-school program at the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz County in Nogales, Ariz., on April 12, 2017. They are expected to do work on a video story using tablets where they can use their imagination.
Border Tennis
- Courtney Talak/ for the Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Men's Tennis Head Coach Clancy Shields feeds a tennis ball during the UA tennis event hosted by the Border Youth Tennis Exchange Sunday, April 9. BYTE is an after-school program that provides after-school tennis and academic training to at-risk children living in border cities Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.
Border Tennis
- Courtney Talak/ for the Arizona Daily Star
Charlie Cutler, Border Youth Tennis Exchange Director, hands out rackets to and other tennis supplies to children. BYTE is an after-school program that provides after-school tennis and academic training to at-risk children living in border cities Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.
Border Tennis
- Courtney Talak/ for the Arizona Daily Star
Nine-year-old Garell Martinez from the Boys and Girls club in Nogales, Arizona hits a ball during the UA tennis event hosted by the Border Youth Tennis Exchange Sunday, April 9. BYTE is an after-school program that provides after-school tennis and academic training to at-risk children living in border cities Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.
Border tennis
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Garell Martinez, 8, makes solid contact with a ball as he takes part in an after-school program at the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz County in Nogales, Ariz., on April 12, 2017. Children play tennis and also work on a video story using tablets creating simple stories where they can use their imagination.
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