Article June 24, 2002 Issue

Player to mentor to social entrepreneur

Ned Eames and Tenacity help the next generation develop the inner girl and boy.

By Warren Bolon Sentinel staff

PRETZEL BAGS AND EMPTY JUICE CARTONS in the trash bag say, "Kids were here." So do the box of books, writing pads, and pencils by the door. A few tutors, a college student volunteer, and a program director/favorite uncle-type by the name of Andy have lingered to straighten things up.

But the dozen kids have left the study hall strangely neat and clean. This was a fairly serious study hour. Oh, did I mention they play tennis here, too?

"Here" is the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College in Boston. It is one of two sites for the indoor phase of Tenacity, an after-school tennis and academic program. Last year over 2,000 kids participated at 24 sites, covering nearly every Boston neighborhood.

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