6.3.2022 "Tennis For Healing" A Tennis Exhibition Presented by CCACC QO Swim and Tennis Club

On Saturday, May 28th, a tennis exhibition presented by Adaptive Tennis US, Quince Orchard Swim and Tennis Club and Chinese Cultural And Community Service Center (CCACC) proceeded successfully. Tennis players, community members and organization leaders joined the event at the Quince Orchard Swim and Tennis Club off Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg.

Adaptive tennis is a relatively new and unfamiliar term to most people, It is modified tennis lessons for people with disabilities. It makes the game of tennis to accommodate any age, environment, condition, or disability.

Dr. Carl Lee, founded Adaptive Tennis U.S,  in 2017, fueled by his love for tennis and intended to use tennis to “help others and get them new identities, both mentally and physically”, and that goal later developed into incorporating more people with disabilities to be able to play, hence, Adaptive Tennis.

He along with Dr. Chih-Hsiang Li, the chairman of CCACC hosted this event, in order to support veterans and give them an opportunity to play tennis with more people and find a healing pathway for those who were wounded.

One of the event participants was Richard Herskovitz. Richard lost his leg to Necrotizing Fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacteria, and had to go through three amputations. He had prositics put in. Driven by his desire to play tennis with his son, he joined Adaptive Tennis.  After a couple of months with the Adaptive Tennis, Richard was able to play with his son. “He(Lee) has helped so many people, changed so many lives.”

(Richard Herskovitz by Vicky Shan)

Another event participant, Gary Boshoff was in the navy, but because of a stroke in 2016, Gary is unable to continue serving in the Navy. In 2018, he started playing tennis with Adaptive Tennis US, he says he “enjoys tennis, it gets [him] out of the house, and provides [him] with some exercise and socialization.”

(Gary Boshoff and Julie Yang, a CCACC Board Member by Vicky Shan)

Hosting this event, Carl Lee says that “The Main goal for this event is to let more of the public know what is Adaptive Tennis, and how tennis could be used as a road to recovery and healing, not only physically but also mentally.”

(Group Picture of organizers by Vicky Shan)

To find out more about Adaptive Tennis, visit https://adaptivetennisus.com/. To find out more about the Quince Orchard Swim and Tennis Club, visit http://www.qostc.com/, and to find out more about CCACC, visit https://www.ccacc-dc.org/