Saturday, April 19, 2025

Minority Business Highlight: Black Tennis Connect 

Black Tennis Connect is a nonprofit organization based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2021 by Kenyata Senu, Black Tennis Connect aims to foster the Black tennis community in Indianapolis via innovation. 

The organization collaborates with tennis competitions across the nation, forging partnerships that generate opportunities for marginalized communities to access tennis events free of charge. With strategic partnerships, the organization champions diversity and inclusivity for everyone to engage in the amazing world of tennis.

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Through the years, the organization has partnered with the United States Tennis Association (USTA), U.S. Open, Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest University and many others. 

The organization’s ongoing meetup, known as Tennis Tuesdays, has ventured across the city since its origin. The organization hosted its weekly meetup at Tarkington Park Sept. 26. 

Additionally, the organization meets for tennis and fellowship throughout the year, with more events scheduled for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. 

The organization also has a chapter located in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Those interested in getting in touch with Black Tennis Connect can visit their website here. The mailing address for Black Tennis Connect is 55 Monument Circle, Suite 929, Indianapolis, IN 46204. 


This minority business highlight was composed by multi-media staff writer Noral Parham III at the Indianapolis Recorder, who can be reached at 317-762-7846 or via email at noralp@indyrecorder. If you would like your business highlighted in the Indianapolis Minority Business Magazine, click here!

Noral Parham
Noral Parham
Noral Parham is the multi-media & senior sports reporter for the Indianapolis Recorder, one of the oldest Black publications in the country. Parham has worked with various leagues to provide a diverse perspective in sports, including the Big Ten, Big East, IHSAA, IndyCar, MLB, NHRA, NFL, NBA, WNBA, WWE and the Olympics. Prior to joining the Recorder, Parham served as the community advocate of the MLK Center in Indianapolis and senior copywriter for an e-commerce and marketing firm in Denver.

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