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NYC LGBTQ+ tennis community for fun, competitive play, tournaments, and social events. All levels welcome. 🎾🏳️‍🌈 News, 2006

Metropolitan Tennis Group (MTG) found its origins in the mid-1980s in New York City amidst a growing popularity of gay tennis. In 1985, Terry Fonville placed an ad in the Village Voice seeking other gays and lesbians interested in playing tennis together. Roughly 20 peopleresponded, and the group met monthly in what was to become the precursor to our current monthly doubles parties. Over the years, the roster grew and during the 1987-88 season, Metropolitan Tennis Group formally organized, establishing a steering committee and electing its first Board of Directors. In 1993, MTG created the Liberty Open, thereby officially joining the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA) circuit. The GLTA manages and sanctions an international coalition of tennis tournaments, and with over 40 annual events, represents one of the fastest growing gay sports organizations. More than 20 years after its inception, MTG continues to expand in membership, events, and community outreach. Our members represent all reaches of the metropolitan and tri-state area. ARCHIVED ARTICLES:
CTA Spotlight, New York Tennis Magazine, Jan/Feb 2012, Vol. 2, No. 1
MATCH POINT, Top gay and lesbian tennis players battle it out, Village Voice, June 24, 2009
Winning At Love, Matthew Shepard JAM Raises Money an Awareness, Outsports.com, Sept 28, 2005
(VIDEO) Out at the Center's Gay and Lesbian Sports Leagues in New York, Jun 20, 2009
(VIDEO) Coverage of the 8th annual Matthew Shepard Tennis Jam with special guest Judy Shepard, here!

10/21/2026

Tennis with friends is pretty hard to beat. 🎾💛
Thanks for coming out to Advanced Beginner Drill & Play.

10/19/2026

Growing tennis, building community.

That’s what Saturday night at the NTC was all about as players came together for an MTG Advanced Round Robin, bringing great competition and even better company to the court.

Here’s to living out the words on the wall: “Growing tennis to inspire healthier people & communities everywhere.”

10/18/2026

A little Southern hospitality, a lot of great tennis, and a weekend to remember. 🤠

A huge thank you to the Nashville Tennis Club team for hosting the inaugural Nashville Open and making us feel so welcome. We’re grateful to have been part of the first year and already can’t wait to come back!

MTG podium finishes 🏆

🥈 A Singles Finalist: Winson Wong
🥇 C Singles Champion: Fred Lujan
🥈 C Doubles Finalists: Devin Huerta & Khai Nguyen
🥈 D Singles Finalist: Ernesto Mourelo

Y’all sure made us feel right at home. ❤️

10/18/2026

Another great Women’s Drill & Play with MTG! Thanks to everyone who came out to work on their game and spend some time on court together. See you at the next one!

10/13/2026

A big thank you to everyone who made the Fleur de Lis Tennis Tournament such a great weekend in New Orleans! ⚜️❤️ MTG showed up, showed out, and brought home some hardware. Big wins, BIG trophies (hope everyone had extra luggage space 😂).

Open Singles 🥇 Tim Wildin

A Singles 🥈 Winson Wong

C Singles 🥈 Fred Lujan

D Singles 🥇 Steven Caleb Brown 🥈 Andre Mercado

C Doubles 🥈 Tyler Cook & Michael Joseph Lamp

D Doubles 🥇 Andre Mercado & Rome Romulo

Congrats to all our players, and a huge thanks to the tournament organizers for a fantastic weekend. ⚜️🎾

10/05/2026

🏆MTG WINS THE 2026 ATLANTIC CUP! 🏆

Our first win since 2010 — and what a team. With the Cup coming down to a tie, EVERY. SINGLE. GAME. MATTERED.

Thank you to the players and teams who battled for every point, and to the crew who showed up early, stayed late, cheered, chanted, cracked jokes, and kept the energy going.

You made us all proud. Congrats!

10/01/2026

Ever thought, “someone should really…”? Maybe that someone is you.

MTG board elections are here. 🗳️🎾 Five seats. Two-year terms. A chance to help shape what comes next.

Courts & Events • Treasurer • Women’s • Membership • Technology

Details + how to run → link in bio.

10/01/2026

And the awards go to… 🏆🎾

Tonight, we handed out a few very official-looking certificates for some very deserving MTG superlatives.

Best looks. Biggest glow-ups. Loudest cheerleaders. Après-tennis legends. New faces who somehow already feel like old friends.

Basically: MTG has some characters. And we love them. ❤️

Thanks to everyone who nominated, voted, showed up, and made this such a fun way to say goodbye to summer.

MTG Goodbye to Summer Social — that’s a wrap!

09/22/2026

🚨 There’s a crime wave coming.

The crime: Not registering for WDL.
We need heroes.

Your mission: Find your Dynamic Duo.
Registration opens October 3 at 12pm ET.

No partner? We’ll pair you up.
Justice awaits.

🔗 Learn more. Link in Bio.

09/22/2026

Tennis with friends is pretty hard to beat. 🎾💕
Thanks for coming out to the Women’s Tennis Party.

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