Newport grad Chen earns USTA Serves scholarship | Prep sports news

Published 12:37 pm Monday, June 24, 2013

USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association, recently awarded Newport grad Angela Chen a $10,000 scholarship for her work on the court and in the community.

Chen, who graduated this year, was part of the the 4A girls doubles state title winning duo in 2012 before making the state title match in 4A girls singles this year. Chen did not lose a single set before the state semi-finals and is among the USTA rankings.

During her time at Newport, Chen was involved in ASPEN, a program at the school focused on AIDS and HIV research and awareness.

The USTA Serves program awarded 58 high school students from around the country Dwight Mosely Scholarships totaling $395,000 this spring.

The Dwight Mosley Scholarship is bestowed upon USTA-ranked high school seniors of ethnically-diverse heritages who have excelled academically and participated extensively in an organized community tennis program.  This scholarship was named in memory of Dwight A. Mosley, the first African-American elected to the USTA Board of Directors.  It was created with input from the USTA Multicultural Participation Committee and supports the Level One Priority of Diversity within the USTA.