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Tennis Clinics and Tournaments

Summer 2026

This summer, Cards Against Cancer will be running tennis clinics for children ages 5-13 for all levels of experiences (beginner to tournament ready), and we will also be hosting numerous tournaments for all experiences and ages as well. The proceeds from these tournaments and clinics will go entirely towards gift baskets, cards, and care kits for cancer patients.

About The Coach

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My name is Keerthi Nelluri, and I am a current 11th grade student at Durham Academy. For some background information, I have over 9 years of competitive tennis experience, along with 2 years of coaching, both running my own clinics and volunteering at tennis centers like DuPont Country Club. I have played 3 years of varsity high school tennis, and I am a state champion and state finalist, I was 1st Team All-Conference 3x, and I won the MVP award my last season. I played 2nd singles for 2 years and 1st singles and 1st doubles this past season. Additionally, I have been a competitive USTA tournament player my whole life and participated in 3 national tournaments. I started Cards Against Cancer as a way to help my community through an incredibly difficult disease. All of the proceeds from these clinics go towards this nonprofit and helping cancer patients.

Summer 2026 Fundraising Tennis Clinics

Cards Against Cancer ran 100+ tennis clinics this summer, raising $3000+ for care kits, gift baskets, and cards for cancer patients. As a tennis player, I wanted to use my tennis experience to make a difference with CAC and raise money for an important cause. These clinics allowed us to make a donation to WakeMed Cancer Care and the Ronald McDonald House. We have a future donation to the SECU Caring House and to an HCC Cancer Patient in Canada.

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