Young African Boy Realizes Tennis Dream at iTUSA By Kim Shanley 9/27/2010 Nine year old Arnaud Sewanou began his new life at the iTUSA Training Center in Scottsdale, Arizona a few weeks ago. Sewanou, an athletic and talented young boy, already has developed his tennis skills in the poor West African country of Benin where he won the under-12 West African tennis championship. But arriving at iTUSA, Sweanou now has a chance to pursue his dream--to play on the professional tour. And he has arrived in the right place, as iTUSA is the international training center whose mission is to turn "players into champions."

Sweanou's chance to achieve what few African boys can even dream about is being sponsored by the iTUSA/Paul Segodo Africa Tennis Foundation. The foundation was started in 1995 after iTUSA's Rafael Font de Mora traveled to Africa to conduct a tennis clinic. When he arrived he could not believe what he saw: so many young talented tennis players who loved the game. They had all the athleticism and enthusiasm to become great tennis players, but lacked the basic tennis resources - shoes, rackets, facilities, and coaches. The iTUSA/Paul Segodo Foundation has dedicated its time and effort to improving the lives and futures of African children through the game of tennis.

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