SAN ANTONIO \u2013 School may be out for the summer, but for one North Side student-athlete at TMI Episcopal, the work never stops.<\/p>\n
Philippe Jones is a rising junior and tennis player who fell in love with the sport in elementary school. That passion led Jones to create \u2018Tennis 4 All<\/a>,\u2019 a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding access to tennis for young people. <\/p>\n Jones gave credit to his parents for introducing him to the sports and then supporting his mission.<\/p>\n \u201cI found that I really love the sport,\u201d James said. \u201cI learn that it had a certain skill required to play the sport and I also learned that it taught, not just lessons about the sport itself, but about life.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI saw that there were many kids that didn\u2019t have the same opportunity as I had to play the sport that I loved,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI wanted to make sure that these kids had the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n Through the nonprofit, Jones collects and donates gently used tennis equipment to communities around the world. Most recently, Tennis 4 All sent a shipment to Colombia.<\/p>\n Jones said in November 2025, the organization donated 49 pairs of refurbished tennis shoes, 12 tennis rackets and 14 tennis hats. <\/p>\n Working with Tennis4Colombia, the equipment will be distributed to young athletes who could benefit from the equipment across the country.<\/p>\n Jones said his goal is to give more young people the opportunity to experience and enjoy the game of tennis.<\/p>\n