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Ned Eames is an American businessman, non-profit administrator, and former tennis player who is the founder and CEO of Tenacity, a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts.


Early life

Eames was born in Massachusetts. He graduated from San Diego State University and was captain of its tennis team in 1982 and 1983. He received an MBA from Boston University. He was a top junior player and public-school tennis star at Doherty Memorial High School, in Worcester.


Career

Eames played on the ATP Satellite Tour from 1983–1985. In 2013, Eames was inducted into the USTA New England Hall of Fame. Since its founding in 1999, Tenacity helps underserved Boston youth achieve post-secondary success by developing academic skills and character through literacy, tutoring, mentoring, and family engagement activities along with tennis and fitness. Tenacity's Summer Tennis & Reading program operate in Boston, Worcester, and Chelsea, serving approximately 5000 students per year.


Awards

In 2012 the International Tennis Hall of Fame awarded Eames the Samuel Hardy and Tennis Educational Merit Award. The award is given to those who have made notable contributions in the field of tennis education at the national level while demonstrating leadership and creative skills in areas such as instruction, writing, organization and promotion of the game of tennis.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eames, Ned San Diego State University alumni Boston University School of Management alumni American nonprofit chief executives Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Doherty Memorial High School alumni