{"id":27482,"date":"2025-11-04T09:46:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/?p=27482"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:46:52","slug":"ash-barty-hits-the-court-with-nsw-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/news\/2025\/11\/04\/ash-barty-hits-the-court-with-nsw-students","title":{"rendered":"Ash Barty hits the court with NSW students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three-time Grand Slam champion and beloved Australian icon <strong>Ash Barty<\/strong> made a special visit to <strong>Redeemer Baptist Schoo<\/strong>l in New South Wales today, celebrating the school\u2019s victory in the inaugural <strong>Ash Barty Schools Challenge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Selected from more than 100 entries nationwide, Redeemer Baptist School stood out for its creative and energetic approach to getting students active and engaged with tennis.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge invited primary schools across Australia to submit photos and videos showcasing how students were embracing tennis &#8211; from mastering ball skills to inventing their own tennis-themed games.<\/p>\n<p>As part of their prize, students were treated to an unforgettable day with Ash Barty, filled with tennis, storytelling, and inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was such a joy to visit Redeemer Baptist School and see the students\u2019 passion for tennis firsthand,\u201d said <strong>Ash Barty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir energy and creativity were incredible \u2013 it\u2019s exactly what the Ash Barty Schools Challenge is all about. I loved getting out on court with them and seeing so many smiling faces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During her visit, Ash rallied on court with students, shared personal stories from her tennis journey, and gifted Little Ash book resources to the school\u2019s library and classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Redeemer Baptist School Principal <strong>Jonathan Cannon<\/strong> said the visit was a dream come true for the school community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur students were thrilled to be part of the Ash Barty Schools Challenge, and welcoming Ash to our school has been an unforgettable experience,\u201d Mr Cannon said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith 32% of our K\u20136 students already involved in after-school tennis coaching, Ash\u2019s visit has further inspired our young players and reinforced the value of sport in building confidence, resilience, and joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ash Barty Schools Challenge will return in 2026, continuing its mission to inspire the next generation to stay active and fall in love with tennis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-time Grand Slam champion and beloved Australian icon Ash Barty made a special visit to Redeemer Baptist School in New South Wales today, celebrating the school\u2019s victory in the inaugural Ash Barty Schools Challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6323,"featured_media":27483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6323"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}