""It started with a text of five people saying, oh, we're going to play every week. We're going to figure out a way to play. We're not losing you.""
""Some people have gone as far as to quit the league and say, we're not being a part of this anymore. And taking them out of that league really left them with an empty space not to be able to come out on a Saturday and Sunday and be with their friends.""
""The main word that keeps coming up is community, these women just want to hang out with their friends.""
Tennis with Friends, co-founded by Valarie Witherspoon and Christine Delisle, was created to provide a space for transgender women excluded from traditional leagues. The United States Tennis Association's recent policy changes have left many trans athletes without clubs. Witherspoon emphasized the importance of community, stating that the league is about friends playing together rather than competition. Delisle noted that some members left their previous league due to the exclusion, highlighting the need for a supportive environment for trans athletes.
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