On September 14th, 2019 at Marguerite Tennis Pavilion in Mission Viejo, ACEing Autism hosted the Play for a Purpose Fundraiser to raise funds and awareness for the ACEing Autism tennis programs at Sage Hill High School in Newport Beach, and at Marguerite Tennis Pavilion in Mission Viejo. The event generated over $25,000 in revenue, and featured a round robin tennis tournament of over 20 teams, a silent auction, and a Celebrity Exhibition Match featuring four amazing former Grand Slam Champions – Michael Chang, former French Open Singles Champ; Vania King, former Wimbledon and US Open Women’s Doubles Champion; Rick Leach, former number one ranked doubles player in the world; and Scott Lipsky, former French Open Mixed Doubles Champion. Thank you to the generous support of our sponsors; The City of Mission Viejo, The Dermatology Center at Ladera, Triguard Management, UBS, Zion Enterprises, Kairos Investment Management, Gorjana, and Surterre Properies- Michelle Chien Krezke. Special thanks to our event committee who helped coordinate this event; Dave Borelli, Brian Yu, Daniel Min, Emily Lam, Sarah Martin, Rohun Krishnan and Ian Grimm.
