The Valparaiso University Tennis Complex will host the 17th annual USPTA Tennis Across America program that is sponsored by the United States Professional Tennis Association this Saturday.

The event will be free to the public and will feature an instructional tennis clinic. Beginners and advance players, both juniors and adults, as well as those who have never played tennis before are invited the Valparaiso University Tennis Complex on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. to participate in this nationwide event. The event will last until approximately 11:30 a.m.

For more information on USPTA's Tennis Across America, call Crusader head coach Jim Daugherty at (219) 464-5257 or contact the USPTA World Headquarters at 1-800-USPTA-4U. Information about the nationwide program and player tips are also part of USPTA's website at www.uspta.com.