The Valerie Fundormer Tennis Pro and New Jersey Native Justin Gimelstob to hosted a Tennis Exhibition at Chatham's Centercourt Athletic Club to Benefit The Valerie Fund. Andy Roddick, James Blake, John Isner, Patrick McEnroe, Alex Bogomolov and T.V. Star David Duchovny and acclaimed model, Anne Vyalitsyna, participated in the event. December 6, 2013. New Jersey. Updated with more pictures taken by Adam Wolfthal/New York Tennis Magazine
Actor David Duchovny celebrates a winner (c) Adam Wolfthal
Justin Gimelstob Raises $300,000-Plus for Children's Charities at Star-Studded Event
For the sixth time, New Jersey native and former tennis phenom Justin Gimelstob hosted a tennis exhibition to raise money for a variety of children's charities, including The Valerie Fund, a non-profit organization supporting healthcare services for children with cancer and blood disorders. This year's event, held at Centercourt Athletic Club in Chatham, N.J., raised more than $300,000 and was a huge success.
Gimelstob, who is now a sports broadcaster and player representative on the ATP World Tour Board of Directors, was joined by former world number one and U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick, former world number four James Blake, current top American player John Isner; and former world number 33 and current ATP World Tour player and N.J. resident Alex Bogomolov. Also joining in the activities was Gimelstob's friends and tennis enthusiasts, Golden Globe Award winner David Duchovny; internationally-acclaimed model Anne Vyalitsyna; New York Mets all-star pitcher Matt Harvey; former Villanova and New Jersey Nets basketball star Kerry Kittles; and Bobbi Brown, founder and CCO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics..
The players started by taking part in clinics for junior players at 4:00 p.m and then signing autographs for the kids afterwards.
Then it was time for the main exhibition where Roddick would team with Duchovny to face Isner & Blake (along with Gimelstob who was subbing in for Isner at the midway point of the pro-set) in doubles. Prior to taking the court for the exhibition portion of the night, the good-natured trash talk was already underway as Roddick said, "I look forward to expanding my undefeated record against Justin, as well as supporting The Valerie Fund!"
credit: (c) Adam Wolfthal/New York Tennis Magazine, longislandtennis, chatham
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