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Melinda Mott Leftwich Joins Shan Stout And Jonathan Frank To Discuss The Passion Behind Game On Accessible Tennis

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Tennessee Tech alumna and Game On Accessible Tennis founder and executive director Melinda Mott Leftwich joins Shan Stout and Jonathon Frank on College Town Talk. She talks about her love for the sport of tennis, her story of how she got into tennis, and why she wanted to start a nonprofit organization offering free tennis programs for children and adults of all disabilities.

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