"Tennis is not just a sport, it's medicine." -Aki Wolfson, Wheelchair Tennis Instructor

Aki Wolfson has seen firsthand how tennis transformed the lives of people who use wheelchairs. She views tennis as medicine, wherever a person is in life. Wolfson is a USPTA Wheelchair Tennis Professional who has taught at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for over 25 years and has served as the Tournament director of the Jana Hunsaker Memorial Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, a role she has held for over 20 years. Aki Wolfson is currently the Tennis Director under CommonpointQueens at Alley Pond where Commonpoint is a non-profit organization where its mission is to sustain and enhance the quality of family and individual life for all members of the community, regardless of religion, ethnic or cultural background, national origin, gender identity or expression, age or disability within an inclusive environment that facilitates growth, meets individual needs and builds community. Read Wolfson's article here as mentioned in the episode that was published in Long Island Tennis Magazine.