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Bloomfield Hills senior Krish Reddy is a state champion in boys’ doubles and a Division 1 first-team all-state tennis player.
Inspired by his autistic cousin, Reddy brought ACEing Autism clinics to Metro Detroit, offering six-week sessions twice a year at Franklin Athletic Club.
The clinics help children build tennis and social skills; Reddy has recruited teammates and other volunteers and raised $5,000 for equipment and court time.
Reddy plans to study health economics in college and continue advocating for the autism community.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – For Krish Reddy, tennis is life.
The Bloomfield Hills High School Senior is a 4-year star on the varsity tennis team. He’s won a state championship in boys’ doubles and earned 1st-team all-state honors for Division 1.
As his high school career winds down, he’s used his love of the game to bring ACEing Autism – an adaptive tennis clinic for children on the autism spectrum – to Metro Detroit. Reddy’s clinics run twice a year in 6-week intervals at the Franklin Athletic Club in Southfield.
Bloomfield Hills High Tennis star brings adaptive tennis camp to Metro Detroit (WDIV)
“I have a cousin that is autistic, and I really thought that these people with mental disabilities, I thought they really deserve to have a chance to enjoy the sport that we all love,” Reddy, 18, said. “The most rewarding thing is just knowing overall that you’re doing a good thing for the community and knowing that you are making our community a better place.”
ACEing Autism started in Boston in 2008 and quickly expanded across the country. They serve thousands of autistic kids and have camps in more than 200 locations across the country.
“I feel like the kids coming have a lot of fun,” Reddy said. “They’ve really improved not only tennis-wise, but also their social skills have improved, and I just think it’s a good way to get everything everyone together”
“I think this is very convenient because we can run sessions in the winter, like when it gets cold, or if we have like a weather issue, we can still run the clinics, which really, really comes to our benefit,” he added.
Reddy is also not doing it alone. He’s recruited lots of volunteers – including a number of his tennis teammates – to help him out.
“These are just wonderful guys, some of my best friends,” he said. “On and off the court, and yeah, they’re great help to this program.”
So far, in its first full year, he’s raised $5,000 to cover racquets and court time.
Krish hasn’t decided where he’s going to college, but he plans to major in health economics in college to keep advocating for the autism community.
“I think it’s not the playing itself, but the relationships you make. I’ve met so many great people through this sport, and it’s just a wonderful community,” he said. “They love coming every Sunday and helping these kids, teaching them the wonderful sport of tennis.
“I encourage you to sign up,” he said. “Even if you don’t know how to play tennis, you should still sign up too.”
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