Empowering our students to expand
their sense of possibilities and see the
larger world of opportunity.
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How First Serve impacts our students.
​Our Mission First Serve - New Mexico is dedicated to transforming Santa Fe’s students into champions both on and off the court by empowering them to reach their full potential and become lifelong learners and leaders.
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Our Vision Our holistic approach to youth development intentionally integrates education, life skills, and tennis to nurture the mind, body, and spirit of each child. We envision a future where New Mexico's youth lead community transformation and spark societal change, leaving behind a legacy of progress.
Our Values First Serve - New Mexico's principles and core values are integrated into every aspect of our programming to build student character and confidence.
First Serve's Values
​Respect – treating others the way you want to be treated with dignity and gratitude.
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Service – leading by giving back to the community and finding purpose in helping others.
Integrity – being honest, loyal and kind and having consistently strong moral principles.
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Perseverance – building long term commitment and discipline to achieve goals..
The new home of First Serve.
To increase our impact and ensure our sustainability, First Serve - New Mexico has partnered with our sister501(c)(7) non-profit organization, Forked Lightning Racquet Club (FLRC), to build our very own home! This innovative venture will not only benefit our students in the near future, it will also generate funding for FSNM in the long term. Thanks to the generous support of Kimberley & Scott Sheffield, we will create a tennis hub and safe learning environment in Santa Fe for generations to come.
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Our $12 million state-of the-art complex will feature:
A 9 Acre Campus
10,000 Square Feet of Building Space
3 FSNM Learning Spaces
6 Indoor & 6 Outdoor Tennis Courts
7 Outdoor & 2 Indoor Pickleball Courts
3 Padel Courts
A Workout Room
A Pro Shop
Ample Parking
Five fast facts about First Serve.
First Serve - New Mexico is a 501c(3) non-profit organization funded by the generous donations of organizations and individuals, these contributions enable us to provide the program at no cost to our students and their families.
Our program alternates academic tutoring/life skills coaching with tennis instruction on a weekly basis.
We provide an 8-week summer tennis intensive camp for students in the program.
Our 6:1 student to instructor ratio guarantees the necessary one-on-one attention shown to yield results.
The importance of being a family is a predominant feature of FSNM.
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