Strode in New York Times

FAYETTEVILLE –Former Razorback Blake Strode is in the national media once again.

The story in the New York Times by George Vecsey covers Arthur Ashe and the award from the ITA which bears his name.

Times writer includes how Strode won an national essay contest as a 12-year-old writing about Ashe, the tennis legend who’s award from the ITA Strode received as a senior at Arkansas.

Ashe’s widow, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, and Strode are both quoted in the story about the late U.S. Open and Wimbeldon champion’s legacy.