University of Maryland says club tennis team suspended over racist imagery

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-12 · by The Associated Press

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The University of Maryland suspended its club tennis team due to racist imagery found in materials distributed to other regional tennis clubs ahead of a recent tournament. The material, which contained a graphic targeting Black or African American individuals, was sent by members of the Maryland Club Tennis student organization and came to light on Saturday when it was reported to university officials.
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University of Maryland suspended its club tennis team on Monday after members distributed programming material with a graphic containing racist imagery targeting people who are Black or African American. The incident came to light on Saturday when UMD Recreation and Wellness (RecWell) staff discovered that the material was sent to other university tennis clubs in the region ahead of an upcoming fall tournament at College Park. The suspension highlights the ongoing challenges universities face in addressing racial discrimination within their student organizations.

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COLLEGE PARK Md. RecWell The University of Maryland UMD Recreation and Wellness

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African American NORP · 1× Black NORP · 1× COLLEGE PARK GPE · 1× Maryland Club Tennis ORG · 1× Md. GPE · 1× RecWell ORG · 1× The University of Maryland ORG · 1× UMD Recreation and Wellness ORG · 1×

Narrative

“On Saturday, UMD Recreation and Wellness (RecWell) staff learned that members of the Maryland Club Tennis student organization distributed programming material with a graphic containing racist imagery targeting people who are Black or African American,” the school said Monday.
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2026-10-12 · Toronto Star
University of Maryland says club tennis team suspended over racist imagery · assertive framing

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The University of Maryland says it suspended its club tennis team after learning of racist imagery in material sent to other tennis clubs. asserted
it → say → clubs
“On Saturday, UMD Recreation and Wellness (RecWell) staff learned that members of the Maryland Club Tennis student organization distributed programming material with a graphic containing racist imagery targeting people who are Black or African American,” the school said Monday. asserted
school → learn → people
“They emailed this information to other university tennis clubs in the region about this weekend’s fall tournament at College Park.” asserted
They → email → Park
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