Fish, Murray, Lendl To Play At Tennis And Music Benefit

American Mardy Fish will play against World No. 4 Andy Murray in an exhibition match at Mardy's Tennis and Jake's Music Fest, an annual event that benefits the Mardy Fish Foundation, on December 13 in Vero Beach, Florida.

Mardy’s Tennis & Jake’s Music Fest is a two-day event consisting of a combination of tennis, music, golf and a dinner party, at venues around Vero Beach. In addition to the tennis exhibition, tickets are available to attend or participate in other parts of the action-packed weekend.

On Friday, December 12, the event begins with a Dinner Party, live and silent auctions and entertainment, at the Grand Harbor Beach Club at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, December 13, at 8:30 a.m. is a Golf Pro-Am Tournament at Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club, where each foursome plays with an athlete or celebrity. On Saturday evening at 8:00 p.m., the event will conclude at Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center with a country music concert hosted by country artist Jake Owen, a native of Vero Beach and a childhood friend of Fish’s.

Tennis great Ivan Lendl will partake in the Golf Pro-Am Tournament along with the Dave Matthews Band's Boyd Tinsley. Other expected names at Mardy's Tennis & Jake's Music Fest include tennis stars Tom Gullikson, Thomas Blake and Jurgen Melzer; NFL alumni Marvin Jones, David Pollack and Don Silvestri; Major League Baseball’s Rusty Meacham Jr. and Rennie Stennett; Olympic gymnast Blaine Wilson; and Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Brett Haber.

Mardy’s Tennis and Jake’s Music Fest benefits the Mardy Fish Foundation, which Fish created to support youth organizations in Indian River County, including Adopt a Family Project, which provides aid such as food and clothing to low income families, the Boys & Girls Club in Vero Beach, and the Pelican Island Elementary School/Mardy Fish Music Club and Health & Fitness Club, which is an after school program in which students participate in various sports and cultural activities.

Fish formed the Foundation in 2006, joining forces with Owen to create an event that would benefit the Vero Beach community through a combination of his and Jake’s greatest loves: tennis, golf and music.