LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Bellarmine University women's and men's tennis teams initiated a shoe drive of gently used and new tennis shoes to donate to Soles4Souls, an organization that helps lift people out of poverty here in Louisville and around the globe.

The Knights tennis teams gathered a total of 80 pounds of shoes to help those in need of them.

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