On Episode 9, Courtney Nguyen talks to Madison Keys and CoCo Vandeweghe, two young Americans who left their mark on the 2015 season.

First up, hear from 20-year-old Keys, who started the year off with a bang, defeating Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams en route to her first major semifinal at the Australian Open. Keys also made the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and final at the Family Circle Cup, but as she looks to 2016 she’s hoping to put her rollercoaster season behind her.

Then you’ll hear from 23-year-old CoCo Vandeweghe, who also notched her best major result this year with a fantastic run to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, an impressive feat given she entered the season having never progressed past the second round at any major. She overcame a spate of injuries to finish inside the Top 40 for the second year in a row.

Vandeweghe joins the podcast from her training base in San Diego to talk about her season as well as her current charity efforts on behalf of the Women’s Sports Foundation, an organization founded by Billie Jean King in 1974 dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity. Vandeweghe is one of over a dozen athletes working to raise money for the WSF’s Travel & Training fund, which provides direct financial assistance to aspiring athletes who have the potential to achieve even higher performance and rankings. Past grant recipients include Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan, Picabo Street, and Kerri Strug. It’s a cause close to Vandeweghe’s heart. Despite her famous lineage, the financial obstacles to pursuing her dream of becoming a pro tennis player were very real.

You can donate to the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Travel & Training Fund, click here: https://www.crowdrise.com/cocovandeweghesfaceo