A Decade In, MatchPoint Continues To Serve Its Community’s Needs And Ready for Summer 2024

This summer, parents all across New York City and the greater Metropolitan area are looking for the ideal place to send their kids for camp and summer programming. There are a myriad of options available to them across the city and beyond, but for many in Brooklyn, they will choose MatchPoint NYC as their child’s destination.

For the last decade, MatchPoint NYC has been one of the premier tennis and sport facilities in Brooklyn, and attracts players and families from all five boroughs.

“Sports and fitness for the whole family.”

“While the goals of all parents and kids are different, I believe there is a common denominator among all of them, and that is for all kids to reach their full potential,” said MatchPoint co-founder and owner Nino Muhatasov. “Some parents and kids want to play at a high level and go to college, or even turn professional. Others want to play just to have fun and learn a new sport. Our goals when creating these facilities were to provide individual attention to each participating child to help them become their best self. We want to be sure kids are communicating with each other, and sports are a great way for them to be able to meet new people and make new friends.”

While each location has a strong tennis program, ranging from high performance to recreational, they also offer more than simply tennis. It features Crossfit and a top-of-the-line fitness center to complement the tennis programming, but also Rhythmic Gymnastics and Swimming, two sports that you don’t offer see featured at a tennis club.

The Bensonhurst location offers Dance in addition to tennis, rhythmic gymnastics and swimming, helping to create a location that has something for the entire family.

Valeriya Curinnaia, the Director of the Learn to Swim Program at MatchPoint, talked about the benefits of combining these sports in their programming, and how everyone involved reaps those rewards.

“Bringing together world-class swimmers, rhythmic gymnasts, and tennis players, we carefully select and integrate them as coaches, providing the required training to align with the MatchPoint Philosophy, where collective growth and collaboration are paramount,” she said. “This synergy enables us to offer a comprehensive approach to athletic training and development, incorporating varied methods and cross-disciplinary techniques. As an example professional tennis players often take part in our swimming programs to enhance their breathing and endurance capabilities on court and during tournaments, or swimmers could also take up gymnastics programming to enhance their core strength and flexibility. Not only does this enrich the overall experience for our customers, but it also creates collaboration and mutual support among our staff, fostering a profound sense of community and shared purpose.”

That family atmosphere is at the heart of what MatchPoint is all about, and is a sentiment felt by its customers as well as its staff.

“There is a sense of community here,” said Pavlo Bednarzh, a High-Performance Coach at the Coney Island location. “Everyone is friendly, and you can come in and feel happy when here. We have the lounge and restaurant upstairs, which is a great place for the parents to relax while their kid is taking a lesson. It’s just a great facility to be in and be a part of.”

Danny Ostrometsky, the Director of MatchPoint’s U10 tennis program, added:

“At the Matchpoint Bensonhurst facility, we’re a relatively new operation, and it’s validating to see the fruits of our labor starting to blossom. We’ve got a great core of athletes, supportive and committed parents, and a great group of coaches all coalescing into a thriving tennis community. We’re very much looking forward to our summer camp this year. Our camp is a great way for our tournament players to make important strides in their development. Since we’re an outdoor facility, players have a great opportunity to learn how to play in the sun, deal with the heat and humidity, and manage windy conditions. All of these elements will affect serious tournament players at some point in their careers and as a coaching staff, we feel this helps develop tough athletes as well.”

For top junior player Agnia Vuststina, moving to the United States when she was younger was a difficult transition, but the community she found at MatchPoint made all the difference.

“When I first came here, the staff at MatchPoint did everything they could to help me. I really found a home.”

The team at MatchPoint is excited for the summer that lies ahead. It takes pride in challenging the traditional approach towards sports and fitness by incorporating several sports under one umbrella.

MatchPoint NYC is the fulfillment of the dream that Muhatasov envisioned when the begin this process a decade ago. MatchPoint is looking forward to the summer ahead and continuing to serve its community