The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) – the leading trade organization for tennis professionals since 1927, announced today that it has rebranded to the Racquet Sports Professionals Association (RSPA). This change positions the RSPA to elevate and support a broad spectrum of careers across the entire racquet sports industry. As the RSPA, the organization…
Coach Ed Krass’ 36th Annual College Tennis Exposure Camp is set for December 7-8, 2024 at the Beerman Family Tennis Complex in Lakeland, Florida. Directed by former Harvard, Clemson and WTT Tennis Coach Ed Krass, players will receive instruction and training from head college coaches representing NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA programs. The…
DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating presented by Delaware Life) and SPORTIME, one of the country’s leading racket sport providers and operators, announced a long-term partnership with the goal of having a dynamic impact on the growth and development of pickleball in the United States. Together, DUPR and SPORTIME will collaborate on various initiatives to promote…
The tradition of world class tennis returns to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, December 4 with The Garden Cup, it was announced today. Four-time Grand Slam Champion, Carlos Alcaraz, US Open Finalist, Jessica Pegula and US Open Semifinalists, Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro will make their Madison Square Garden debuts in a special one-night tennis…
The 2024 US Open set out to “Celebrate the Power of Tennis” and became a record-setting event that showcased the world’s healthiest sport at its best. In addition to becoming the first US Open to surpass one million attendees and deliver completely sold out sessions across both Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong Stadiums, the three-week…
The Columbia women’s tennis team will open the fall season at home by hosting the Columbia Invitational starting Friday and lasting until Sunday at the Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center. Columbia will welcome Indiana, Cornell, Stony Brook, Wagner and Hofstra to the Milstein Family Tennis Center this weekend to compete in a hidden…
As the world of sports continues to modernize and embrace advancements in not only sports science but the revolution of analytics and video analysis, there has never been more of a need for coaches and teachers of sports to welcome and apply technology and evidence-based approaches to their training methods. That is especially true in…
One thing that is important at any school or tennis academy is that the students and players there feel comfortable. More integral than anything else is creating a welcoming environment that allows those within it to flourish. And that is what Lola Dangin has found at The Ross School Tennis Center, the top-tier private school…
One of the highlights of the U.S. Open every year is the USTA Eastern Junior Awards Gala, which took place on Monday, August 26 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on the first day of the 2024 U.S. Open Main Draw. The awards recognized the top three highest ranked Eastern juniors in…
World number one Jannik Sinner completed a dominant two weeks in New York by hoisting the U.S. Open trophy. The Italian defeated American Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday afternoon to win his first ever U.S. Open title, and add to the Australian Open championship he won to begin the…