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The Metro Corporate Tennis League, presented by Advantage Tennis Clubs, is a joint initiative of the Metrotennis Community Tennis Association (MCTA) and USTA/Eastern–Metro Region. The League is divided into three levels of play, Intermediate (3.0-3.5), Advanced Intermediate (4.0) and Advanced (4.5+). Also offered is an Advanced Beginner Clinic program for teams that are not ready…
Improve focus, gain confidence and win more points with new ScoreBand Watches ScoreBand PLAY and ScoreBand PRO are the perfect tennis accessories for players of all ages and levels. Whether you are a beginner learning to play and score, or an advanced player that gets caught up in long intense rallies, ScoreBand scorekeeping watches let…
The USTA has announced that the final piece of steel has been placed in the superstructure that will support the retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium. In all, 5,000 tons of steel were needed to complete the massive project. The roof will be fully operational for the 2016 U.S. Open. The retractable roof is the centerpiece…
At the USTA Eastern Long Island Region Awards Dinner, long-time tennis coach and teacher Howie Arons received one of the highest honors given out in the New York tennis community: The Vitas Gerulaitis “For the Love of Tennis” Award. Arons is a worthy recipient of the award that bears Gerulaitis’ name. He has spent the…
When she was eight-years-old, Sabrina Xiong decided to go with her older sister to the Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Xiong, like any little sister, just went because her older sibling was going. But while there, a young Xiong developed a love for tennis that has taken…
Forbes has announced its list of the 100 Highest-Paid Athletes in 2015 on Wednesday, and seven professional tennis players made their way onto the list. At number five, Roger Federer is the highest-earning tennis player in the world. Forbes estimates his earnings at $67 million, with $58 million of that total coming from his endorsements….
Eugenie Bouchard’s tough 2015 continued on Tuesday, as the Canadian was bounced in the first-round of the Topshelf Open in The Netherlands to Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. She has lost nine of her last 10 matches and dropped out of the top 10 even before Tuesday’s loss. This coming off of a season…
For junior players, summer is a great time for them to improve all aspects of their game. These student-athletes do not have the pressures and responsibilities that go along with their education and schoolwork and can work on their games with a free and focused mind. This summer training is critical to their development as…
The New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) capped off the 27th Annual Mayor’s Cup All-Scholastic Championships at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning. The Mayor’s Cup is the largest junior scholastic tennis competition in the United States, with players from a wide diversity of backgrounds and neighborhoods representing, public, parochial and private…