Junior Tennis

It was a celebration that fit the achievement. Francis Tiafoe slammed his racket down and shouted up to the sky in elation. The 15-year-old Tiafoe won the Boys 18s Singles Title at the 2013 Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships on Sunday, becoming the youngest player to win the...Read more

Day two of the 2013 Metropolia Junior Orange Bowl Championships saw the second round draw on both the boys’ and girls’ side completed. In the boys’ draw, U.S. players Henrik Wiersholm and Stefan Kozlov, who are doubles partners and neighbors at the USTA’s training facility in Boca Raton, Fla., both...Read more

The 67th Annual Metropolia Orange Bowl Junior Tennis Championships has been a fixture of the year-end junior tennis calendar since 1947 and this year’s event promises to add to its illustrious history. On the boy's side of the draw, top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany got his title campaign off...Read more

A world class field will assemble at the Frank Veltri Tennis Centre in Coral Gables, Fla. from Dec. 14-23 for the 67th edition of the Orange Bowl. Many of the game’s current stars are past Orange Bowl champions, including Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Caroline Wozniacki, and some of the best...Read more

Jessica Golovin from New York, N.Y. who plays at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy at Sportime Randalls Island lost a tight match at the Evert American ITF in Boca Raton, Fla. to fellow American Sophie Chang 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Jessica fought hard and came back from down one set to love, but couldn’t...Read more

USTA Metro Junior Team Tennis will host a Registration and Kick-Off Party on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. There will be tennis, food and games, in addition to on-site registration for the Junior Team Tennis season. Register as a...Read more

Arvind Mahankali of Queens is the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion, beating out 280 other contestants in his fourth attempt in the competition. Arvind was finally able to overcome his “German Curse,” having been eliminated in third place the prior two years when asked to spell a word of...Read more

Centercourt Performance Tennis Center 65 Columbia Road ♦ Morristown, N.J. www.centercourtclub.com The Centercourt Performance Tennis Center (CPTC) is located in Morristown, N.J., a one-of-a-kind facility fully-dedicated to the development and performance of tennis players. The Performance Center...Read more

You can imagine that, in the 28 years I have been coaching varsity high school tennis teams, I have virtually seen it all. To be a bit more clear, I have worked with players who have thrived in pressure-packed situations and others who have turned into mental “mush” when the match was on the line...Read more

Tennis is not the only sport being offered at Centercourt Athletic Club of Marlboro this fall. The state-of-the-art club has opened a new indoor sports field that is climate-controlled and available for a wide range of team sports, including soccer, lacrosse and field hockey. The field, which...Read more