Dozens of New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) kids arrived at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center recently to watch the 2014 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, hosted by Columbia University. While all of the kids were able to spend time talking with the student-athletes off the court, some also had work to…
Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning 1700 Crotona Avenue ♦ Bronx, N.Y. www.CaryLeedsTennis.org With a vision to serve the youth of New York City by creating a world-class facility for children and families, NYJTL is building the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning. The Center will provide youngsters, who would not otherwise have the chance,…
Ron Nano has been appointed general manager of the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning, NYJTL’s new $26.5 million flagship tennis and community center in Crotona Park, scheduled to open in early 2015. As NYJTL’s senior director of operations for the past five years, Nano was responsible for tennis programming at more than 50…
In the summer of 1981, Mike Silverman of City Parks Foundation, a Levittown, N.Y. resident, was fresh out of college with an undergraduate degree in political science and plans to take a year off to work before going to law school. When Silverman accepted a six-week summer job teaching free beginner tennis lessons to kids…
On Friday, Aug.15, a host of tennis and political dignitaries will gather for the dedication ceremony for Daniel L. Haggerty Jr. Pavilion at the Junior Champions Tennis Center in Cadwalader Park in Trenton, N.J. The Pavilion is the final element completing the largest junior short court facility in the U.S. The design and construction of…
USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that it has awarded more than $429,000 in grants to 46 community tennis and education organizations during its 2014 spring funding cycle. Among the recipients is Woodside, N.Y.-based New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL), one of the largest tennis…
NYJTL hosted more than 200 students at an inaugural “Leaders of Tomorrow” event at Bronxwood Preparatory Academy High School to promote student achievement and college and career readiness. The forum included workshops, a panel discussion, and keynote remarks from sports broadcaster Stephen A. Smith whose opening remarks enlightened many to the reality of the business…
New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) honored Tennis Channel and Chairman & CEO Ken Solomon Thursday afternoon at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. NYJTL is the largest provider of tennis and education services in the nation and serves more than 75,000 children in New York’s five boroughs in 26 schools and 68 community-based sites….
New York City tennis players are lucky. They have access to one of the few public red clay tennis facilities in the United States thanks to the Riverside Clay Tennis Association (RCTA) which maintains and manages 10 beautiful red clay courts along the Hudson River in Manhattan’s Riverside Park near 96th Street. Anyone with a…
On July 11, representatives from Chase, City Parks Foundation and the USTA cut the ribbon on the refurbished Wolfe’s Pond Park Tennis Courts and opened the courts back up to the public. Chase dedicated funds to ensure that the courts were refurbished and opened after they were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy. These courts have…