“Look at my girl. She’s going to be the next Serena Williams.” This is a phrase I heard from a parent greeting their daughter whose just completed a group Red Ball tennis session. Part of me (most of me) thinks it’s endearing that this parent thinks so highly of their child. The other part…
As has become a yearly tradition, the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) hosted tryouts for both its Long Island and Randall’s Island facilities in late June, as tennis players from the ages of six through 16 headed to the courts in search of a scholarship into the JMTA. Mr. McEnroe himself was present, alongside…
Last year, Luka Butera came to a decision that many top junior players often have to make. He began home schooling, and committed to training at the Centercourt Performance Tennis Academy full-time. “I played both tennis and soccer very competitively starting at a young age,” said Butera. “This is my second year at Centercourt,…
SPORTIME Randall’s Island and John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) will host scholarship tryouts for talented and experienced players aged six through 16, as well as a more free-form athletic combine for children ages six through 10 who are new to the game, with special outreach to communities neighboring JMTA Randall’s Island. Scholarships will be…
The 31st annual Mayor’s Cup brought the top tennis players from across New York City to The Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the Bronx, for another great week of interscholastic championships in divisions ranging from elementary school through the varsity level. Hundreds of participants from New York City’s public, private and…
The second annual Big Apple International Cup brought some of the best junior players in the world to the United States Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. as teams from Brazil, Canada, Israel, Mexico, Spain and the United States competed against one another. “The Big Apple Cup is a great…
The 2019 Big Apple Cup continued on Wednesday, with teams from across the world competing against one another at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Some of the top junior players from Brazil, Canada, Israel, Mexico and Spain are in New York to battle top juniors from the Eastern section representing the…
SPORTIME Randall’s Island and the John McEnroe Tennis Academy played host to the SPORTIME World Tour on Saturday, as kids from all the different SPORTIME facilities came out for a day of tennis fun. Each child gets a mini-passport that holds stamps from each event they attend to showcase their dedication to tennis. After…
For the third straight year, the Centercourt Warriors have won the USTA’s New Jersey Region/Northern Jersey Championship. The 12U team finished atop the league with a record of 19-1, including 109 individual victories and only 11 losses, in a season that ran from October to May. “The three straight titles are meaningful because we…
Unfortunately, tennis is not as popular a sport as soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and many other team sports where you have teammates to share pressure when winning and losing. Tennis is an expensive sport, and it requires a financial and time commitment from the player’s parents. Junior tennis players feel a tremendous amount of pressure to…