The 19th annual "Road to the Little Mo Nationals" presented by Wilson Sporting Goods was held at the Austin Tennis Academy in Austin, Texas in mid-October. The winner of each age division was crowned a "Little Mo" Nationals champion. Boys 12: Christian Gonzalez (Burleson, Texas) Boys 11: Nicolas Trullenque (Houston, Texas) Boys 10: Abhinav Chunduru (Plano, Texas) Boys…
USTA Eastern recently launched a “youth progression pathway,” designed to create a greater experience for children beginning and developing in tennis competition. The pathway ensures young players, ages 7-10 years old, will compete at appropriate levels of play as they progress through competitive stages based on age, participation and achievement. The best-in-class system will track…
The youngest and brightest stars in tennis played in the fifth annual “Little Mo” Internationals at the historic West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills in late August. Approximately 180 players from 15 countires participated in the “Little Mo”. To view all results, please visit: www.littlemoforesthills.com Congratulations to all the winners: Boys 12- Andres Mercedes…
Southern Californian Kayla Day celebrated two milestone achievements on Sunday, Sept. 11 in New York City. The 16-year-old Day, the number five-seed from Santa Barbara, Calif., defeated the 13th-seeded Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia, 6-3, 6-2, on the Grandstand Court at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center to capture the U.S. Open Junior girls singles…
The USTA has announced that it will utilize a serve clock for the first time at the 2016 U.S. Open, timing how long servers take between points during the U.S. Open Junior Championships and the American Collegiate Invitational. The serve clocks will be used to objectively assess time violations, and any subsequent discipline, which are…
USTA Eastern will hold its 2016 Junior Awards Gala on Monday, Aug. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Hospitality Pavilion to recognize the top juniors in the Eastern Section. Each of the 30 players honored are the top three in their age group as a result of their…
In 1953, Maureen Connolly was the first woman to win the Grand Slam in tennis history. Known by her nickname “Little Mo,” she is still the only American woman and the youngest at age 18 to have accomplished this feat. Although her career only spanned three years, many premier sports writers consider Maureen to be…
The USTA will be providing free grounds passes to coaches and junior players to the U.S. Open Junior Championships on September 10 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The idea is to allow some junior players and their respective coaches a chance to see some of the world’s top juniors compete in…
Khrystsina Tryboi, a tennis pro at MatchPoint in Brooklyn, N.Y., co-authored this article. The QuickStart Tennis program provides many advantages in learning how to play tennis from a young age, and has helped coaches and instructors instill the game in its young players. This program gradually builds skill sets that are essential in the development of…
French Open Girls Finalist Amanda Anisimova, 2015 USTA Girls 18s National Champion and U.S. Open Girls Finalist Sofia Kenin and Ulises Blanch, the number two-ranked junior in the world, lead a deep field of American girls and boys currently set to compete at the Wimbledon Junior Championships in London. Qualifying begins today, with the main…