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…
The John McEnroe Tennis Academy at Sportime Randall’s Island hosted its inaugural College Recruiting Combine over the weekend as hundreds of high school players and college coaches gathered on Randall’s Island for the two-day combine. The first day of the combine began with two rounds of girls’ singles matches in the morning while the boys…
New York Junior Tennis & Learning’s 28th Annual Mayors Cup All-Scholastic Tennis Championships concludes this Sunday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in Crotona Park in the Bronx. The premier event for scholastic tennis players in New York City culminates with a parade, awards, scholarships, and celebration. For more than 40 years, NYJTL has provided…
The “Little Mo” Eastern Sectionals took place from Saturday, May 28 through Sunday, May 29 at the Armonk Tennis Club in Armonk, N.Y. Some of the section’s top juniors met in this two-day tournament for a chance to advance and qualify for the Little Mo North Regionals at the Homewood-Flossmoor Racquet Club in Homewood, Illinois…
Ulises Blanch, the number three-ranked junior in the world, and 2015 USTA Girls 18s National Champion and U.S. Open Girls Finalist Sofia Kenin lead a deep field of American boys and girls currently set to compete at the French Open Junior Championships in Paris. Qualifying begins today, with the main draw running from May 29-June 4….