The USTA has announced that the SmashZone Mobile Tour will be part of the Jackson Heights Play Street at Travers Park in Jackson Heights (34th Avenue and 78th Street) on Aug. 11 from noon to 6:00 p.m. The SmashZone Mobile Tour engages audiences by introducing them to the game in a fun and interactive way…
Junior tennis players from across USTA Eastern are getting a chance to improve their games and learn about careers in tennis this week, as they receive coaching from top tennis executives and two former professional tennis players, Rodney Harmon and Leslie Allen, at the Section’s 14th Annual Camp A.C.E. Camp A.C.E. (Achieving through Coaching and Education),…
In September of 2010, John McEnroe opened the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) in New York City at the Sportime Randall’s Island Tennis Center in Manhattan. Sportime Randall’s Island is the flagship location for the Academy and for Sportime’s 13 clubs. The John McEnroe Tennis Academy was established to develop world-class players by exciting the local tennis scene in…
There will be a tryout for a full year scholarship to the John McEnroe Tennis Academy on Saturday, July 21 at Sportime Randall’s Island. All interested players will need to pre-register in order to attend the tryout day on July 21. Registration closes Tuesday, July 17 at 5:00 p.m. The following is the schedule of events for…
The USTA has announced the nine boys and eight girls who have been accepted into the main draw and the qualifying draw at the 2012 Junior Championships at Wimbledon. Among those selected is Rockville Centre, N.Y.’s Noah Rubin, a quarterfinalist at the recent 2012 Boys French Open Junior Singles Championships at Roland Garros. The main draw…
Joel Ross Tennis & Golf Camp, located in beautiful Kent, Conn, is a residential tennis and golf camp for juniors, nine through 17-years-old. Tennis campers are taught by USPTR-certified pros using Joel’s “synchronized teaching” method. Five hours of tennis a day includes two matches daily, and private instruction is offered every evening after the matches….
After two days of highly emotional tennis, the final of the Longines Future Tennis Aces Roland Garros 2012 tournament was held over the final weekend at Roland Garros. Destanee Aiava from Australia won the tournament, beating Haruna Arakawa from Japan. This exciting duel was followed by an exhibition match that brought together three generations of…
Unfortunately the magical run of Long Island’s Noah Rubin came to an end today in the quarterfinals of the 2012 French Open Juniors, as Noah was defeated 4-6, 1-6 by the number five seed, Filip Peliwo of Canada. The playing conditions were far from ideal, as it was cold and drizzly throughout the match. The…
Court 14 was the scene this morning at Roland Garros as Noah Rubin of Long Island took to the court for the third round of the 2012 Boys French Open Junior Singles Championships. The weather outside was windy, cold and drizzling at times, and the16-year-old Noah came in as the underdog against 18-year-old and third-seeded…
Noah Rubin continued his impressive play in Paris with a straight set 6-2, 6-3 upset win against the 15th seed from Italy, Stefano Napolitano, in the second round of the French Open Juniors. Rubin’s traveling coaching staff of Lawrence Kleger (executive director of tennis for Sportime-John McEnroe Academy) and Eric Rubin (father/coach) are reporting back…