Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards last week during the 2016 PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event, which includes more than 40 educational presentations for tennis teachers and coaches, was held February 17-20 on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Jenny Schnitzer, of Slate Hill, New York, has been named PTR Member of the Year for…
Dante Brown of Harlem, N.Y. was named USTA Eastern’s Leslie J. FitzGibbon Tennis Man of the Year for his contribution to tennis as a teacher, director and community advocate. Brown will receive his award at USTA Eastern’s Tennis Conference on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Renaissance Hotel in White Plains, N.Y. Brown is currently the…
USTA Eastern is ushering in a new era, as the association welcomes Jenny Schnitzer as its newest executive director and chief operations officer. Schnitzer will bring her two-decade plus experience to the table in the hopes of uniting the tennis community in the Eastern Section, and giving back to the sport that has given her…
The USTA has announced three moves for the executive staff at the new USTA National Campus which is being constructed in Orlando, Fla. Kurt Kamperman will become chief executive of Community Tennis and USTA National Campus; Craig Morris has been hired as general manager of Community Tennis and Youth Tennis; and Tim Cass has been hired as general manager…
The United States Tennis Association has announced a broad professional development initiative that will help prepare the next generation of tennis providers including tennis professionals, coaches, and administrators. Titled USTA University (USTAU), the program will offer curricula in tennis, management, hospitality and sport science. The program will offer online and in-classroom instruction as well as…
Knickerbocker Field Club presents free clinics Credit photos to Jackie Weisberg Photography The Knickerbocker Field Club located in the Prospect Park South neighborhood of Brooklyn offers a free neighborhood tennis clinic for children ages six through 18, two afternoons a week throughout the summer. The program began in 2003, with about 30 neighborhood…
The USTA recently held a youth tennis exhibition to generate awareness of the importance of multi-sport participation in creating a lifelong enjoyment of sports–ultimately, empowering future generations of children to stay healthy and active. On hand at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center were Ryan McDonagh, captain of the New York Rangers and…
USTA Eastern will hold the 2015 Junior Awards Gala on Monday, Aug. 31 at 10:30 a.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Indoor Hospitality Pavilion to recognize the top juniors in the Eastern Section. Alexa Noel of Summit, N.J. will be honored in two divisions, as she is number two in the Girls 12s and number…
Top American juniors Frances Tiafoe (17, College Park, Md.) and Sofia Kenin (16, Pembroke Pines, Fla.) won the USTA Boys and Girls 18s National Championships this past weekend, each earning wild cards into the main draw of the U.S. Open and headlining the annual USTA National Championships that took place last week. The nation’s top junior tennis…
The USTA has announced that 2015 NCAA champions Jamie Loeb of the University of North Carolina of Ossining, N.Y., and Ryan Shane of the University of Virginia, will lead the group of top American collegiate players selected to play in the second annual American Collegiate Invitational at the 2015 U.S. Open, Sept. 10-12 at the…