USTA Metro Region Get ready for Junior Team Tennis in 2016!
Junior Team Tennis will begin their Intermediate Division league play on Saturday, Jan. 23 in facilities throughout the Metropolitan area. Matches will be played at the Cary Leeds Center, Cunningham Tennis, Harlem Tennis Center and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday afternoons and evenings. What is Junior Team Tennis? USTA Junior Team Tennis brings players together to enjoy camaraderie and teamwork, providing a fun environment for kids to learn that succeeding is really more about how they play the game—win or lose. Play in USTA Junior Team Tennis involves singles, doubles and mixed-doubles, and is for children between the ages of seven- and 18-years-old. This year, the Metro League will include 10U, 12U, 14U and 18U Divisions.
Intermediate and Advanced Leagues: The cost for the Intermediate League is just $50 (plus a $5.25 Tennislink processing fee for registering) for the season, and USTA membership is required. How to get started If your child is interested in team play, the first thing you should do is contact a Junior Team Tennis coordinator. For the Metro area, the coordinator is Joan Akpan, who can be reached by e-mail at metrojtt@gmail.com or call (718) 258-4730. Teams are forming now. The Highland Park team (pictured above) was one of the top 32 Junior Team Tennis teams from across the country competing for the 18 & Under National Championship in Cayce, S.C. in October. Congratulations to the Hawks for finishing 11th in the nation
Youth Tennis Leagues
More than 100 players are participating in the Fall Season of Youth Tennis Leagues (YTL) at three locations in the Metro area: Cary Leeds Center in the Bronx, Cunningham Tennis in Fresh Meadows, and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows. The Winter Session will begin the end of January and spots are still available for Intermediate players ages
seven through 12 at Cunningham Park Tennis (Sundays from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., start date of Jan. 23) and the Cary Leeds Center (Saturdays from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., start date of Jan. 30). For more information and registration, visit YouthTennisLeagues.com, e-mail youthtennisleagues@gmail.com or call YTL Director Joan Akpan at (718) 258-4730.
NYTennisMag.com • January/February 2016 • New York Tennis Magazine
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