Chie Tougas, Quickstart Coordinator at the Tennis Center at College Park, is the 2013 recipient of USTA Maryland’s 10 and Under Tennis Award. This new award recognizes a facility, organizer, or teaching professional that demonstrates consistent, high-quality use of...
Tennis Center at College Park
Review of annual Parent Meeting
Last Tuesday, August 10, the Junior Tennis Champions Center held its annual Parent Meeting. Speakers included CEO Ray Benton, Tennis Center at College Park General Manager Ajay Pant, Community Outreach Manager Melanie Wright and Tennis Director Vesa Ponkka. Below...
Eight JTCC players bound into second round of ITF
Boys Main Draw (First Round Results) -No. 10 seed Ken Onishi def. Yancy Dennis (JTCC), 6-3, 6-1 -Thomas Mayronne (JTCC) def. Santiago Sierra, 6-1, 6-2 -Adrian Mex Ortiz def. Brian Tsao (JTCC), 6-3, 6-3. -Jordi Arconada (JTCC) def. Joao Menezes, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. -No. 9...
Cernoch advances to ITF main draw
Brian Cernoch of the Junior Tennis Champions Center tallied three wins this past weekend to earn a spot in the International Hard Court Championship main draw. He will square off with Alan Nunez Aguilera in the first round. In three qualifying rounds, the imposing...
JTCC captures five JTT State Titles
In a crowded and record-breaking field of 63 squads, the teams representing the Junior Tennis Champions Center left an indelible impression. Over three days this past weekend (July 19 to July 21), the Tennis Center at College Park (TCCP) hosted the 2013 USTA Maryland...
Medical Timeout with Bill Tyner
Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) Bill Tyner has provided sport medicine services for USTA Regional Training Center camps and tournaments at the Tennis Center at College Park (TCCP) for the past 2 1/2 years. Bill has experience helping professional tennis players with...
Adult summer camp a smashing success
Smorgasbord. The term defined the camp in every which way. This past weekend, 25 tennis aficionados participated in the Tennis Center at College Park (TCCP) inaugural adult camp. The three day event was replete with dead and live ball drills, situational and match...
A Serving of Yoga with Betsy Mayotte
Yoga teacher Betsy Mayotte, MS, RYT200, NASM-CPT, joined the Tennis Center at College Park (TCCP) last summer to offer classes for members and JTCC parents. In addition to being registered as a Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, Betsy also is certified as a fitness...
JTCC players win five out of eight titles this weekend
The unseeded status did not faze Justin Boulais. In the Beltway Battle Boys' Final yesterday at the Tennis Center at College Park, JTCC's Boulais defeated No. 2 seed David Sun, 6-0, 6-3. The lefty was the clear aggressor in the first set. He was adamant in taking...