Recent News: USTA Junior Team Tennis
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Junior Community Tennis Calendar for January – February 2016
There are a number of local tennis tournaments in January and February for our junior players.
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USTA Junior Team Tennis is Back for Spring 2016!
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The Fall Season of Junior Team Tennis is Starting: SCHEDULES
Here is the schedule for the fall season of our Team Tennis League.. Teams in BOLD will be the home team. Robert Taylor is the coordinator for this fall season. Robert’s email is: rt4tennis@nullgmail.com League Notes: 8 game pro sets (no-ad scoring) Tiebreaker at 8-8 2 singles/2 doubles matches Each Home Team will receive an allotment of balls for home matches for the whole season. Each match use only 2 cans per match. […]
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Gainesville, Jacksonville Repeat at 2013 USTA Florida Jr. Team Tennis Section Championships
Excerpted from USTA Florida: http://www.florida.usta.com/news/gainesville_jacksonville_repeat_at_2013_usta_florida_jr_team_tennis_section_chps111/ Junior tennis teams from Boca Raton, Gainesville, Jacksonville and Rockledge captured Florida state titles over the weekend at the 2013 USTA Florida Jr. Team Tennis Section Championships, held Aug. 2-4 at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach. All four teams now advance to represent the USTA Florida Section at the 2013 USTA Jr. Team Tennis National Championships, to be held Oct. 17-20 for the […]
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Gainesville, Indian Harbour Beach, Jacksonville, Melbourne, Teams Advance to 2012 Jr. Team Tennis Nationals
Excerpted from: http://www.florida.usta.com/news/gainesville_indian_harbour_beach_jacksonville_melbourne_teams_advance_to_jr_team_tennis_nationals111/ Teams from Gainesville, Indian Harbour Beach, Jacksonville, and Melbourne will represent the USTA Florida Section at Jr. Team Tennis Nationals after claiming the Florida state championships in the 14-under and 18-under divisions at the 2012 USTA Florida Jr. Team Tennis Summer Championships, held July 27-29 at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach. “I am so proud of all the teams that participated in the championships this […]
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Blog From USTA Florida at the 2011 Jr. Team Team Championships
http://www.florida.usta.com/blog_usta_florida_at_the_2011_jr_team_tennis_national_chps111/?Year=2011&pg=2 Thank you to Mi Young Lee, who wrote these blogs after long days at the Arizona courts. The following is the final blog from Arizona. Click on the link above to read the whole series. Sunday, October 23rd Championship Day Cockle-doodle-doo! We were greeted at the courts by a sun thinking about rising and a rooster from a nearby backyard. It was chilly again, but the kids quickly warmed […]
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Mehan Family of Gainesville Readies 3 for USTA League and JTT National Chps.
From http://www.florida.usta.com/mehan_family_of_gainesville_readies_3_for_usta_league_and_jtt_national_chps111/ September 15, 2011 After playing USTA League tennis for more than 25 years and never advancing to nationals, Gainesville’s Bobbie Mehan suddenly has a family full of national championship contenders in 2011. In the same year Mehan, her sister and her daughter are all advancing to USTA League National Championships in Arizona. Mehan, the QuickStart 10 and Under Tennis director and assistant pro at the Jonesville Tennis Center […]
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Junior Team Tennis Summer 2011 Season
It is time to start planning for the summer season of Junior Team Tennis. Here are some important dates: 5/11 Team numbers will be issued by and registration will begin. 5/25 Deadline to have at least 4 players on team roster. Teams should try to have 6-8 players on their rosters. 6/4 Match play will begin 6/14 Deadline for player registration for the summer JTT season. 7/22 – 7/24 […]
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Gainesville, Pinellas Co., Seminole Co., Volusia Co. Win USTA Florida Jr. Team Tennis Fall Section Titles
The USTA Florida Jr. Team Tennis Fall Section Championship drew 62 teams to the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach on Dec. 11-12, 2010. The Gainesville area sent seven teams, who competed in beginner to advanced divisions, and Gainesville teams won two of the six division titles (12 and Under Advanced, and 14 and Under Advanced). Congratulations to all who competed! “Saturday was a beautiful day of tennis,” said USTA […]
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QuickStart Tennis Notes: Bobbie Mehan
After a successful summer season, Bobbie Mehan organized a QuickStart Tennis league for the fall. QuickStart Tennis is a form of tennis in which smaller rackets and nets are used on smaller courts. This format makes it easier for young kids to be successful at tennis and to start playing matches at an earlier age. Match play for 8 yrs and Under (boys and girls) began in late September. Matches […]
For more information on the USTA Junior Team Tennis program in Alachua County, please contact Jr. Team Tennis League coordinator Bobbie Mehan @ 352-262-4329