The following is an excerpt from The Green and Gold, Junior Tennis Champion Center's school newsletter. The content is written by JTCC players and families. The editor-in-chief is student-athlete Mackenzie Clark. Nutrition and adequate rest are often thought of as...
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87-year-old Russell Fink: The Late Bloomer
College Park Tennis Club member Russell Fink achieved the highlight of his senior playing career two weeks ago at the USTA National Men's 85s Clay Court Championships, winning a silver ball by reaching the final in singles. This caps off a remarkable year of top...
Remembering Vic Braden
Legend and Junior Tennis Champions Center Senior Advisor Vic Braden passed away yesterday morning at the age of 85 from a heart attack. The entire tennis community grieves this distressing loss and we offer our condolences to his wife, Melody, and four children, Kory...
Sam Querrey visits the JTCC as FILA mentor
Sam Querrey, currently ranked No. 61 in the world, visited the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) in College Park, Md., as a part of the Fila® junior tennis mentorship program. Querrey visited with the young players, answered questions, taught warm-up drills and...
JTCC players win International Junior Challenge Finals
As Team USA, players from the Junior Tennis Champions Center secured a first place finish last week at the under 16 Junior Challenge Worldwide Finals held at Wimbledon. JTCC players Brian Tsao, Evan Zhu, Raveena Kingsley and Usue Arconada along with coach Ali Agnamba...
Twitter reacts to Francis Tiafoe’s ATP debut
In a year of firsts for 16-year-old Junior Tennis Champions Center player Francis Tiafoe, Monday provided arguably the biggest so far: an ATP main draw debut in prime time on center court at his hometown Citi Open, to be broadcast live on national television. With...
Tiafoe and Arconada to compete in Citi Open
Francis Tiafoe, the No. 6 ranked junior in the International Tennis Federation, has received a wild card entry to the main draw of the Citi Open® Tournament. It will be the College Park, Md., native's first foray into an ATP World Tour tournament's main draw. Tiafoe,...
ITF junior tournament returns to JTCC in August
Today the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) announced that Prince George’s County will become the official title sponsor of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Grade 1 Junior Tournament, which returns to College Park, Md. for the third consecutive year. The...
JTCC names new senior coach
Junior Tennis Champions Center is very pleased to announce a new addition to the JTCC Team: Sean Maymi will join the staff as a Senior Coach, effective July 15. Maymi is considered one of the most comprehensive developmental coaches in the country. He offers a...