No. 4 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated unseeded Denis Kudla yesterday in a quarterfinal match at the Aegon Championships, 6-3, 6-2. "I played well from the baseline," said Tsonga. "I served well. Just played solid tennis. I'm really happy with how I played and I am...
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Denis Kudla is last American standing at Aegon Championships
Denis Kudla, Junior Tennis Champions Center alum and No. 112 in the world, defeated Kenny de Schepper, No. 86 in the world, 6-1, 6-3, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Aegon Championships. Kudla's service game efficiency proved to be the determining factor. He...
Good Morning Washington (Part 4)
In the fourth and final segment featuring JTCC on Good Morning Washington, reporter and aspiring tennis player Adam Caskey attempts to return Nadia Gizdova's serve. The form could use some work... [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CiN1qHoL8s&w=640&h=360]
Good Morning Washington (Part 3)
For the third segment of Good Morning Washington's Monday, June 3 broadcast featuring Ali Agnamba, Director of Junior Champions:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_KcNn7il0Y&w=640&h=360]
Good Morning Washington (Part 2)
In the second segment on Good Morning Washington, JTCC Senior Director of Tennis Vesa Ponkka details Game On!, JTCC's community outreach program: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEzCrBNyRYw&w=640&h=360]
Good Morning Washington (Part 1)
In the past week, JTCC has been featured on ABC 7 (Good Morning Washington) and Comcast Sportsnet. Over the next couple of days, we will post segments from those shows. Below is a report filed by GMW reporter Adam Caskey: [youtube...
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...
Day 4 Recap: Kingsley falls short in bid for US Open Playoff title
In the end, experience won out. Yesterday afternoon at the Tennis Center at College Park, 26-year-old Nika Kukharchuk defeated 14-year-old Junior Tennis Champions Center player Raveena Kingsley (6-2, 6-3) to claim back-to-back US Open Mid-Atlantic Playoff women's...
Day 3 Recap: Kingsley advances to Finals
Besides thunderous thumps of the racquet, the second indoor bubble at the Tennis Center at College Park was eerily quiet. If you walked in off the street, you would not know a spot in the Women’s Finals of the US Open Mid-Atlantic National Playoffs was at stake. It...