JTCC duo Frances Tiafoe and Denis Kudla both have high hopes in their hometown tournament, the ATP World Tour 500 Citi Open, in Washington, D.C. this week. Kudla faces Slovakian Lukas Lacko in the second match on Stadium court not before 4:30 pm on Tuesday. The pair...
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JTCC BRINGS HOME NJTL EXCELLENCE TEAMS CUP
The JTCC team of seven girls and boys ages 8-12 earned the title of “Champions” at the fourth annual National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) Excellence Teams Cup competition held at JTCC July 26-29. The four-day USTA Foundation event brought together 12...
THE PINCH DRILL WITH WILSON MATHEWES
JTCC Staff Professional, Wilson Mathewes, stars in the second JTCC coaches’ insights clip. Wilson runs through the ‘Pinch’ drill designed to help with directing the ball across court in a high intensity situation. Enjoy watching and stayed tuned for next week’s...
FITNESS TRAINING WITH TC COSTELLO
JTCC Senior Director of Fitness, TC Costello, features in the first of a new series of JTCC coaching expertise clips. TC gives us an insight into three tennis specific drills he uses when training JTCC players. Enjoy watching and stayed tuned for the next clip!
TIAFOE HANGS TOUGH TO RECORD WIMBLEDON WIN
Frances Tiafoe reached the second round at Wimbledon with a 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3 victory over #30 seed Spaniard Fernando Verdasco on Tuesday. The JTCC alumnus protected his serve superbly throughout the match, saving 13 of the 15 break points he faced in the...
JTCC DEVELOPING NEW STARS
Three hundred youngsters from 12 sites across underserved areas of Washington D.C. and Prince George's County, M.D. were introduced to tennis during JTCC's spring community outreach GEICO Game On! and Advantage Prince George's sessions. The participants received...
KUDLA AND TIAFOE SHOW PRE-WIMBLEDON PROMISE
JTCC alumni Denis Kudla and Frances Tiafoe geared up for Wimbledon with outstanding grass court performances in Halle and London, respectively, last week. Kudla reached the semifinals at the Gerry Weber Open in Germany. The 25-year-old had five wins over top 100...
KEEPING KIDS COACHABLE – THE JUDGEMENT FREE ZONE
JTCC’s Director of Competition, Ben Cappuccitti, gives a fascinating insight into some techniques that might be helpful for tennis parents: A couple of weeks ago Megan Moulton-Levy and I hosted a tennis parent workshop at JTCC. Our goal was to cover some topics to...
JTCC LAUNCHES SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAM
In March 2018 JTCC began a partnership with Special Olympics Maryland as part of the organization’s vision to make JTCC a place where everybody can enjoy the game of tennis. Special Olympics Maryland training sessions have been running weekly on Sundays for the last...