The focus of two New York Times feature stories. Heaps of praise have been bestowed upon him from tennis scholars including Brad Gilbert. "That kid's got the talent to be a real player," Gilbert noted in a recent Grantland article. Last December, he captured the...
JTCC Players
Tiafoe and Arconada experience international success
Two Junior Tennis Champions Center players have advanced in their respective international tournaments this week. In one case, it marks a career milestone. 16-year-old Francis Tiafoe has won his first ATP points and is into the quarterfinals of the USTA 10K Men’s...
Raveena Kingsley posts back-to-back ITF wins
Junior Tennis Champions Center’s Raveena Kingsley is ringing in the New Year in style. Kingsley captured the first two ITF events of her junior career over the past two weekends in India. With a hard fought 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win in the final of the ONGC ITF Grade-3...
Fenty Falls, Moves on to Les Petit As
After a successful run that included wins over No. 1 and No. 4 seeds, Junior Tennis Champions Center’s Andrew Fenty lost to No. 2 seed Nicola Kuhn (Spain) 6-3, 6-1 in the final of the Nike Junior International Teen Tennis tournament in Bolton, England. Play will now...
Fenty into the final in England
Junior Tennis Champions Center player Andrew Fenty has made it to the final of the Nike Junior International Teen Tennis tournament after another upset, winning 6-3, 6-2 over No. 4 seed Felix Auger Aliassime in Bolton, England today. His opponent in the finals will be...
JTCC’s Andrew Fenty advances to semifinals in England tournament
13-year-old Andrew Fenty of Junior Tennis Champions Center has advanced to the semifinals of the Nike Junior International Teen Tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 upset of the No. 1 seed Yshai Oliel from Israel. Fenty will next play No. 4 seed Felix Auger Aliassime of...
Junior Orange Bowl recap
1,400 of the top ranked 12-and-under and 14-and-under players descended upon Coral Gables and Key Biscayne to compete in the 52nd annual Junior Orange Bowl International Championship. The tournament was held from December 14 through December 23. Chris Evert, Jimmy...
JTCC’s Vesa Ponkka leads United States team to title
The United States squad led by Vesa Pönkka, Junior Tennis Champions Center Senior Director of Tennis, swept Mexico to win the North American International Club (IC) 16 and Under Junior Challenge Final on Monday, December 16 in Nassau, Bahamas. The team was comprised...
Twitter reacts to Francis Tiafoe’s Orange Bowl win
The Twitterverse was buzzing after Junior Tennis Champions Center's Francis Tiafoe secured a historic Orange Bowl victory. Here is a sampling of those tweets: Inspiring look back at how he was trained @TheJTCC in PG to become #1 today. Growing Up With a Home...