29 straight. No, this is not a memoir of the remarkable regular-season winning streak by the Miami Heat. But similar to the Heat, the odds-on-favorite has title aspirations. In the first two rounds of the Beltway Battle at the Tennis Center at College Park, No. 1...
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Battle-tested JTCC players fare well in Mid-Atlantic tournaments
An early hold by his opponent did not throw Justin Boulais off his game in his second round match in Battle Beltway yesterday. Despite losing the first game of the match, Boulais, a Junior Tennis Champions Center player, battled back and reeled off six straight to...
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...
Day 2 Recap: US Open Mid-Atlantic Playoff
Before torrential rain and gusty winds moved in, there was plenty of high-octane tennis on display at the Tennis Center at College Park as part of Day 2 US Open Mid-Atlantic Playoff action. Two JTCC players have advanced to the third day of the tournament. Day 3 will...
Day 1 Recap: US Open Mid-Atlantic Playoff
The last point was indicative of the tempo Junior Tennis Champions Center player Kyrylo Tsygura asserted throughout the match. On a 16 ball rally, Kyrylo, the youngest player (14) in the US Open Mid-Atlantic Playoff field, counter punched Zack Zapatero's heavy and...
US Open Mid-Atlantic Playoff Preview
The US Open Mid-Atlantic Playoff will kickoff tomorrow at the Tennis Center in College Park at 8:00 AM. The following players from the JTCC family will compete: Amy Zhu (JTCC Class of 2011) Amy is a rising sophomore at the University of Michigan. In her first season...
JTCC Champion player hosts successful Game On! fundraiser
Tenacious. Philanthropic. Altruistic. These characteristics rarely define a teenager. But Pasquale Procaccino of the Junior Tennis Champions Center is not your typical 13-year-old. In a sport that by its nature engenders selfishness, Pasquale decided instead to...
Game On! Fundraiser Dinner this Friday
Dear JTCC Parents and Supporters, My name is Pasquale Procaccino and I am a 13 year old tennis player. I train at the National Junior Training Center in College Park, Maryland. As a part of playing tennis there, players are required to do community service...