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...
US Open National Playoffs
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...
US Open Mid-Atlantic National Playoffs this weekend at JTCC
College Park, Md., May 29, 2013 - The US Open National Playoffs return to the Tennis Center at College Park this weekend, with four days of qualifying tournaments for tennis hopefuls in the Mid-Atlantic region. The tournament in College Park, held June 1 - June 4, is...