American tennis academy
TheJohn McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) is atennis academy founded by tennis Hall of FamerJohn McEnroe inNew York City .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Ricardo Zurita , onRandalls Island inManhattan .[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 6] [ 7] [ 6]
Noah Rubin McEnroe's teaching philosophy emphasizes short intense periods of tennis training balanced by plenty of time pursuing other sports and activities.[ 2] [ 6]
Alumni includeNoah Rubin , who won the Boys' Singles tournament atWimbledon in July 2014, and the 2014U.S. Tennis Association's Boys 18s National Championships in both singles and doubles the following month, is a product of the academy.[ 8] [ 9] Division 1 college freshman by theIntercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) while playing forWake Forest University , and sophomoreJamie Loeb – another product of the academy – was named the No. 1 Division 1 female college player while playing forUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
^a b "John McEnroe starts tennis academy in Randall's Island" .ESPN . Associated Press. September 1, 2010. RetrievedOctober 1, 2014 .^a b Harvey Araton (March 7, 2011)."12-Year-Old Girl May Embody McEnroe's Vision" .The New York Times . ^a b Sean Gregory (August 30, 2010)."Can John McEnroe's Tennis Academy Lift U.S. Talent?" .Time . RetrievedOctober 1, 2014 . ^a b Larry Platt (August 20, 2010)."How John McEnroe Plans to Save Tennis by Opening a Tennis Academy on Randall's Island" .New York Magazine . RetrievedOctober 1, 2014 . ^ Richard Pagliaro (May 20, 2010)."John McEnroe Tennis Academy Launches On NYC's Randall's Island" . Tennis Now. RetrievedOctober 1, 2014 . ^a b c Harvey Araton (May 7, 2010)."Building the Next McEnroe" .The New York Times . ^ Julia Cohen (October 14, 2014)."Building of the Day #5" .Archtober . ^ Jerry Milani (August 10, 2014)."John McEnroe Tennis Academy Student Noah Rubin Completes Sweep Of Singles, Doubles In Kalamazoo, Earns US Open Wild Cards" . NY Sports Day. RetrievedOctober 1, 2014 . ^ Eric Koningsberg (August 22, 2014)."Can U.S. Men's Tennis Rise Again?" .The New York Times . ^ "ITA Fetes Jamie Loeb, Noah Rubin In Preseason Rankings" .SportimeNY . September 9, 2014. Archived fromthe original on October 8, 2014.^ "2014 Division I Preseason Men's Newcomer/Freshman Rankings" . Archived fromthe original on October 6, 2014. RetrievedOctober 1, 2014 .^ "2014 Division I Preseason Women's Singles Rankings" . Archived fromthe original on October 6, 2014. RetrievedOctober 1, 2014 ."Mark McEnroe on John McEnroe Tennis Academy; Mark McEnroe, general manager of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, talks about how he started at the academy, his duties, and strategy for how to attract more American youth back to the game." ,Business Week , September 4, 2012"John McEnroe Talks About the John McEnroe Tennis Academy" , NBC, April 5, 2014
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