March 2022 – AUSTIN TENNIS ACADEMY

Registration Open

This summer, your child can take advantage of the Austin Tennis Academy’s Summer Tennis Camps to progress at a rapid rate. Along with our Morning Camps, we are also holding an afternoon Tournament Tough session for Academy-level players.

Let’s focus first on the Morning Camps. There are three different session levels for Morning Summer camp sessions:
QuickStart Summer Camp for 5-8 year olds
Orange/Green Summer Camp for 8-11 year olds
Yellow Ball Summer Camp for 12-14 year olds

ATA will hold 11 weeks of Summer Morning Camps. The morning session will run Monday through Thursday from 9:00 -11:00 AM each week. Friday is reserved as a rain makeup day.

There will also be 11 weeks offered of the Afternoon Tournament Tough Camp Session, which is limited to players competing at the UTR levels highlighted below based on age.
Age Division/Minimum UTR
B18/6.0 G18/5.0
B16/5.0 G16/4.2
B14/4.5. G14/3.5
B12/3.5. G12/3.0
B11/3.0 G11/2.5

Tournament players will improve their game by using competitive gamesituations, technical training and point play, as well as movement and flexibility training.

ATA welcomes guest players to attend these afternoon camps for just one week, multiple weeks, or the entire summer. Anyone interested in registering your child to attend a week, or several weeks, at our Tournament Tough Camps, should email a request to deb.cahill@austintennisacademy.com.

Click here for more information on each of the camp levels as well as to register your child to attend.

It’s Coming! Are You Ready?

Dates have just been released for The Texas Slam 2022. It will held June 10-19 in Geogetown. The Texas Slam is a Level 3 Closed National Tournament and considered Texas’ Sectionals. Around 1,000 kids ages 11-18 compete in the annual tournament, making it the largest junior tournament in the United States.

While specific details about the 2022 tournament have not yet been published, it would be a good idea to start making hotel reservations if your child plans to compete at The Texas Slam.

Here is the link where the latest information about The Texas Slam will be released.

CHECK IT OUT

The 2022 CATA Grand Prix Junior Tour, put on by Capital Area Tennis Association, kicks off March 26. The Grand Prix is a series of eight tournaments open to beginner and intermediate junior players aged 8-18.

These events are great for first-time tournament players and players looking to supplement their competition with a local tournament series.

Below is the player Eligibility based upon UTR rating per division:
Boys 12’s – 3.00 and below
Girls 12’s – 2.25 and below
Boys 14’s – 4.00 and below
Girls 14’s – 3.00 and below
Boy’s 15-18 – 4.50 and below
Girl’s 15-18 – 3.50 and below

Players accumulate points earned in each tournament and are ranked by points in age divisions. The top eight players in each age division advance to the Junior Masters Invitational. Winners from the Junior Masters advance to Gran Prix State Championships.

Format:
12s – 18s will play an 8-game pro-set with no-ad scoring, 12-point tie-break at 8-8. Consolation for first match lost.
10 & Under Green Ball – Two sets to 4 games, no ad scoring. Sudden death at 3-3. 12 point tie-break at one set each. Consolation first match lost.
10 & Under Orange Ball – Two sets to 4 games, no ad scoring. Sudden death at 3-3, 12 point tie-break at one set each. Consolation first match lost.

A complete list of the 2022 CATA Gran Prix series can be found here.

The first Grand Prix event is on March 26th and Onion Creek Country Club and Lehman High School in Kyle in the Austin area.

As in years past, Grand Prix tournaments are primarily played on Saturdays only. We will only play on Sunday if the weather forces us to. Occasionally, we will play a round on Friday evening if draw sizes dictate.