This is the 22nd consecutive year Austin Tennis Academy has held its Pro-Am Scholarship Shootout. Over the past two decades, the ATA community and its neighbors have raised more than $1.2 million to support dedicated and deserving student-athletes in the pursuit of their dreams through the Austin Athletic Scholarship Foundation.  Just like year’s past, there are plenty of ways for you to get involved.

First, here’s the lowdown. The event will be held October 28-30; the Player Party (with Banquet and Auction) takes place Friday night, October 28 on the grounds of ATA; the Pro-Am Calcutta Tennis Tournament kicks off Saturday morning bright and early with breakfast followed by plenty of tennis played through mid-afternoon; Sunday is reserved only if weather conditions prevent play Saturday.

WAYS TO GET INVOLVED:

• Purchase a Supporter’s Ticket to attend the Player Party on Friday night
  
• Purchase a Players Ticket to play in the Pro-Am Calcutta Shootout Tournament on Saturday which automatically provides entry to Friday night’s party/auction and a player’s swag bag
  
• Purchase a VIP Ticket which reserves a table for you and 9 of your friends to Friday night’s party/auction and one player entry into Saturday’s Shootout and one player’s swag bag
  
• Become a Sponsor, Vendor, or Donor for the 2022 Shootout
  
• Make a general cash donation to AASF
  
• Make a cash donation to a specific AASF Scholarship
  
• Sponsor a student athlete and their training at ATA for the 2022-23 school year
  
• Support sending player(s) to one week or multiple weeks of an ATA tennis camp

For those wanting more information about AASF and the Shootout, click here. If you would like to become a Sponsor, Vendor, or Donor – or sponsor a student athlete or send player(s) to ATA camps – please send an email to media@austintennisacademy.com and Kim Kurth will be in contact.

Austin Tennis Academy CEO, Jack Newman, wants to make this year’s Shootout the biggest and the best ATA has ever done, and hopes you can help him achieve his goal!

At the end of September, more than a dozen Austin Tennis Academy players will head to Florida to compete in the 2022 Junior Team Tennis National Championships. Both ATA’s 18U Advanced team and 14U Advanced team will compete for the title against other teams which advanced from their sections. ATA has done very well in year’s past, bringing home the national title on multiple occasions.

The two teams secured their spot to compete at Nationals back in June when each clinched their JTT Sectional Championship. The 18U Advanced team is comprised of the following players: Emma Allen, Brendan Boland, Jack Ingram, Nico Jamison, Kori Montoya, Stacy Shulzhenko, Tristin Stine, and Elliot Wasserman. The 14U Advanced team consists of these players: Abigail Cizmarik, Lila Fuller, Gavin Golod, Aya Manning, William McEwan, Maddie Wasserman, and Alexander Wriedt.

The Advanced division championships take place September 29-October 2; This will be the first time the JTT National Championships have been held since the pandemic started in 2020.

If it’s been a while since you’ve been to Austin Tennis Academy, you need to go check out all the upgrades completed over the summer.

The first of the beautification projects to be undertaken was bringing in gorgeous river rock to be laid in certain areas around the facility, as well as permanent turf installed in once grassy areas. While these additions make a huge difference in how the grounds look, they also help in ATA’s efforts to conserve water and protect the environment.

Next up, resurfacing all 12 of the hard courts. This process saw crews working on a group of 3-4 courts at a time, grinding down the old court surface in order to first build new surfaces, then add the color surfaces.

It took more than a month for all the courts to be completed; then new nets were put up as well as new trash cans hung on each court.

Next, three portable buildings were set up in the tree-lined area behind ATA’s pro shop, gym and locker rooms. The portable buildings have been converted into classrooms to service ATA College Prep’s growing student body. Wooden steps and a wooden deck were built for the new classrooms.

There is also a large tent on the grounds to serve as a meeting place for Leadership and other school-related gatherings. Plus, two tents were set up, one next to court 12 the other next to court 7, to provide shade for viewing during tournaments.

With all the projects completed, Coach Jack Newman – CEO of Austin Tennis Academy – says
ATA is looking the best it ever has!